Food, Family and Fellowship

In this delightful episode, I got to chat with Annemarie Retief, wife to Mendel and mum of 10 children! She shares so many handy tips and tricks for spending time as family, cooking for a crowd, clever cleaning products and much more! Laugh with us about hiding food from the kids, try not to drool as she describes her Africaans recipes, and don't forget to check out her recommendation for the best...

Here's a lovely conversation with Amanda Poppe! She is wife to Rev Dirk Poppe and together they have 6 children aged 17-28, and one grandchild! It was beautiful to hear her share about her journey as a homemaker, life as a pastor's wife and growing in hospitality as an introvert. She also has many great tips along the way like how to hide veggies in your meals, creative ideas for catching...

A warm welcome to my mother in law Jantina van den Dolder! She is married to Erik and they have 4 grown children (all boys) and 5 grandchildren. She's lived in 4 different continents and has a unique story to tell about how she came to live in the Bunbury area, where she now is a full-time teacher! She's also a wonderful cook and an amazing host. Hospitality is like breathing for her and we have b...

Happy New Year everyone! To kick things off in 2026, here's a delightful chat with Coral! She's married to Cameron and they have 2 adorable kids. They've been living in a shed for the past 5 years as Cameron finished studying . With 2 kids joining them along the way, she has plenty of tips and tricks for making the space work for their family! She also (to my horror haha) doesn't m...

Here's a wonderful conversation with Heidi van der Veen! She is married to Paul and they have 3 young adult/teenage children. I actually used to babysit Heidi's kids back in the day when I was a teenager! So it was lovely to get to sit down with her and get to know her more and hear about all things homemaking, gardening and even parenting. She shares her unique story of how she met her hu...

This episode features a delightfully long conversation with my older sister Chantelle Bosman! She is married to Raymond, and they have 3 kids (a boy and two girls). She shares about her love of veggie gardening, cooking for tricky allergy combinations (coeliac plus anaphylactic allergies to dairy, egg and peanut), lots of yummy recipes, a unique monthly meal plan system and so much more! It was so...

Here's a lovely chatty episode with Kym! She's married to Chris and they have 2 daughters aged 7 & 5 and a sweet little 1.5 year old son. She's a talented photographer and poet, and loves to go with the flow - we had so much fun chatting, giggling and taking tangents! She shared her recipes for Quiche and Sizzle Steak Buns, not to mention the mouth watering 'Family Favourite Cookies' with choc...

Today's episode is a lovely chat with Rensha Dekker, wife to Jeremy and mother to their 3 young boys! She shared her delicious menu of BBQ Meatball and Pineapple Salsa Flatbreads and I loved her general Mediterranean vibe when it comes to food! We also waxed lyrical on the blessing of hospitality and life in community, and on the sanctifying nature of motherhood. It was such a joy to have her on!...

Well we finally got Tracey on the podcast after a failed recording attempt months ago! She's married to Clint vanderLaan and they have 3 children, a dog and 2 cats. She wears many hats: keeping a home, running a building company with her husband and working from home for a high performance sport program. I loved what she shares about her dinner-prep multitasking session, and her simple, make ahead...

Well after a longer break than I intended, I finally managed to sit down with my Mum and get her amazing tips and recipes onto the air! She is married to my Dad (Paul) and they have 7 adult children (5 married and 2 at home) and 12 grandchildren. She loves gardening, farming, cooking from scratch and being an Oma :) She is an amazing cook and she can make practically anything to suit practically a...

Alrighty guys! Thanks for your patience as I took a bit of a break while we moved house! We recorded this fun episode with Rita Pitlo before the move and got chatting about all the things! Rita is wife to Brendan (a teacher) and they have 6 kids ranging in age from 1 to 14. As you can imagine, she's pretty busy, but she allowed me to twist her arm into coming on the podcast. I'm so glad she did, b...

In this episode, I had so much fun chatting with Megan deBoer, a fellow member of my church and my personal egg supplier ;). She is married to Pete and they have 3 beautiful daughters. Megan shared so many helpful tips, from simplified meals and cleaning systems, to minimalism and organising how it works for you, and a unique washing system. She also was so gracious to share about her journey with...

In this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with my cousin Felicity Hordyk! She is married to Hugo and has 3 kids between 7 and 2. She had a wonderfully real perspective on doing what works for you, adapting to changing seasons and balancing sustainability and presentation in hospitality. She shares a Japanese chicken curry recipe which sounds super delicious, along with a few soups and snack i...

In this episode I have lots of fun chatting with my long time best friend - Roxi deVos. She is married to her highschool sweetheart Josh and they have 2 little boys aged 4 and 2. They have a busy family life with Josh working full time while studying in his 'free time' and Rox share some tips for still squeezing in quality time as a family. She also shares tips for bulk cooking meals, a great webs...

Welcome to the first interview where I start off easy by chatting with my sister Monique! She's a couple years older than me, married to Ryan (a roofie) and has 3 children aged 5, 3 and 4mo (at the time of recording). She shares about her favourite recipes (including some yummy gluten free ones!), activities she enjoys with her family, how life with a new baby has affected things like cleaning and...

Welcome to the new Food Family Fellowship podcast! In this episode I share about what this podcast is all about, introduce myself and my goals for the podcast. First interview episode launches Feb 10th, the Lord willing. --- Links: Website: www.foodfamilyfellowship.com Email updates sign up: https://foodfamilyfellowship.com/#email-updates Email me: danielle@foodfamilyfellowship.com