October 2009

Saturday Snapshots #59

October 10, 2009

Viktualienmarkt cat – Munich, September 2007 Munich's Viktualienmarkt is a feat for both the eyes and the tastebuds. The market started out as a farmers' market, moved there from the nearby Marienplatz in 1807 when the market outgrew the square. On an area covering 22,000m², 140 stalls and shops offer flowers, exotic fruit, game, poultry, spices, cheese, fish, juices and [...]

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Blackberry and Prosciutto salad

October 9, 2009

Where is this year going? October already, and haven’t posted even half my summer recipes… And even worse, I have only a few weeks left to go on my 4-day-week regimen and then t’s back to proper full-time employment.  Sob! I was trying to remember today what exactly it is that I’ve done with all [...]

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Individual berry meringue pots – and a cookbook review

October 7, 2009

It's a well-known fact that a lot of South Africans who emigrate, head for Australia in search of a similar climate, lifestyle and culture. In fact, in the early 90s "packing for Perth" became slang for describing anybody who was emigrating, no matter where they were going!  I, too, have always harboured a secret desire to be [...]

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Announcing My Legume Love Affair – the 16th helping

October 6, 2009

And so I’m back… from outer space the Munich Oktoberfest, having consumed my quota of excellent beer and rotisserie chicken for at least the next twelve months.  It also looks like the frenzied work that Val, Giz and I have been doing in the final push to get the BloggerAid cookbook ready for printing is [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #58

October 3, 2009

 Play ball! – Oktoberfest rides, Munich 2004 When I first went to the Munich Oktoberfest, six years ago, I expected lots of beer, lots of drunk Australians and lots of lederhosen.  I got all of this in spades.  What I didn't expect was how many of the Fest-goers were German locals, and that they would [...]

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