July 2011

Boerewors mini sausage rolls

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  Have you ever had the feeling that your heart lives in two places at once?  I suspect anybody whose lover or child has ever lived far away from them knows precisely what I am talking about. Part of your heart lives where you physically find yourself, attached to things like friends, neighbours, pets, a [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #153

July 30, 2011

  Regents Canal towpath, London – October 2010   The Regent's Canal is a canal which links Limehouse Basin on the Thames to the Paddington branch of the Grand Union Canal in North London.  It provides many kilometres relatively tranquil towpath walking or cycling in the middle of a city, and some quintessentially London views [...]

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Clearspring miso tasting – and a new London workshop!

July 29, 2011

Want to improve your restaurant review writing and low-light photography?  Attend our London workshop! Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting rice, barley and/or soybeans together with salt. The resulting thick paste (which is high in protein and rich in vitamins and minerals) can be used in sauces and spreads, or mixed with [...]

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Capability restaurant, Waldorf Astoria Syon Park

July 27, 2011

I often have fantasies of winning the Lotto and never having to set foot on a steamy, heaving Tube carriage again. I would have a personal driver to take me here, there and everywhere as I relaxed in the back seat, watching everybody else suffering through their commute.  Or so you'd think.  Last week, Andrew and [...]

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Ruby grapefruit & Campari granita

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Do you ever catch sight of yourself reflected in a mirror or shop window and think: “Oh my word, I look exactly like my Aunty Betty!”, or words to that effect?  I don’t even have to look as far into the family tree as an aunty or a distant cousin:  I am the spitting image [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #152

July 23, 2011

Going…. going….  - Amsterdam, April 2010    This is part of a series of non-food photographs published every Saturday on CookSister.  Previously featured photographs can be viewed on the Saturday Snapshots archive page. Photos featured in Saturday Snapshots are available to buy as high-quality greeting cards or prints in my RedBubble store, or even as high-quality A3-size calendars. If you want a custom calendar [...]

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Food & Wine Blogger Indaba 2011, Cape Town

July 22, 2011

As I pointed out in my post on Wednesday, I believe deeply and passionately in blogging as a manifestation of the right to freedom of expression; as a deeply fulfilling creative outlet; and as a living testimony to the Internet’s power to create and sustain communities of people with shared interests and goals.  And as an [...]

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