November 2011

Saturday Snapshots #168

November 12, 2011

Autumn – London, November 2011 The temperatures may still be in the mid teens; my coat may still be hanging in the cupboard and my gloves untouched – but there is no fooling the sycamore trees outside my house.  We may be in denial, but they know.    Saturday Snapshots is a series of non-food photographs published [...]

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The Depot, Barnes – 25 years and counting

November 11, 2011

It’s funny how there are some restaurants you go to again and again, even though they may not be your favourites – places like Wagamamas and Pizza Express spring to mind, probably because they are so ubiquitous in London! Others are so lovely that you go again and again, even though they are milies from [...]

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Lavender and herb crusted roast lamb shoulder

November 8, 2011

If you enjoy reading CookSister and feel inclined to do so, I would love it if you cast your vote for me to win Best Food & Wine Blog and Best Photographic Blog in the 2011 South African Blog Awards. To vote, click here and follow the instructions given (e-mail me if you have problems!).  Thank [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #167

November 6, 2011

 Under Tuscan sun: Pistoia, Tuscany – October 2011   Stay tuned for a full report and pictures from the Plate to Page food writing and photography workshop last weekend in Tuscany.   Saturday Snapshots is a series of non-food photographs published every Saturday on CookSister.  Previously featured photographs can be viewed on the Saturday Snapshots archive page. Photos [...]

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Chicken, chorizo and Peppadew potjiekos

November 2, 2011

Synergy. It's a great word – like energy, only better (and despite the way it sounds, no hint of sin!).  It boils down to the notion that a cohesive group is more than the sum of its parts; that a group has the ability to outperform even its best individual member; and that teamwork will produce an overall better result [...]

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