December 2011

Saturday Snapshots #172

December 11, 2011

Death of a rose – September 2008   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 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 with your [...]

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An oyster experience with Everts Sjöbod in Grebbestad (West Sweden, Part 5)

December 9, 2011

This is the fifth in a series of posts covering a Shellfish Journey to West Sweden on which I was very kindly invited by the West Sweden Tourist Board and Visit Sweden, together with five other food bloggers.  Part 1 covered Villa Sjotorp and a mussel safari from Lysekil; Part 2 covered a seafood buffet at Cafe Ferdinand in Lyskil; and Part 3 [...]

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Peppadew cheese puffs – perfect Christmas canapés

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  Just like living with other people, living alone is something every adult should experience for themselves.  Living with other people teaches you about compromise and consideration for others; living alone teaches you about self-reliance and liking your own company. The 18 month period shortly after we were married when Nick lived in the UK and I [...]

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Pipers Farm sensationally easy turkey dinner

December 5, 2011

    There is a lovely expression, born in America, namely "to talk turkey".  When I mentioned this to my 9-year old nephew, he was in hysterics, imagining grown-ups strutting around with their proverbial feathers ruffled, clucking and gobbling self-importantly (which is probably about accurate in describing how 9-year olds view MOST adult conversation!)  Of [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #171

December 3, 2011

Gothenburg quayside reflections – Sweden October 2011    You can read more about my trip to Sweden here, here, here and here.  An album of pictures is available on Flickr.   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 featured [...]

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Hotel Ekenäs lobster safari and lobster dinner (West Sweden, Part 4)

December 1, 2011

This is the fourth in a series of posts covering a Shellfish Journey to West Sweden on which I was very kindly invited by the West Sweden Tourist Board and Visit Sweden, together with five other food bloggers.  Part 1 covered Villa Sjotorp and a mussel safari from Lysekil; Part 2 covered a seafood buffet at Cafe Ferdinand in Lyskil; and Part 3 [...]

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