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Deli Street Café, Port Elizabeth [CLOSED]

by Jeanne Horak on May 29, 2011 8 Comments in South Africa restaurants

DeliStreetCafe © J Horak-Druiff 2011

  Some people were born with blue eyes. Some people were born with blood type O. Some people were born with their ring finger longer than their index finger. Me? I was born with a high RC factor – resistance to change. I get it from my father, who manifested this factor all through his […]

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Saturday Snapshots #144

by Jeanne Horak on May 28, 2011 5 Comments in France, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

ParisLouvreReflections © J Horak-Druiff 2011

Paris reflections – July 2006

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Passion fruit pavlova to celebrate CookSister’s 7th birthday

by Jeanne Horak on May 23, 2011 37 Comments in Dessert, Eggs, Gluten-free, Vegetarian

PassionFruitPavlova © J Horak-Druiff 2011

    So… what can you do in seven years?  Depending on who and where you are, you can: build one million Audi A3 cars win the Tour de France 7 times (if you are Lance Armstrong) fight a war have bad luck (if you break a mirror) develop an itch Or alternatively you can write 1,000 […]

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Saturday Snapshots #143

by Jeanne Horak on May 21, 2011 No Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots, South Africa

Seagull © J Horak-Druiff 2011

  Kelp gull – Plettenberg Bay, December 2010

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The London International Wine Fair 2010 – looking back

by Jeanne Horak on May 17, 2011 5 Comments in Wine & beer

LIWF2010 © J Horak-Druiff 2011

So, procrastination.  Anybody know why it is not already listed as one of the Seven Deadly Sins?  It certainly is my nemesis, I can tell you that.  Procrastination explains why I never quite remember to buy Lotto tickets, despite fervently wishing to win.  It explains why I have yet to write that novel I’ve been […]

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Saturday Snapshots #142

by Jeanne Horak on May 14, 2011 5 Comments in Photography, Portugal, Saturday Snapshots

Weathered Green Door © J Horak-Druiff 2011

  Door – Ponte de Lima, Portugal, April 2011

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Jeanne Horak is a freelance food and travel writer; recipe developer and photographer. South African by birth and Londoner by choice, Jeanne has been writing about food and travel on Cooksister since 2004. She is a popular speaker on food photography and writing has also contributed articles, recipes and photos to a number of online and print publications. Jeanne has also worked with a number of destination marketers to promote their city or region. Please get in touch to work with her Read More…

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