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The South African Food & Wine Blogger Indaba 2010 – oh, what fun we had!

by Jeanne Horak on April 22, 2010 20 Comments in South African Food Blogger Conference, Speaking engagements

FoodBloggerIndaba2010

 Browniegirl, Cooksister & the Giggling Gourmet Under normal circumstances, if somebody came a-knocking at my door at 07h00 on the morning after I had landed in a foreign country, after 18 hours in transit across three continents and only 4 hours sleep, I would either refuse to open the door or open the door and […]

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Saturday Snapshots #86

by Jeanne Horak on April 17, 2010 3 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

SpringBuds

Bursting with life – London, April 2008

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Smoked salmon penne – quick, easy & indulgent

by Jeanne Horak on April 13, 2010 28 Comments in Fish, Pasta & rice

SmokedSalmonPenne

Missing:  one CookSister blogging mojo, presumably left behind in Cape Town.  Much loved.  Reward offered for its safe return…   Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be one of those “I’m taking a break” (translation: I’m never coming back) posts with which the blogosphere is littered, just my attempt to explain my woefully inadequate blogging record since my […]

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Saturday Snapshots #85

by Jeanne Horak on April 10, 2010 5 Comments in London Life, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

EscherBuilding

 Escher architecture, City of London – 2009

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Self-saucing lemon pudding

by Jeanne Horak on April 9, 2010 24 Comments in Dessert

SelfSaucingLemonPudding

Don’t you just hate coming back from a lovely long holiday? Just as I am really getting into the relaxing groove, I have to pack up my stuff, say goodbye to my beloved family, and negotiate the endlessly stressful and frustrating world of commmercial passenger aviation. And let’s face it, who wouldn’t find it stressful running for […]

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Saturday Snapshots #84

by Jeanne Horak on April 3, 2010 4 Comments in Mexico, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

MexicanCafe

Café, Chihuahua, Mexico – October 2005

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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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