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Saturday Snapshots #81

by Jeanne Horak on March 13, 2010 7 Comments in London Life, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

ChineseLanterns

The sky beneath my feet – London, Chinatown

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One-pan breakfast hash for a lazy weekend

by Jeanne Horak on March 12, 2010 7 Comments in Breakfast & brunch, Eggs, Gluten-free, Recipes

OnePanBreakfastHash

When I was 16 years old, I made up my mind one December that what I really wanted to do was host a new year’s eve party.  But it wasn’t enough to have people round for dinner and some dancing – oh no, this party had to be different.  The invitations requested the pleasure of my […]

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H2Ope for Haiti – the winners!

by Jeanne Horak on March 10, 2010 15 Comments in Good cause

HopeForHaiti

Everybody loves a winner.  They get the gold medals.  They get to stand at the top of the podium.  They have songs written about them.  It’s a good thing we love them – because I am about to announce 35 of them! Thanks to the great generosity that you have shown by donating fabulous prizes; […]

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Souskluitjies (cinnamon dumplings) revisited

by Jeanne Horak on March 7, 2010 14 Comments in Dessert, South African

Souskluitjies

[As I am currently on holiday, this is an edited re-posting of one of the first traditional South African desserts that I ever posted on this blog, over five years ago in 2004.  The photo is also from 2004, before anybody told me not to use a flash in food photography…  You’ve come a long way, baby!] My […]

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Saturday Snapshots #80

by Jeanne Horak on March 6, 2010 3 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

KingProtea

King Protea – December 2009

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Joumou soup – a recipe from Haiti

by Jeanne Horak on March 1, 2010 18 Comments in Gluten-free, Soup

JoumouSoup

**H2Ope for Haiti update** I hope that you have all heard by now that the deadline for entering the H2Ope for Haiti charity raffle has been extended until midnight GMT on Sunday 7 March. The event is raising money for Concern Worldwide, a well-established charity that was already operating in Haiti at the time of the January 12th […]

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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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