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Saturday Snapshots #79

by Jeanne Horak on February 27, 2010 4 Comments in London Life, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

Docklands Jet Trail Sunset © J Horak-Druiff 2009

London Docklands sunset – September 2009

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Emergency tomato pesto & olive crostini, and some housekeeping

by Jeanne Horak on February 26, 2010 7 Comments in Canapés, Vegan, Vegetarian

Sun-dried tomato crostini

So let’s talk housekeeping first, and no, I’m not talking about the vacuuming, the dusting and the ironing.  It’s CookSister housekeeping (which is a lot more fun anyway!). H2ope for Haiti update – and an extension! As you are now by all aware, the H2Ope for Haiti charity raffle is well underway. Thanks to your […]

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Food Journeys of a Lifetime – want to win this book?

by Jeanne Horak on February 24, 2010 7 Comments in Good cause

FoodJourneys

I don’t know about anybody else, but I grew up in awe of coffee table books.  For a start, unlike most other people I knew, my parents had a large, low table in the lounge that was in fact specifically referred to as “the coffee table” and the books that ended up on that table […]

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H2Ope for Haiti – the prizes

by Jeanne Horak on February 21, 2010 15 Comments in Good cause

HopeForHaiti

After the terrible earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January this year I, like many people, felt overwhelmed by the enormity of the disaster.  But a first-hand account from a friend who had flown a relief flight to Haiti after the quake provided the impetus to push me into action and not stand idly by as others suffered. […]

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Saturday Snapshots #78

by Jeanne Horak on February 20, 2010 4 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots, South Africa

Beacon Island Hotel lobby © J Horak-Druiff 2010

Parabola – Plettenberg Bay, December 2009

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Baked salmon fillets with smashed olives, flat leaf parsley and garlic

by Jeanne Horak on February 19, 2010 18 Comments in Fish, Gluten-free

BakedSalmonSmashedOlives

  Apologies – things have been a little manic here at Cooksister HQ lately, what with the go-live date for the H2Ope for Haiti charity raffle looming this Sunday while I am still trying to collate the master prize list; and getting the word out about the first ever South African Food Blogger Conference in Cape […]

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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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