**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 […]
Click here for a full portionFeatherbed Nature Reserve lunch and eco-drive
If you are planning to drive South Africa’s Garden Route between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, there are dozens of places where you could break your journey, and each would offer a unique beauty. But one of the places that I always recommend that people should try to spend a few days in, is Knysna. Although it […]
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London Docklands sunset – September 2009
Click here for a full portionEmergency tomato pesto & olive crostini, and some housekeeping
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 […]
Click here for a full portionFood Journeys of a Lifetime – want to win this book?
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 […]
Click here for a full portionH2Ope for Haiti – the prizes
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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