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Sun-dried tomato pesto palmiers

by Jeanne Horak on September 17, 2008 24 Comments in Blog Party, Canapés, Cooksister in the media, Memes, Waiter, there's something in my...

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  Do you ever get the feeling your mouth is developing the nasty habit of writing out cheques that your body can’t cash? Or at least, that there aren’t enough hours in a day to cash? That’s where I am right now. My head is fizzing with ideas and plans and schemes, but when I […]

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Thyme and sage roasted spaghetti squash – and a cautionary tale

by Jeanne Horak on September 14, 2008 24 Comments in Gluten-free, Vegetable side dishes, Vegetarian, Weekend Herb Blogging

thyme-sage-roasted-spaghetti-squash

  Human beings are, as a rule, obsessed with youth and remaining young.  You only have to glance through your local newspaper to see the advertisements for botox (for the stunned as opposed to stunning look!); cosmetic surgery; or lotions and potions “guaranteed” to make you look younger within hours. It seems as if we […]

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Saturday Snapshots #3

by Jeanne Horak on September 13, 2008 13 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

Tower-Bridge

Tower Bridge reflections – London, September 2006

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Rhubarb and ginger clafoutis

by Jeanne Horak on September 12, 2008 8 Comments in Dessert

Rhubarb-ginger-clafoutis

  So… you think you know rhubarb?  “Of course”, you say, “it’s that kind of funny pink celery-looking stuff, isn’t it?” Well, that’s one way of putting it, but did you also know: Rhubarb is not a fruit but a vegetable, closely related to buckwheat and sorrel. The name rhubarb comes from the Latin rhabarbarum meaning […]

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Luxury mac ‘n’ cheese pots

by Jeanne Horak on September 10, 2008 25 Comments in Pasta & rice, Presto Pasta Nights

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You know how sometimes everybody likes something… except you? I remember that at school everyone like liquorice… except me.  How I wished I could also buy those long black ropes of liquorice at the corner cafe and chew contentedly all afternoon… but sadly it was not to be.  Satan’s own shoelaces, if you ask me. […]

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Potato salad with apple and thyme

by Jeanne Horak on September 7, 2008 31 Comments in Salads, Vegetarian, Weekend Herb Blogging

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I swear that I am turning into a crabby old lady before my eyes. At least half the words that come out of my mouth these days could just as easily have come out of my mother’s mouth… and we all know how we fear turning into our parents 😉  I have caught myself complaining that […]

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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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