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Peach and cardamom clafoutis

by Jeanne Horak on April 25, 2008 13 Comments in Baking (sweet), Dessert, Fruit

Peach-cardamom-clafoutis

Food blog events – bless ’em!  Pick a weird acronym and I can almost guarantee it has already been used in the wonderful world of food blogs – IMBB, SHF, WTSIM, EOMEOTE, WHB, HHDD, DMBLGIT, WBW…  need I continue?? And they’re all designed to make you cook out of your comfort zone:  make puff pastry!  […]

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Cheesy vegetable quesadillas

by Jeanne Horak on April 20, 2008 7 Comments in Vegetable side dishes, Weekend Herb Blogging

Cheesy-vegetable-quesadillas

I love my weekends at home.  Which I know some of you will find hard to believe, given the number of weekends I spend away from home in some exotic foreign land!  But the truth is, I get very excited about the prospect of a weekend at home.

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Easy chicken, broccoli and mustard bake

by Jeanne Horak on April 17, 2008 14 Comments in Leftovers, Main course - poultry

chicken-broccoli-mustard-bake

Shortly after I met Nick, I remember going home to my parents’ place on the way home from work for a coffee and a quick visit.  My mom was having a bit of a lie-down and I went to sit at the foot of her bed and chatted.  And then I said something to her […]

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Wild garlic risotto – Spring is in the air!

by Jeanne Horak on April 12, 2008 12 Comments in Pasta & rice, Photography, Vegetarian, Weekend Herb Blogging

Wild garlic risotto

[Before I say anything else, thanks so much to those of you who have been enquiring after Nick’s health after I posted about him last week.  You’ll be pleased to know Nick is much improved!  The antibiotics have cleared up the lymphadenitis, and the shingles is slowly being beaten into submission by regular doses of […]

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WTSIM – the finger-on-the-pulse roundup

by Jeanne Horak on April 8, 2008 21 Comments in Waiter, there's something in my...

WTSIM-pulses- roundup

If your pulses aren’t racing yet, they soon will be.  Gather round, one and all, for the roundup of the 14th edition of the Waiter, There’s Something in My… event!  I was your charming host this month and I have battled through my nursing duties (see previous post) as well as mad weather that included […]

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Easy homemade chicken noodle soup

by Jeanne Horak on April 4, 2008 11 Comments in Main course - poultry, Soup

Chicken noodle soup

Want some free advice about free healthcare in the UK?  Get Very Seriously Ill or Very Seriously Injured before you attempt to use it.  In a crisis, it’s fantastic.  But if you have a minor ailment, here’s what is far more likely to happen to you:

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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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