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Butterfly effect meme

by Jeanne Horak on October 26, 2006 7 Comments in Memes

Cooksister-tomato

Well, I’m back from my travels – tired and broke but very very pleased with myself!  I have met wonderful people, eaten great food and seen iconic sights and I am working on giving you a report on the delights of New York, Connecticut and Boston.  But in the interim, it’s time to resume regular […]

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Fire and Stone

by Jeanne Horak on October 12, 2006 10 Comments in London restaurants

Fire-and-stone © J Horak-Druiff 2006

It’s not often you get to meet one of your favourite Antipodean bloggers AND eat a pizza topped with potatoes and onion marmalade in one evening…  These opportunities are few and far between and life is short, so you gotta take them when you can get them! It all started a few months ago when […]

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Little bites of delight – SHF #24

by Jeanne Horak on October 11, 2006 31 Comments in Sugar High Fridays

I have been known to mention that I am more of a fan of canapes or hors d’ouevres than I am of proper main courses.  There is nothing I like more than a succession of little nibbles, each carefully constructed and intensely flavoured – far more so than you could get away with in the […]

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In a New York state of mind

by Jeanne Horak on October 10, 2006 10 Comments in USA

new-york-map

Yup, you guessed it.  Very soon I will be off on holiday again – Saturday, in fact!  And, in what appears to be an annual event, we will once again be visiting the USA.  But unlike last year when we cruised around the laid back southwestern states, this time round we’re going to the east […]

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Cocina Mexicana for London food bloggers

by Jeanne Horak on October 9, 2006 14 Comments in London food blogger events

London-Food-Bloggers

 From left to right, we have Keiko, Shuna, me, Johanna, Iliana, Xochitl and Jenni, with Vanessa kindly taking the photo! Aaaah, Mexico.  One of the many places I have visited, loved… and not yet blogged!!  :o)  But I can tell you that it is a simply fabulous country, full of friendly people, vibrant colours and […]

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South African chakalaka by the Thames – Scenes from a braai III

by Jeanne Horak on October 5, 2006 3 Comments in Braai/Barbecue, Gluten-free, Recipes, South African, South African products, Vegan, Vegetarian

Chakalaka © J Horak 2006

Well, you’ve heard about the stuffed pork fillets on Friday night.  You’ve heard about the lamb sosaties on Saturday night.  Time now to conclude this series of weekend braais/barbecues with this past Sunday’s contribution. As I may have mentioned in the past, my other half Nick rowed competitively for many years.  In fact, I don’t think […]

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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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