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Sunday lunch with The Three Tannies – proper ‘Boerekos’

by Jeanne Horak on August 16, 2006 9 Comments in South Africa

Three-tannies © J Horak-Druiff 2006

I have never been a great fan of the “go travelling to find yourself” brigade.  The way I see it, it you can’t find yourself in your hometown, surrounded by the people who made you who you are, why would you find yourself in Bali?  That said, living abroad for an extended period of time […]

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Eggstra, Eggstra, read all about the EoMEoTE#17 roundup!

by Jeanne Horak on August 14, 2006 5 Comments in EoMEoTE

EOMEOTE17-Roundup

Yes folks, it’s time for the monthly tabloid shocker that is EoMEoTE – let’s see what muck our intrepid reporters raked up this time…

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Curried chicken salad – Food for a heatwave Part I

by Jeanne Horak on August 11, 2006 3 Comments in Uncategorized

Curried-Chicken-Salad © J Horak-Druiff 2006

Few people could have failed to notice that London (and Europe in general!) experienced a real heatwave about a week and a half ago.  But before all the folks back home in SA roll their eyes and say “yes, it probably reached like double figures…”, let me just point out that I have seldom been […]

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Love-rat Toast dumps Bacon for Egg!

by Jeanne Horak on August 7, 2006 10 Comments in EoMEoTE

EOMEOTE17-cheese-bacon-stuffed-French-Toast

The Eggy Enquirer has once again fallen “fowl” of the law by running the article pictured on the left.  A spokesman for Toast yesterday delivered a prepared statement from Toast himself, indicating that legal action against the newspaper was pending.  According to Toast, the alleged “revelations” by former PA Maple Syrup are “absolute poppycock” and […]

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Olivo restaurant – Sardinian cuisine near London Victoria

by Jeanne Horak on July 29, 2006 No Comments in London restaurants

Olivo-Sardinian-restaurant

Image © and courtesy of Olivo Restaurant As I’ve mentioned previously on this blog, Nick and I are in the habit of attending fairly regular wine tastings at the Wine And Dine Society, which meets at the Hesperia Hotel across the road from Victoria Station. More often than not, we roll out of the tasting […]

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EoMEoTE#17 The End is Nigh: Shocking pictures, page 2!

by Jeanne Horak on July 27, 2006 26 Comments in EoMEoTE

EOMEOTE17-Announcement

Yes, indeed, the end is nigh – the end of the month, that is.  And we all know what that means… it’s time for the End of Month Egg on Toast Extravaganza.  Yes folks, it’s the time of month when salaries are due, grocery cupboards run low, and inspiration runs high.  Just how many ways […]

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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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