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Garlicky stuffed mushrooms and hello 2006!

by Jeanne Horak on January 1, 2006 7 Comments in Main course - vegetarian, Recipes

Champagne and canapés

In the immortal words of Abba, “no more champagne, and the fireworks are through … now’s the time for us to say: Happy New Year, Happy New Year“. Yes folks, 2005 is over and done with.  Bits of it were good, bits of it were bad, all of it is over, never more to return.  […]

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EoMEoTE#13 – The nursery rhyme round-up

by Jeanne Horak on December 31, 2005 11 Comments in EoMEoTE

It’s been a long time coming, but here, at last is the roundup of the nursery edition of EoMEoTE#13.  There were trips to our own childhood, memories of things cooked for our children and a whole Mother Goose worth of rhymes (shaken and scrambled, but nursery rhymes nonetheless!!).  Thanks to all of you who took […]

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When there are more important things than blogging

by Jeanne Horak on December 22, 2005 24 Comments in Table scraps

Christelle

I know that many of you have been waiting eagerly for the EoMEoTE roundup and I promise that it will be posted.  But (as it has a habit of doing), my real life has rudely interrupted my blogging life and I just have not been able to bring myself to blog. Regular readers of this […]

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Iced chocolate crunchies for a Christmas cookie swap

by Jeanne Horak on December 16, 2005 6 Comments in London food blogger events, Recipes, South African products

Christmas-cookie-swap title © J Horak-Druiff 2005

Ater the roaring success of the Spanish-themed get-together at my place in November, Passionate Cook Johanna had kindly agreed to host something at her house in December.  So on a rather chilly and dreary December afternoon, a host of bloggers from London and further afield descended on Johanna’s house for an afternoon of food, drink, […]

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Stuffed gem squash with savoury mince

by Jeanne Horak on December 12, 2005 48 Comments in Gluten-free, Main course - meat, Recipes, South African

Gem squash stuffed with savoury mince

Remember the excitement of a new relationship?  That wonderful time when you’ve just met somebody special and you are just mesmerised by every new fact you discover about them, and how you agonise over the things you do not yet know about them?  Awww, how adorable, he likes science fiction.  OMG, what if he has […]

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EoMEoTE #13 – Jack Sprat and the Grand old Duke of York’s soldiers

by Jeanne Horak on December 10, 2005 No Comments in EoMEoTE

Boiled egg and toast soldiers

Jack Sprat could eat no fat: He hated it the most. And so his wife, betwixt his meals, Would make him eggs and toast.

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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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