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Sherried mushrooms & egg on toast – End of Month Egg on Toast Extravaganza #2

by Jeanne Horak on January 9, 2005 8 Comments in Breakfast & brunch, EoMEoTE

Creamy mushrooms on toast with fried egg

Well, folks, the most laid back food-blogging event on the Web is back.  We set no dates.  We set almost no parameters.  We do not judge. We do the roundup as and when time permits.  Yup, it’s the EoMEoTE#2!  This event was conceived as a joke when Anthony at Man That Cooks and I were […]

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Warm avocado and biltong soup

by Jeanne Horak on January 5, 2005 9 Comments in Gluten-free, Soup, South African, Vegetarian

BiltongAvoSoup

Well, as you have probably by now gathered, I’m back from my glorious three weeks under the African sun, tanned, happy and a bit chubbier than when I left!! 😉  I had such a glorious time – saw tons of people, relaxed by the sea rather a lot, ate some wonderful meals, spent time with […]

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Happy new year!

by Jeanne Horak on January 2, 2005 2 Comments in London Life

Smoked salmon & cream cheese muffin

Now answer me this: how can my new year possibly get any happier than this?? Waking up to a new year without (much of) a hangover. The smell of fresh, strong coffee. And for breakfast, toasted wholewheat English muffins topped with cream cheese and smoked salmon.  I always say that life isn’t about big things […]

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Pop those corks, it’s nearly 2005

by Jeanne Horak on December 31, 2004 3 Comments in London Life

SocialeatingHouseChampagneDSLR © J Horak-Druiff 2013

So the canapes are made, the champagne is chilling and the CDs are lined up for a Big Night tonight – yup, it’s that time-honoured anti-climax, New Year’s Eve.  Oops, am I sounding a tad jaded/cynical?  Well, it’s just that I find I’m usually balanced on a knife-edge on 31 December, and from there I […]

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Van Lang restaurant – pan-Asian in North London

by Jeanne Horak on December 29, 2004 No Comments in London restaurants

Steamed dumplings

One of the great things about having this blog and reading other people’s blogs is that I have discovered all sorts of new and delicious foods – sometimes because I have ordered/cooked bravely with a view to having something to write about later, and sometimes because I have read about delicious-sounding stuff on other blogs […]

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Munich foodie souvenirs

by Jeanne Horak on December 8, 2004 7 Comments in In my pantry

As I have mentioned before, Nick and I have got into the habit of bringing back some goodies when we travel.  Not commemorative mugs, not T-shirts, not local crafts – no, something far more important than that.  Food. And of course, drink!  So naturally, when we went to Munich, you would expect us to come […]

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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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