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Saturday Snapshots #298

by Jeanne Horak on September 6, 2014 2 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

Bromeliad2 © J Horak-Druiff 2014

Feed me, Seymour! Two-tone bromeliad, Singapore Botanic Gardens – September 2013

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Mustard-crusted pork chops with caramelised apple rings

by Jeanne Horak on September 4, 2014 10 Comments in Main course - meat, Recipes

PorkChopsAppleRingsTitle © J Horak-Druiff 2014

“Comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love” No, not from a Shakespeare sonnet but, surprisingly, from the Bible (Song of Solomon 2:5, to  be exact) – a book more filled with food and drink references than you’d think.  It’s a very evocative phrase, and one of great beauty – so much so that […]

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9 tips for making the most of the Singapore Grand Prix

by Jeanne Horak on September 1, 2014 26 Comments in Singapore

SingaporeF1TitleRed © J Horak-Druiff 2014

  ** OWING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE 2020 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX HAS BEEN CANCELLED ** I grew up in a household where the weekends were set according to the clock of the Formula 1 racing schedule.  I could spell Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti before I turned ten; I knew my Jacky Ickx from […]

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Axis @ One Aldwych restaurant

by Jeanne Horak on August 31, 2014 5 Comments in London restaurants

AxisEntrance © J Horak-Druiff 2014

An axis is defined as the imaginary line around which a body rotates – so for example the Earth’s axis is an imaginary line through the centre of the globe between the North and South Poles around which the Earth turns every 24 hours, providing us conveniently with day and night.  Situated almost exactly on […]

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Saturday Snapshots #297

by Jeanne Horak on August 30, 2014 2 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots, Singapore

SingaporeMarinaBay © J Horak-Druif

I love the nightlife – dusk over Singapore’s Marina Bay as seen from the Singapore Flyer, September 2013

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Oxtail and red wine potjie

by Jeanne Horak on August 28, 2014 35 Comments in Braai/Barbecue, Main course - meat, Recipes, South African

Photo courtesy and © Rosana McPhee 2014   Pop quiz:  what do all the following dishes have in common? Marmite Tagine Balti Cassoulet Tian Potjie They do not seem to be linked by nationality or even broad geographic region; nor does the link seem to be ingredient-related.  They do not share an alliterative first letter; […]

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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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