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2013 in review – my top 7 culinary experiences

by Jeanne Horak on December 31, 2013 6 Comments in Roundup

2013CulinaryExperiences © J Horak-Druiff 2013

“People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas.” – Anonymous

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Saturday Snapshots #279

by Jeanne Horak on December 28, 2013 1 Comment in Austria, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

ObertauernChairlift © J Horak-Druiff 2013

  Onwards and upwards – Obertauern, Austria, December 2013

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Clementine and cranberry upside-down cake

by Jeanne Horak on December 23, 2013 10 Comments in Baking (sweet), Christmas, Dessert, Recipes

ClementineCranberryCakeTitle © J Horak-Druiff 2013

Regard the humble cranberry. Just like that plain Jane in your university history course who seemed to have nothing of any interest to share with the world, but who was actually a pole dancing rock climber in her spare time, the cranberry hides a multitude of facts and trivia beneath its rosy skin.  How many […]

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Saturday Snapshots #278

by Jeanne Horak on December 21, 2013 1 Comment in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

  Moonrise over the Dolomites – December 2013

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Scandi Christmas markets in London

by Jeanne Horak on December 20, 2013 5 Comments in London Life, Markets

ScandiMarketsTitle © J Horak-Druiff 2013

People often ask me what Christmas traditions are like in South Africa – after all, we do have Christmas in midsummer rather than midwinter so you’d think that we might have come up with some radically different southern hemisphere Christmas traditions, right?  Wrong! Christmas in sunny South Africa looks almost precisely like Christmas in the […]

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Saturday Snapshots #277

by Jeanne Horak on December 14, 2013 2 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots

NelsonMandela © J Horak-Druiff 2013

 Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) – Southbank Centre, London – December 2013

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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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