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Borscht – my beetroot epiphany

by Jeanne Horak on November 28, 2011 61 Comments in Gluten-free, Soup, Vegetarian

Borscht title © J Horak-Druiff 2011

This competition is now CLOSED.  On Wed 7 December I asked @manthatcooks in Australia to pick a number live on Twitter.  He picked 22… which means the winner of £400 worth of flights is MR CECIL ROWE! Congratulations! American Express should be in touch shortly.  Have you noticed that there are some foods that are almost […]

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Saturday Snapshots #170

by Jeanne Horak on November 26, 2011 3 Comments in Photography, Saturday Snapshots, Sweden

AutumnLeavesSouthKoster © J Horak-Druiff 2011

Light and shade, South Koster Island, October 2011

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South Koster island and lunch at Kosters Trädgårdar (West Sweden, Part 3)

by Jeanne Horak on November 25, 2011 9 Comments in Photography, Sweden

SouthKosterIsland © J Horak-Druiff 2013

  This is the third in a series of posts covering a Shellfish Journey to West Sweden on which I was very kindly invited by the West Sweden Tourist Board and Visit Sweden, together with five other food bloggers.  Part 1 covered Villa Sjotorp and a mussel safari from Lysekil; and Part 2 covered a seafood buffet at Cafe Ferdinand in Lyskil.  […]

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Artichoke, caper and lemon risotto and a Good Fork Italian box

by Jeanne Horak on November 21, 2011 13 Comments in Gluten-free, Pasta & rice, Product reviews, Vegetarian

Artichoke lemon caper risotto © J Horak-Druiff 2011

  Perspective.  So much of our experience of this thing we call life is coloured by it.  Where some people see problems stacking up against their business as the economy rollercoasters, others see new opportunities presented by the challenging times.  I love travel, focusing on the new people I get to meet, the new foods […]

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Saturday Snapshots #169

by Jeanne Horak on November 19, 2011 6 Comments in Italy, Photography, Saturday Snapshots

TuscanCat © J Horak-Druiff 2011

Gatto Toscano – Italy, October 2011

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Plate to Page – a Tuscan tale

by Jeanne Horak on November 18, 2011 12 Comments in Italy, Photography, Plate to Page

PlateToPageTuscany © J Horak-Druiff 2011

  We all the know the formula, right?  Big house in the middle of nowhere.  Bunch of diverse people from all over the place who sign up to live there together for a while.  Strangers sharing living quarters, cooking together, eating together.  Cameras absolutely everywhere throughout the house.  Mentors available for a chat 24/7.   Strange and sometimes […]

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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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