You know how they say that good things happen in threes? Or am I getting confused with bad things happening in threes? We had a cleaner-cum-nanny when I was a little girl, a woman I loved so much I was convinced she was part of the family, and used to list her when I […]
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Cranberry, pistachio & choc chip cookies
You know how sometimes you just click with a person? Sometimes this takes the form of instantly identifying a kindred spirit. Back in November 1990 I went on an end-of-university-exams holiday to Plettenberg Bay over New Year with my brother and some friends. This is the equivalent of the US institution of Spring Break – hundreds of […]
Click here for a full portionWaiter, there’s something in my… sweet/savoury swap!
Last weekend I had the great pleasure of going to dinner with my friends Greg and Gail – the same ones who invited us over on Christmas day. It’s a rare pleasure because they now live in Sydney and I don’t get to see them often. It’s also a slightly unusual friendship because… Gail was […]
Click here for a full portionCooksister’s 2008 Top Ten
After I mentioned in my previous post that I was toying with following in Niamh, Angela and Nic‘s footsteps and doing a top ten for the past year here on Cooksister, a few of you said “yes please!”. Now I’m not someone who likes to disappoint her audience, so here you go. Apart from the recipes […]
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So, halloween has been and gone – all those pumpkins carved… and now all that leftover pumpkin flesh to use up. What to do, what to do?? As I’m not much of a fan of wasted food, a few weeks ago I anticipated this and challenged you to come up with your best gourd recipes for […]
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