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WHO ARE YOU? I am Jeanne Horak-Druiff, a proud South African and was born, raised, educated and happily ensconced in Port Elizabeth all my life. That is, until fate intervened and I followed my...
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WHO ARE YOU? I am Jeanne Horak-Druiff, a proud South African and was born, raised, educated and happily ensconced in Port Elizabeth all my life. That is, until fate intervened and I followed my...
View ArticleEverything EoMEoTE
So, you’ve seen the logo and you’ve wondered – what the heck is EoMEoTE and what does it stand for? Well, wonder no more. This page tells the illustrious story of the End of Month Egg on Toast...
View ArticleThe Famous Four meme
An age ago I was tagged for this meme by the lovely Niamh of Eat Like a Girl – and today I finally got round to completing it – hurrah! So sit, back, relax and enjoy. 4 jobs I’ve held 1. Criminal...
View ArticleWTSIM – only 2 days to get that cake baked…
Not to rush you or anything – in fact, far from it. I haven’t even made my own contribution yet! But I thought a gentle reminder was in order that the deadline for this month’s Waiter, there’s...
View ArticleMerry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas, everyone! May you have a day filled with laughter and love, surrounded by all those you love the most, enjoying good food, wine and company. As for me, I am taking a short break in...
View ArticleCookSister in the media spotlight
2011 May 2011 I was one of the four speakers at the Plate to Page food writing and photography workshop in Weimar, Germany where I presented writing workshops as well as a low-light photography...
View ArticleHouston, problem fixed!
TUESDAY 3 JUNE UPDATE After spending all day yesterday and most of last night stressing as to why the permalinks and comment links on Cooksister had stopped working AND the South African Food and Wine...
View ArticleCooksister’s favourite African voices
Whether they are living in Africa or in the great African diaspora, African (and particularly South African) bloggers always havea unique perspective to share with the world. These are my favourites:...
View ArticleSaturday Snapshots
Saturday Snapshots is a regular feature on CookSister to showcase my growing archive of non-food photos. Think of it as something pretty to look at over your coffee every Saturday morning! You can...
View ArticleRead ’em and eat
Anthony over at Spiceblog has got himself a meme going (and how is a girl supposed to resist writing about me me me me etc etc? ;-)). Back in reality, this meme is all about your collection of...
View ArticleHappy Blogday to you
Hey – it’s Blogday 2005! For those of you who haven’t heard of it, the idea is to find five blogs from other cultures, countries or areas of interest to your own. Then, you recommend them on your...
View ArticleBack in the land of the blog
Yes folks, I made it back in one piece after 17 glorious days in South Africa. I had such high hopes of blogging while I was there, but a) my father has terminated his contract with his ISP; b) very...
View ArticleEBBP: Mine’s gone – has yours?
Well, I shopped, baked, wrapped and finally today I went to the post office at lunchtime and officially put my EBBP parcel in the capable hands of the Royal Mail. And when I found out how much the...
View ArticleFood for a heatwave I – curried chicken salad
Few people could have failed to notice that London (and Europe in general!) experienced a real heatwave about a week and a half ago. But before all the folks back home in SA roll their eyes and say...
View ArticleThe Salt Yard
It’s probably been about a year since I went to the Salt Yard, and seeing as I keep referring enthusiastically to it on this blog it’s probably high time I wrote something about my visit!! The...
View ArticleWin a taste of South Africa!
Have you ever dreamed of a trip to sunny South Africa? It’s the Rainbow Nation, where warm and cold oceans meet, where Europe and Africa live side by side, where African, Dutch, Malaysian, German,...
View ArticleWaiter, waiter, there’s something in my… stew!
Well, I’m back! A little more tanned, maybe a little heavier (!), but definitely more relaxed. You could even say I’m ready to start the new year. I resolved this year NOT to make New Year’s...
View ArticleWaiter, there’s something in my… pie!
Well, I must say that WTSIM seems to be off to a flying start – Andrew collected fifty (that’s five oh, folks!) entries for our inaugural edition of my, Johanna‘s and Andrew’s shiny new event. I think...
View ArticleNever mind the Oscars…
It certainly is that time of the year again – starlets popping out of their dresses on red carpets around the world, four nominees’ faces trying to look congratulatory while the winner goes up to...
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