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Sep 2, 2010, 6:21 pm
Hello blogland, long time no see.....life has been rather hectic for me lately. Lots of exciting food competitions, meeting lovely new people, being interviewed by others, and being invited to Fairview Wine Farm was just the cherry on top.
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Aug 3, 2010, 6:40 am
Greetings blogland from a sunny corner of my little world. We have had some cold fog the last two days but Mr Sun seems to be winning the battle at the moment and it's delicious to feel the warmth of it!
For Auntie Halfpint and all those other lovely folk here who follow the Jay story, here i... Comment - Like
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Jul 27, 2010, 3:58 pm
I am very honoured and thrilled to have been chosen as one of the six finalists in the Verlaque Recipe Challenge
My recipe for Mandarin Duck Breasts with Citrus Ginger Soy Glaze was selected out of the three recipes that I submitted for the challenge. The photogra... Comment - Like
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Jul 23, 2010, 6:05 pm
My final entry into the Verlaque Recipe Challenge is a dessert that I have been trying to find ingredients for. Struck it lucky on Wednesday when I found the cherries and then the rhubarb at the food market.
RHUBARB POMEGRANATE & CHERRY COBBLER WITH A TWIST
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Jul 23, 2010, 6:43 am
Verlaque Recipe Challenge Part 2 as promised last night. Best I get this blog post up before my two little tornadoes arrive for the afternoon and night....its a double bill Pinky Friday today for brownieboy and I. Definitely no baking will be done, not with the monster Jaybird in residence... Comment - Like
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Jul 22, 2010, 3:11 pm
I must say that I am loving these foodie challenges that some companies are issuing. It is really forcing me to think about creating new and exciting recipes and I am finding that I am really thoroughly enjoying the developing, creating and testing of my thought processes. With fabulous product... Comment - Like
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Jul 17, 2010, 6:02 pm
Two years today 17 July.....when I look back on them I cannot believe how much has happened and where I am now. Two years since I first hit that create post button for the first time and had an adrenaline rush as my first blog post disappeared momentarily and then re-appeared magically before my eye... Comment - Like
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Jul 12, 2010, 7:08 am
Just a quick post to let you all know that my entry was chosen as the winning entry in the Woolworths Clemengold Recipe Challenge.
Thank you Woolworths, Taste magazine and ClemenGold for the opportunity to enter this exciting recipe challenge and a massive thank you to all th... Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2010, 8:41 am
Yesterday the Woolies Clemengold Blogger Recipe Challenge went live on the Woolworths SA facebook page so that means that the voting is open for you to go and choose your favorite.
What you need to do to vote for the&n... Comment - Like
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Jul 5, 2010, 4:42 pm
We were notified this afternoon that the Clemengold Woolies Blogger Recipe Challenge is up on the Woolworths SA facebook page and that voting is now open. What you need to do to vote for the recipe that you think deserves to be the winner of this challenge is the following
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Jul 2, 2010, 2:36 pm
I was one of five bloggers recently selected by Taste Magazine and Woolworths for the Clemengold Easy Peelers Bloggers Challenge. The mission......to create a recipe for the exclusive Woolworths brand Clemengold - a rather posh "naartjie" that peels very easily (and they really d... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2010, 10:01 am
Hi there blogland, I trust that you are all keeping well and warm. Can you believe that today is already Winter Solstice and the shortest day of the year? From tomorrow our days will slowly start lengthening and before we know it Spring will arrive!! Where has this year gone?
BB and I h... Comment - Like
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May 19, 2010, 7:00 pm
Hello to you all blogland.
I am just popping in to keep all those who have been following with interest the story of Baby Jay's eyes in the loop.
Just to fill you all in....my second grandson Jay was born 2 years ago with congenital cataracts in both eyes and also a con... Comment - Like
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May 7, 2010, 7:48 pm
Good morning blogland, it is the early hours of Saturday morning here and I am listening to the chorus of the happy frogs outside my study window. Sounds wonderfully soothing... I am agitated and not able to sleep. About half an hour ago we were robbed of almost all our savings via atm. When th... Comment - Like
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Apr 30, 2010, 11:27 am
Today is misty and rather chilly this side of the mountain. Perfect browniegirl weather for being in the kitchen. I decided to bake my regular go to cake recipe that I have blogged about previously. It is such an easy to bake cake and requires hot milk and oil rather than butter. This time I decided... Comment - Like
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Apr 28, 2010, 7:40 am
Its turned chilly quite suddenly again today....we are totally befogged this side of the mountain so I thought this the ideal time to tell you about my soups that I have been making. I have been ill with a strain of flu that really loves me being its host and I was finding it so pers... Comment - Like
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Apr 26, 2010, 6:05 am
I was going to do a boring post on soups that I have made during the last few weeks while I have been laid low with the most awful flu.....but thanx to granny I am now laughing so hysterically that I cannot bear to write about SOUP!!
Please do yourselves a favour and go and read he... Comment - Like
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Apr 15, 2010, 7:08 am
As promised here is the first recipe from my cooking evening with Le Creuset and Silwood Kitchen - this recipe for Mediterranean Stuffed Squid is easy to do (and faily quick if you have your rice already cooked & your peppers roasted) and it makes a lovely starter or main meal. I would love to play ... Comment - Like
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Apr 15, 2010, 7:08 am
As promised here is the first recipe from my cooking evening with Le Creuset and Silwood Kitchen - this recipe for Mediterranean Stuffed Squid is easy to do (and faily quick if you have your rice already cooked & your peppers roasted) and it makes a lovely starter or main meal. I would love to play ... Comment - Like
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Apr 13, 2010, 1:19 pm
Co-ordinating/organizing the first SA Food Bloggers Conference has had some wonderful spin-offs for me including a fantastic opportunity to spend an evening cooking at Silwood Kitchen Cookery School in Rondebosch. I was invited by Le Creuset SA as part of a small group to go and do an evening&n... Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2010, 9:01 am
Good afternoon blogland,
Trust that you are all enjoying a magnificent day....here in Cape Town it is absolutely glorious. Clear skies, sunny weather, I dont smell any braaiing meat but all is good in brownieville. The weather is fabulously cooler, I have been hauling out the winter woolies and l... Comment - Like
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Apr 6, 2010, 7:08 pm
This is a call to all FOOD & WINE BLOGGERS.
If you fit the following criteria then you qualify to apply to belong to the newly formed South African Food Bloggers' Network - a group for like minded people to share ideas and inspiration, showcase your ... Comment - Like
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Apr 6, 2010, 9:22 am
I made the tastiest baked chicken dish on the weekend so here I am to tell you all about it. I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter weekend and didn't OD on the chocolates that the bunny dropped off. We had a lovely laid back weekend that involved lots of family, eating, laughing, clowning a... Comment - Like
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Apr 2, 2010, 8:26 pm
I adore eating pickled fish. The Cape Malay style of pickled fish that is. Beautifully aromatic with masala and whole spices, slightly sweet, slightly tangy, firm white flesh, bright yellow onion rings. YUMYUM!! This fabulous dish has been on my foodie bucket list of 100 things to cook or ... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2010, 7:26 pm
They took Jesus away. Carrying his cross, Jesus went out to the place called Skull Hill (the name in Hebrew is Golgotha), where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, Jesus in the middle. Pilate wrote a sign and had it placed on the cross. It read:
jesus t... Comment - Like
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Mar 26, 2010, 10:04 am
Contrary to what Douglas thinks (see previous post comments) I am not resting or relaxing :o) No, no, been very busy in fact cleaning up after the conference. People to see, people to thank (sponsors and guests), I have almost 1,300 emails to wade through......places to go! Ty had his fungym s... Comment - Like
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Mar 23, 2010, 5:51 am
Good morning blogland, the conference is finally behind us and life can go on as before :o)
Definitely better for you than Champagne & Botox :o)
What an amazing experience! I am thrilled at how it all turned out and I think everyone there thoroughly enjoyed their day.
I personall... Comment - Like
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Mar 19, 2010, 6:05 pm
Good evening blogland from an embarrassed browniegirl...its been so long since I've been to visit any of you and I think its high time that I start finding my way around again. The busy time is almost over....I hope you have not forgotten me :o(
Life is chaotic but I see light... Comment - Like
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Mar 19, 2010, 6:05 pm
Good evening blogland from an embarrassed browniegirl...its been so long since I've been to visit any of you and I think its high time that I start finding my way around again. The busy time is almost over....I hope you have not forgotten me :o(
Life is chaotic but I see light... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 6:17 am
Good morning everyone, life remains hectic here, but come Monday the conference will be behind me and I will be able to get back to blogging for real....mind you I might be suffering from such an anti climactic feeling that I might have to just stay flat on my back with a good book for the day :o)
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