Learn how to make the traditional Italian focaccia recipe: this savoury baked treat is served with anchovy-stuffed cherry tomatoes Ingredients: Flour 400 g + some for the work surface Salt 2,5 ml Yeast ½ cube, 21 g Olive oil 50 ml Cherry tomatoe 300 g Anchovy fillets preserved in oil, 1 small jar Capers 30-45 ml Butter As needed, for the baking tray […]
Category archives: Breads
Pizza on the Grill
Want something fun to cook on your grill this weekend? If you haven’t tried grilling pizza yet, forgive me, but what are you waiting for? The texture you get from the dough cooking on the grill is incredible! Light, crispy and crunchy! Start with good quality dough, either homemade or store bought. Let it come […]
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Focaccia
If bread making scares you like it scares me, but the lure of authenticity (and a far more inexpensive option than store-bought loafs) is irresistible, then focaccia may be the place to begin. There is absolutely no reason why anyone can’t make this. And there is just nothing like having fresh bread around. Ingredients: 450 […]
Christmas Peach Tart
“Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat Please put a penny in the old man’s hat If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny will do If you haven’t got a ha’penny, then God bless you!” There are many desserts attached to the Christmas season and every family has their favourites. Mine should be […]
Oatcakes
Let me give you a definition for oats: “A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.”-Samuel Johnson-18th-century poet. Once a horse food nowadays oats are part of every healthy diet around the world. So let me give you a recipe of how to make them with no […]
Onion Bread
Our Bulgarian adventure continues,this time with a recipe that has turned my thinking upside down.We eat with our eyes,every time looking for the “Wow factor”.Eating is not just a biological process-eating is an experience-celebration of life.And here it comes-a recipe I saw in a small Bulgarian village-a recipe that proves that you don’t have to […]
Tart Crusts Made Easy
Today I wanted to publish a recipe for a delisious strawberry tart, but then I realised that making tart dough can be a frustrating experience without a good recipe and a few pointers!Hands get tired mixing ingredients and – oh my God – who wants to deal with sticky dough? Personally, I have always thought […]
Cajun Chicken Pasta
This is an exceedingly yummy, decadent pasta dish with chicken, vegetables, and lots and lots of scrumptious carbs. It’s a cinch to throw together, and if you don’t have prepared Cajun spice in your cabinet, you can just throw a few spices together to make your own combination. Different Cajun spice mixtures use different combinations […]
Beef Fajita Nachos
Oh dear. These are good. These are very, very good. Flank steak marinated in chipotle, lime, garlic, and cilantro is used not for fajitas, as one might expect flank steak marinated in chipotle, lime, garlic, and cilantro to be used for…but for fajita nachos, a nice, unexpected twist. Make these for the Super Bowl! Serve […]