Category: Cuisines
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Chicken Provencal with Olives,Anchovies & Orange Gremolata
Chicken Provencal is my go-to comfort food. We’re talking chick-flick-and-bottle-of-wine, comfy. Fuzzy-slippers, comfy. Let-the-laundry-pile-up-on-Sunday-afternoon, comfy. The kalamata olive’s delicate, nutty, mellow flavor works nicely with orange zest and tomatoes; and the marjoram, thyme, and parsley give this dish a bright, herby lift. Ingredients: 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1 14.5 can diced tomatoes, drained…
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Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a chocoholic. I love chocolate in all its forms, colours and sizes – dark, white, fudge, ice cream, cake, you name it. So when I saw a recipe for this luscious lava cake, I couldn’t resist. The best part is it was so incredibly easy and quick…
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Bean and Tuna Salad with Lemon & Garlic Dressing
My lunch has to get me going until 7 or 8pm. Therefore, I recently got into the habit of always having some cooked beans in the fridge. They make a perfect base for a salad. Very healthy with good proteins and low fat, easy to cook in advance and keep for a couple of days,…
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B is for Bulgarian Banitsa
Today is a big day for Bulgarian people and this afternoon I have cooked a recipe that I’ve been wanting to try for ages! I’m afraid i can’t take the credit for this one, it’s every Bulgarian grand mother special and it looks and taste fab! Ingredients: 100g Feta Cheese 10 sun dried tomatoes…
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Winter Cocoa Cake
It had been years since I last made this cake. I found that it is still a great recipe for a quick dessert. You could frost it, but it is fine topped with just a dusting of powdered sugar. The only thing I would do differently next time? Similar recipes include ½ teaspoon of salt,…
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Stuffed Baby Mushrooms
Some New Year’s Eve favorite foods are traditional and some are trendy. Whether you are planning a full meal or party finger foods, here is one recipe that gonna fit in any New Year’s Eve menu-Stuffed Baby Mushrooms. Ingredients: 16 baby portobello mushrooms (creminis) 1 pound ground chicken or turkey breast-now you know what…
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Good Cooking Christmas Roast
This would be an artistic and delicious roast to set on the dinner table on Christmas day. To enjoy this dish, I suggest you forget all about how sinful this is. (We can do that, can you?) Just enjoy this alluring, luscious piece of roast pork loin like there is no tomorrow and have a…
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Indian Curry Kofta
Delicious Gujerati style of curry, with lamb kofta aka meatballs. A flavor explosion experience. Chef’s tip: The bread crumbs make the meatballs tender. Add the cream/ yogurt at the end so that it does not break.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken Tortilla Soup is hearty, velvety, fresh tasting and perfectly spicy for cold weather or hot.This soup is soooo unbelievably easy to make. I mean there are only two steps and when do my recipes have two steps? Madness! If you poached or roast and cube the chicken breast ahead of time it is even…
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Miso Marinated Black Cod
While black cod is not a label usually seen in the fishmongers or supermarket the fish goes by a few other names that are easier to find (when it’s called black cod they can charge more for it), look for sablefish or butterfish. All three names are the exact same fish. The ingredients used in…
