Category: Cuisines
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Good Cooking Meatloaf Recipe
Ingredients 170g garlic-flavored croutons 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 onion, roughly chopped 1 carrot, peeled and broken 3 whole cloves garlic 1/2 red bell pepper 500g ground chuck 500g ground sirloin 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 egg For the glaze: 1/2…
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Quick Avocado Salad Recipe
Directions: Soak 1/4 thinly sliced red onion in cold water, about 10 minutes. Whisk 1/4 cup orange juice, the juice of 1 lime, 1 tablespoon honey, 2 teaspoons dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a bowl. Whisk in 3 tablespoons olive oil. Drain the onion; toss with 2 bunches watercress,…
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Mélange à la Provençale – Potatoes Baked with Tomatoes
In September in London we have fresh, crispy mornings, and very sunny, still hot days, but ending in chilly evenings when we need to reach for a cashmere shawl to warm up. I still think “summer” when I see the local tomatoes, and I am already in fall when I buy potatoes. We can still…
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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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Shrimps In Garlic Oil
This recipe has been awaiting its turn for almost a year and since I have been recently very busy with finishing my new deck and outdoor kitchen and, ironically, I have been cooking less than usual, I decided to post this recipe now. It is another very easy dish that is ready in three minutes.…
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Plum Cake-Autumn is Here
Spring is lovely, everyone greets summer with open arms and winter has its own appeal but there’s something about autumn….a gradual return to comfort food, but still a bit of crunch and texture going on. When Italian plums are picked at their ripest stage, they have most aroma and flesh, and least juice of all…
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Roasted Pineapple in Rum and Spices
I tried a fresh pineapple for the first time many years ago when not much food was on the shelves of Bulgarian food stores. My neighborhood vegetable store with his obnoxious manager was selling them together with all the other typical vegetables that were so dirty that you hardly could see their color. Those pineapples…
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Watermelon Pork Tacos
Ingredients: For the pork: 2 pork tenderloins (about 2 pounds), silver skin trimmed, cut into 1-inch-thick slices 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper 2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger 1 tablespoon seeded and minced serrano chile 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons oyster…
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Food At The Notting Hill Carnival
There’s nothing quite like the smell of Notting Hill Carnival. We’re talking about the wonderful aromas of traditional Caribbean food. The Notting Hill Carnival provides the perfect introduction to jerk chicken, rice and peas and rum punch as well as the odd taste of other exotic cuisines. Bring a healthy appetite along to Carnival, as there…
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Homemade Hot Chocolate
Everyone loves chocolate! So your very own unique homemade chocolate recipe that you’ve created and lovingly decorated is sure to be a hit this year. You’d be surprised just how easy it can be to create some wonderful chocolate recipes, and once you’ve gifted them and seen the reaction, you’ll wonder what you ever saw…
