Featured Recipe
Pollo en Pepitoria - Spanish Chicken with Saffron and Almond Sauce
Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
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Pollo en pepitoria, or chicken in almond sauce, is a Spanish-inspired feast of chicken braised in saffron, almonds, bay leaves, nutmeg, broth and sherry. The unique sauce is enriched and thickened with almonds and 4 hard-boiled yolks. It’s nutty, creamy and so delectable that you don’t want to miss out.
Pepitoria refers to the meat, usually poultry and game birds, cut in piece, or only offal and enriched with hard-boiled egg yolks. Though almonds are a very common addition, but are not really a necessity.
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Friday, March 21, 2025Bresaola Rolls with Ricotta and Walnuts
Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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These bresaola rolls with ricotta cheese and citrus are very delicate and easy to prepare, making them a fantastic finger food for your cocktail parties. The iconic sweet aromatic flavour of the bresaola combines with creamy ricotta, earthy walnuts and fragrant sundried tomatoes to seriously rock your taste buds.
Bresaola is an air-cured beef ham originated in the northern region of Lombardy, Italy. It carries a deep ruby red shading and has very thin lines of marbled fat scattered through it. You can safely say that Bresaola is essentially Beef Prosciutto. However, prosciutto is distinctly smooth and rich with its fat content, while Bresaola prioritizes a sweet, aromatic flavour that emphasize the lean cut of beef and spices. It’s great to pair them with cheeses, either with fresh and spreadable cheeses like ricotta/goat cheese, or aged cheese like Parmesan/pecorino, and peppery arugula.
Baby Spinach Salad with Avocado and Blackberries
Saturday, March 08, 2025Make the most of fresh seasonal produce with this easy, but scrumptious spring salad. If you haven’t tried pairing fruit with your salad before, you are missing out. Seasonal fruits add not only colour, but also right amount of sweetness and texture to an otherwise boring green salad. Feel free to substitute baby spinach with other leafy greens.
Hazelnut Rye Bread
Thursday, March 06, 2025 |
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The roasted hazelnuts give the mixed rye bread a lovely nutty flavour. The ideal accompaniment to a warming soup or simply for dinner with some cheese or for a pleasant and tasty start to the day with some frutiy jams or spreads. Not all bread is the same, and certainly not home-baked bread. Try it out for yourself and vary the topping as you wish. For example, use poppy, flaxseed or peppita instead of rolled oat. There are no limits to your imagination.
Apricot Oat Slices with White Chocolate
Friday, February 14, 2025 |
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Whether as a snack between meals, with an afternoon coffee or as an office treat: these apricot oat slices taste great and are a delight! They are easy to transport and can also be made in advance as they stay fresh in the fridge for several days. Conveniently, you don't need to use the oven, just chill them. Oat flakes, dried apricots, coconut flakes and almond meal are not only filling but also nutritious. A silky coating of Lindt white chocolate provides the fun gourmet factor. The subtly hot and fruity chilli thread are the perfect addition to elevate chocolate taste, adding a delightful kick to each bite.
Spelt Bulgur Kebabs with Carob Mango Dip
Sunday, February 02, 2025 |
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These crispy bulgur kebabs with a fruity, spicy and sweet mango dip - delicious, quick and easy to prepare! I used fine spelt bulgur from DM drugstore, but you can use regular bulgurs from durum or red wheat. Carob syrup is made from the pods of the carob tree and characterised by its rich, dark colour, similar to molasses, and has a fruity, sweet flavour. It is low in fat, high in fibre, and packed with minerals. If you can’t find carob syrup, then simply use molasses instead.
Overnight Coleslaw with Toasted Almonds
Friday, January 31, 2025 |
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A simple, delicious homemade cabbage slaw with a sweet and tangy vinaigrette! Dress the cabbage the day before to allow it to wilt slightly, then toss with radicchio and toasted almonds the next day to add crunch. It is a wonderful accompaniment to almost any meal and is especially nice with grilled meat, poultry, or seafood or enjoy it straight up.
Coleslaw was initially created in the Netherlands. The term coleslaw originates from the Dutch (koolsla) that combines the kool, meaning "cabbage," and sla, meaning "salad.
Miso Mustard Butter Chicken and Sweetheart Cabbage
Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
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A quick, easy, and inexpensive one pan meal with chicken legs and sweetheart cabbages! Softened Kerrygold butter mixed through with umami-rich miso, garlic and Dijon mustard is a is a real winner with the perfect balance between sweet and salty, used in this chicken bake to season and baste the chicken and cabbage as it melts in the oven. The fresh dill is a perfect complement and prevents excess gas.
Baked Falafels with Chia and Pistachio
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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These naturally gluten free falafel taste super delicious and a little different to the classic version using canned chickpeas and incorporating chia and pistachios into the mixture. Plus they are baked instead of fried, making them perfect for those who don’t want to deal with deep frying in their kitchen. Serve them with yoghurt dressing or hummus and some seasonal salad. Alternatively, tuck them into pitta pockets with yoghurt dressing and coleslaw.
Arugula Cheese Salad
Thursday, January 09, 2025 |
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You love cheese? Great, so do I! Simply use your favourite cheese, add a few grapes, nuts and a light vinaigrette and you have the tastiest salad for the lunch: a grape and cheese salad. It brightens up the mundane of cold season with its freshness and variety and also provides a portion of vitamins. The salad tastes great with classic cheeses such as Edam, Cheddar, Emmentaler or Gouda. If you like it more intense, try it with blue cheese or goat cheese.
Miso Banana Cake
Tuesday, January 07, 2025 |
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This tender, moist miso banana cake with walnuts (pecans are great too) is so easy and fun with an Asian twist. The miso works surprisingly well, giving the classic banana cake a deeper, robust umami flavour that really elevates the cake. The mascarpone cream and caramel walnuts are completely optional, but I thought it's a cake, so a little icing won't hurt.