Featured Recipe
Keto Salmon Kiev
Monday, May 12, 2025 |
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Oozing with a flavorful butter-herb mixture, this keto-friendly fish version of this classic is definitely a winner. Perfect for entertaining or any weekday meal that will keep you satiated and energised. Butter mixture can be prepared beforehand and stored in the fridge until needed. The only thing I might change next time is to use MORE butter for the filling. If you want a thicker crust, then do a double crumb. You could serve this salmon Kiev with anything your heart desires, but a light salad or some blanched beans or asparagus would keep things really nutritious and healthy.
Greek Yoghurt Chicken
Saturday, May 10, 2025 |
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This is one of the juiciest and tenderest chicken I have ever tasted. Greek yoghurt not only gives the meat a delicious flavour, but above all ensures that the meat is wonderfully tender and juicy! This is because the lactic acid in the yoghurt breaks down the protein structures and the meat remains tender and moist. To allow the marinade to work properly, you should leave the chicken thighs to marinate for at least 2 hours. It is even better to marinate the meat overnight, because the longer, the better the flavours penetrate the meat, and the chicken becomes more tender and the flavour becomes more intense. Salt draws moisture from the meat, making it dry, esp. if you plan to marinate them overnight. This is why the marinade remains unsalted and you can add the salt just before roasting.
Bolognese Pies with Hot Water Crust
Thursday, May 08, 2025 |
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Individual serving of rustic hot water crust pies filled with leftover beef Bolognese, making them perfect for a weekend meal with some seasonal salad and easier for portion control too. Hot water crust pastry is used primarily because of its ability to create a strong, long lasting crust that can hold up to chunky, dense fillings. It’s easier to handle and a lot more versatile than standard pastry crust, so you don’t have to worry about cracking or tearing. If you want to cook Bolognese from the scratch, you may need to have about 500 grams of ground beef for this recipe.
Spiced Chicken with Nocellara Walnut Vinaigrette
Tuesday, May 06, 2025 |
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This simple spiced chicken is a super easy and scrumptious dinner made by roasting overnight-marinated bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, then pairing with an earthy nocellara green olive walnut vinaigrette. Serve it with your desired sides, either rice, pasta, bread or just some roasted vegetables.
Grown in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Nocellara olives are picked young and cured in lightly salted brine, giving them their beautifuly bright green colour as well as their mild, buttery, meaty flavour.
Kanelbullar - Swedish Cinnamon Buns
Monday, May 05, 2025 |
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These delicious Swedish cinnamon buns ‘Kanelbullar’ are the epitome of cosiness, comfort, deliciousness and simply perfect when you need a sweet treat. You have to try this original recipe: we love the fluffy yeast dough with the sweet cinnamon filling and can't get enough of the crispy sugar crust! Since I have coated the kanelbullar with sugar after baking, I reduced the amount of sugar in the dough. If you don’t like the sugar crust, then it’s the best to increase the amount of sugar in the dough. I believe that cardamom goes particularly well with cinnamon buns. However, not everyone likes the distinctive flavour of cardamom, if that's not your cup of tea, simply leave it out.
Snap Pea, Baby Corn and Beansprout Salad
Saturday, May 03, 2025 |
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Fresh, nutty and so crunchy, this simple Asian salad is great for a light lunch or as a side for some grilled meat. It’s a chore to snap off the stringy tails of mung bean sprouts, but they look prettier and taste so much better without tails. If you can’t find fresh baby corn, then use canned one, but the taste and texture won’t be the same.
Roast Chicken Thighs with Chocolate Mole
Friday, May 02, 2025 |
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Comforting, deeply savoury, and extremely delicious, this chicken smothered with a chocolate mole, aka mole negro, is made with layers of complex and bold flavours. The sauce is not only great for chicken, pork, also great to jazz up the root vegetables. And of course you can spoon the sauce over the beans too. Use different kinds of dried chillies if you have, otherwise, a single kind would work just fine.
Lavender Chocolate Cookies
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 |
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If you fancy something sweet but don't want to bake a cake, homemade cookies are a great alternative. They are quick to bake, taste delicious and are great for sharing. Simple and delicious with crunchy edges and a slightly soft center, these lavender chocolate cookies will surprise you with an intriguing and unexpected flavour combination. Dark chocolate harmonises perfectly with the slightly floral aroma of dried lavender flowers. A pinch of sea salt rounds off the flavour. Leave the cookies to cool on the tray a few minutes before transfering them to wire rack to cool as the cookies are still very soft fresh from the oven and could otherwise break. If you don’t have fleur de sel, use sea salt flakes.
Licorice Muffins
Monday, April 28, 2025 |
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Muffins with licorice toffee? To be honest, that sounds a bit strange at first, doesn't it? I tried the combination anyway, since my husband loves licorice. Anyone expecting a standard sweet muffin probably won’t like the licorice flavour. But if you like licorice candy, and are adventurous enough to try new things, then these licorice toffee muffins are perfect for you. You can use either sweet or salted licorice for the recipe. To intensify the flavour, add a couple of tablespoons of licorice liqueur to the batter too.
30 Recipes that will turn Eggplant Skeptics into Fans
Saturday, April 26, 2025Eggplant, aka aubergine, is one of very few vegetables that I can enjoy without tummy issues, and is surprisingly versatile. Whether fried until crispy, steamed, whizzed into a dip, in a chocolate cake, in a casserole or in a curry, plus much more - these quick and easy recipes with aubergine or eggplants are perfect for everyday use. With these dishes, you'll even get those who have an aversion to vegetables on your side.
- Chrysanthemum-shaped Eggplant
Aubergine / eggplant prepared this way is so fun and delicious, sweet and sour, easy yet impressive, a delicacy for all ages! A restaurant-worthy yet so simple appetizer that you can easily make it at home. The main feature of the dish is the method of cutting, slicing straight from top to bottom, leaving the bottom intact, and turning ninety degrees to repeat the previous process. I have peeled the eggplant, but you can leave the skin on.