Featured Recipe
Beef Kabobs
Saturday, October 14, 2023| |
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Colourful and so delicious, these steak kabobs or kebabs use keto-friendly rub with olive oil, rosemary and spices that will give you more succulent and flavoursome beef bites. You can use ribeye, strip steak, fillet or sirloin to make the kabobs. My favourite is ribeye, but leaner sirloin is typically the best choice for using when making beef kabobs, as it is relatively tender, has great flavour, and holds together well on the skewer. Tzatziki can be prepared a day before. I used metal skewers to thread the meat, if using wood or bamboo skewers, then soak them first in water for 30 minutes. This will help prevent them from burning.
Pistachio and Raspberry Scrolls
Thursday, October 12, 2023| |
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Fluffy, pillowy and nutty -- these scrolls will fill your kitchen with a sweet, delicious aroma. Besides pistachio cream, almond or cashew cream are also fantastic to use for the filling. Scrolls are usually just frosted with a simple sugar glaze, but cream cheese based frosting would be just as great for these buns. They are best eaten warm, straight out of the oven for the breakfast or as a snack.
West African Roasted Pepper and Peanut Butter Chicken
Tuesday, October 10, 2023| |
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This easy recipe with roasted chicken thighs celebrates the rich flavours of poulet maafe / mafé, a spicy, creamy, nutty chicken stew that is an ultimate comfort food in Western Africa. Instead of stewing the chicken, I marinated bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs in a peanut sauce overnight, then roasted to perfection. For the sidedish, I serve zoodles tossed with some of peanut sauce. You can serve the chicken with couscous and carrot salad.
Roasted Delicata Squash with Rosemary and Chicken Schmaltz
Sunday, October 08, 2023| |
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This easy Roasted Delicata Squash recipe features squash tossed with chicken schmaltz (rendered chicken fat), fresh rosemary, salt and pepper, roasted to beautifully golden, then sprinkled with crumbled feta, pomegranate arils and some more fresh herbs. If you don't have chicken schmaltz, then use clarified butter or olive oil. It makes an easy side dish in the autumn and winter and its cute ring shape makes it a perfect holiday dish.
Delicata squash, aka peanut squash, Bohemian squash, or sweet potato squash, is naturally sweet and easy to cook. It is actually named for its delicate, edible skin, so no peeling needed here.
Wholegrain Quick Beer Bread with Greek Yoghurt and Honey
Friday, October 06, 2023| |
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A quick and simple recipe for wholemeal beer bread made from just a few of pantry ingredients. It does not require yeast or kneading. It's so delicious either plain or buttered. Good with soups, chilli or salads. Makes excellent toast too. Flavour of bread will change, depending on type of beer used. I used Pilsner, if you prefer a more robust, pronounced bread flavour, then use darker beer, like stouts and porters. Feel free to include some spices and herbs to the batter if desired.


