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Louise Rigestål

2012-02-14T13:57:00.001-08:00

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Two-color paprika soup

2011-05-18T04:06:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

• 20 grams of peppers: red and yellow, carrot

• 30 grams of tomatoes

• 10 grams of onion and butter

• 3 cloves garlic

• 6 grams of cooked rice

• 6 cups vegetable stock

• cream and basil for decoration

• Salt

Preparation:

1. Wash vegetables. Peel and finely chop. Peel and crush garlic with salt. Blanch tomatoes and remove skin. Cut into pieces. Clean the seeds of peppers, rinse and cut into strips. Scrape the carrots and cut into pieces.

2. Fry the onion with garlic butter on a spoon. Divide into two parts and put it into two pots.

3. To one add the red pepper and tomatoes. The second insert yellow peppers and sliced carrots.

4. For both pots pour three cups of broth. Boil for 30 minutes on low heat without lid. Cool.

5. For each soup spoon of butter and add half the cooked rice. Season with salt. Separately, blend and re-heat. Pour into two pots. Whip the cream with a pinch of salt and set aside.

6. With two pitchers (or two chochlami) poured on the plate while the two soup, being careful to not blended.

7. For each serving put a spoonful of whipped cream (you can stick it decoratively spread. Add basil.

Brussel sprouts soup

2011-05-11T04:04:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

• package of frozen carrots

• 1 / 2 packages frozen Brussels sprouts

• bay leaf

• a few grains of pepper

• 30 grams of bone-in pork shoulder

• onion

• 3 potatoes

• Salt and pepper

• Herbes de Provence

• cream soup

• Dill

Noodles:

• 3 tablespoons flour

• egg

Method:

Boil 2 liters of water, throw in frozen food, bay leaf, pepper, cook 5 minutes. Put the cleaned meat and podpieczoną onions, boil 15 minutes. Add washed and diced potatoes and cook until soft. Remove the meat, bay leaf and onion, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper, cook about 10 min. Prepare lane noodles: mix the egg with flour and a pinch of salt. Funnel noodles to boiling soup, stirring constantly. Separate cooked meat from bones, cut into cubes, add to pot with soup. Season with herbs de Provence. Serve the soup hot, with a splash of cream, sprinkled with dill.

Strawberry Cooler

2011-05-04T03:53:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg mature strawberries

• 2 / 3 cup sugar

• 1 cup milk

• 2 cups water

• 2 egg yolks

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• a piece of cinnamon bark

• 1 level teaspoon potato flour

• black berries and whipped cream cream for decoration

Preparation:

1. 1 kilogram of washed strawberries to put in a pot, cover with water. Add half the sugar and cinnamon. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes.

2. Cold milk mixed with potato flour.

3. Set over low heat with a thick bottom saucepan, add egg yolks and remaining sugar. Vigorously stir until the sugar is completely dissolved, and the mass becomes clear cream. Then pour the milk, stirring all the time. Once the mass of thickened (consistency of pudding rare), remove from heat.

4. Blend the cooked strawberries and combine with the mass of yolk. Add fresh strawberries mixed. Set aside in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

5. Serve with blueberries and whipped cream cake. For this perfectly fit the biscuits.

Veal escaplopes Italian style

2011-04-02T12:28:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

Veal 4 (after 11.5) units (grams each)
salt 1 / 2 tsp
pepper 1 / 4 tsp
1 tablespoon flour
4 tablespoons butter
white wine 1 / 4 cup
chopped parsley 1 / 2 tsp
oregano, chopped 1 / 2 tsp
chopped basil 1 / 2 tsp
tomato sauce 1 / 2 cup

Method

In a bowl, mix together salt, pepper and flour.
The resulting mixture sprinkle escalopes.
In a large skillet melt the butter and fry the meat for at least 4 minutes on each side. Place meat on a platter and keep warm. glaze the pan with white wine, herbs and spices add tomato sauce, heat to simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Just pour the prepared sauce and serve escalopes.

Pineapple and coconut cake

2011-03-28T12:24:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

30 dkg flour
1 cup sugar
3 pcs eggs
250 ml Whipping
vanilla sugar 1 pc
baking powder 14 grams
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter
desiccated coconut 17 grams
can pineapple
2-3 tablespoons milk

Method

Lightly whip the cream, pouring sugar and vanilla sugar. Add 3 eggs in succession, without stopping the whipping. Mix flour, baking powder, add to the weight of the entire mix to a uniform consistency. Plaque smear fat, transfer the dough to insert into the hot oven. Bake for 15 minutes. In the range of approximately 175C. Brown the desiccated coconut in dry skillet. Boil milk with sugar and fat, mix well. Pour chips, remove the pan from the heat. Drain pineapple, cut into small pieces, add to the weight of the coconut. Remove podpieczone batter evenly spread with the mass of dough ready. Re-insert the sheet into the hot oven. Bake cake for 20 minutes to a dry stick. Remove from oven and cool. Wystygnięte cake cut into squares.

Black spaghetti with shrimps

2011-03-23T12:22:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

pasta 200 grams of black spahgetti
onion pieces
a little lemon juice
chilii pepper 1 pc
canned tomatoes 1 pc
white wine 1 / 3 cup
150 grams prawns
parsley
clove garlic 1 pc
olive oil for frying
lemon juice 1 / 2 pcs
olive oil 2 tablespoons
garlic 1 tablespoon dried

Method

Make a marinade for the shrimp: the juice of half a lemon, dried garlic, 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Marinate the shrimp, let stand for minutes. 30 minutes. In hot oil fry the onion and garlic, add some chopped parsley and chilli. Toss shrimp with marinade and cook together half a minute. Add the tomatoes, pour the wine to evaporate. Supplemented if necessary with water if sauce thickens too much. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. In the meantime, cook spaghetti, drain. Serve with parsley sauce.

Spinach delight

2011-03-18T12:19:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1.5 liters of batter
50 grams of yellow cheese
salt
pepper
milk 1 / 2 cup
cream 12% or 18% 6 tablespoons
frozen spinach, 12 balls
2 cloves garlic

Method

1. Prepare the batter, fry the cakes for 2-4 Wed 20-25cm.

2. Defrost spinach stuffing (8 balls) (preferably in a microwave) when it is thawed into a bowl grate cheese and mix everything, press a clove of garlic and season to taste with salt and pepper, stir

3. On the fried pancakes prepared to impose and spread the stuffing around the pancake, roll up the sides of the measure and a pancake in a roll (you can have an open roll) stuffed pancakes so strongly put into preheated oven (200stopni C) for 10 minutes, let the pancakes are browning and cheese stuffing slightly melted

4.The time baking prepare sauce, spinach crepes, thaw the remaining four balls of spinach (in a microwave), thawed spinach to translate into a saucepan pour the milk and cream, boil the sauce is not leading to a rapid boil, the sauce together and pressed garlic and season with salt and pepper

5. Browned pancakes put on plates, slice in half and pour over the spinach sauce.

Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves)

2011-03-06T02:09:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

- 50 fresh vine leaves
- 400 g rice
- 100 ml oil
- 2 onions
- 1 bunch green onions
- 1 tablespoon mint
- 2 tablespoons chopped dill
- 2 tablespoons parsley
- juice of large lemon
- salt, pepper,

Preparation:

1. Vine leaves thoroughly washed and dried.
2. Chop the spring onions and brown in hot oil. Add rice and other herbs and spices. Pour water and boil for 10 minutes, cool.
3. Stuffing is arranged on the leaf and form a small stuffed cabbage-shaped candies.
4. The bottom of the pan put the remaining leaves, place them on layers of cabbage rolls and pour water and lemon juice, simmer covered for 90 minutes.

Melitzana Salada (aubegine salad)

2011-03-03T02:07:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

- 1 kg aubergines
- 250 ml olive oil
- 1 large lemon
- 3 tablespoons parsley
- salt, pepper

Method:

1. Bake aubergines for 90 minutes in an ovenproof dish (previously it ponakłuwać). Then peel the skin, cool and finely chop
2. Chop onion and parsley and mix with the aubergine.
3. Add salt and pepper. Pour small portions of oil and lemon juice.
4. Take the cool salad olives and parsley (tomato, pepper, etc).

Fried calamari

2011-02-28T02:05:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

- 1.5 kg squid
- 250 ml oil
- 150 g flour
- 2 lemons
- salt, pepper

Preparation:

1. Vlean the squid, rub with salt and let stand for fifteen minutes
2. Rinse the calamari with salt and dry cut into ring
3. Toss calamari in flour and dip in hot oil as will become golden brown remove from pan.
4. Serve hot topped with slices of lemon pepper.

Horatiki (Greek salad)

2011-02-25T02:04:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

- 3 tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
- 1 onion
- 2 green peppers
- 200 grams of black olives (15 pieces)
- 180 feta cheese
- 100 ml olive oil
- 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
- salt, pepper, oregano

Preparation:

1. Tomato, cucumber, onions and peppers - cut into slices
2. Put into a bowl and season with salt, pepper and oregano. Add olives and mix.
3. Cheese cut into small cubes and add to salads, whole and drizzle with vinegar, and cool.

Greek Tzatziki

2011-02-22T02:01:00.000-08:00

Serves:6
Preparation: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

- 350 mll yogurt (2 cups)
- 2 cucumbers
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt

Method:

1. Peel the cucumbers and grate them on a fine grater, drain, season with salt
2. Finely chop the garlic and mix with yogurt and vinegar. Add oil and mix thoroughly
3. Before serving cool and garnish with olives, you can sprinkle with paprika and pepper.

Stuffed Zucchini

2011-02-19T12:29:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- about 6 zucchini (such smaller)

Stuffing:
- 0.5 kg minced meat (chudszego)
- 1 bottle of tomato sauce or ketchup or tomatoes in brine (own production)
- 2 large onions
- 2 large carrots
- 20 ounces cheese
- a bunch of green parsley
- Garlic, salt, pepper, fresh basil, marjoram, and at the discretion of your favorite spices.

Method:

Cut the onions into cubes and fry in a pan, set aside.
Then fry the minced meat, add the garlic, spices, herbs.
To add the fried meat glassy onion and carrot grated on the fine mesh, then the tomato sauce or ketchup.
Mix everything together and cook a minute over low heat, stirring occasionally a whole, until the sauce thickens.
Ready to taste the sauce.
Wash zucchini, cut in half, hollow center with a spoon.
Ready filled with stuffed zucchini.
Sprinkle it with green parsley and grated cheese.
Put into oven and bake 30 minutes covered, then cover and bake until the cheese is golden brown.

Alsatian bread with sunflower seeds

2011-02-16T12:26:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
-1 ¾ cup lukewarm water
-1 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups whole-wheat flour
- ¾ cup sunflower seeds
- 4 tablespoons sunflower oil or other

On top:
- 1 beaten egg
- poppy seeds for sprinkling

Method:
Pour water into a large bowl, add yeast, sugar and gently stir until yeast is dissolved.Pour flour and 1 cup wholemeal flour - stir briefly with a spoon.
Then cover and leave for about 30 minutes.
After this time, add the sunflower oil and salt - stir.
Stirring constantly Gradually add the remaining cup of wholemeal flour until a soft dough.Then put the dough on pastry board and knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes).

The kneaded dough translate to slightly oiled bowl, cover tightly in plastic foil and leave to rise until doubled in size - about 1 ½ hours.
When dough lightly press (degassed) and let it rest, about 10 minutes.
During this time, spread with butter circular form (eg Cake stand) with a diameter of 20 cm.Turn onto a pastry board, divided into three equal parts. On the one formed a slightly flattened ball and place it inside the mold. Any remainder divided into three equal parts (for a total of 6) and put them at equal intervals around the center.

Cover with a cloth and leave until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
Spread lightly broken egg, sprinkle with a fairly abundant measure poppy.
Bake at 190 ° C until it is nicely zrumieniony - about 40 minutes.

Galettes sucrees - Arabian gingerbread

2011-02-13T12:24:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

- 4 eggs
- 3 / 4 cups sugar
- 1 / 2 cups oil
- 3 szklanjki wholemeal flour (whole wheat flour gave)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder (I gave a l.)
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 cup pitted dates
- 0.5 cups of almonds
- 0.5 cup walnuts
- 0.5 cup dried apricots
- sesame seeds for sprinkling top caisteczek

Method:

Whip 3 eggs with sugar, add oil, flour, powder and cunamonem and finally the chopped nuts and raisins.
Turn onto pastry board. Podzilić into two parts, each formed and become shaft length of 35 cm and a thickness of 5 cm.
Place two rolls on parchment paper, leaving a 2-3 cm gap between them.
Beaten egg and smear the top of each shaft and then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake for 20 minutes. on the middle level of oven at 175 degrees C.
Let stand for 5 minutes to cool, then cut into 2 cm pieces gruboiści.
Re-arrange on a baking tray and bake for another 15 min. at the same temperature.

Bloomer - English wheat bread

2011-02-07T12:17:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 675 g white bread flour (I gave the cake)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 15 g fresh yeast (added 2 teaspoons dried)
- 430 ml water

To grease:
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons water

Method:

Sift the flour with salt into a large bowl.
In the middle to make a recess, pour the dissolved yeast, half a glass of water and more water.
Stir from the middle, so that the flour gradually domieszywać.
When the components already well link up, put the dough on a lightly floured pastry board sprinkled and knead for at least 10 minutes.
Put it into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with foil and leave in a cool place (1915 to 1918 º C.) for 5 - 6 hours or until double in volume.

Put the dough on pastry board ponowinie and knead quite vigorously for 5 minutes.
Again, put it into a bowl and leave covered with foil for another 2 hours or longer (at the same temperature.)

Once again put on the pastry board and knead again.
Leave the dough for 5 minutes to "rest," and then roll in the shape of a rectangle with a thickness of about 2.5 cm and rolled along the longer side.
Formed loaf should be about 33 cm long and 13 cm wide.
Lay it on floured pastry board, symphysis to the top, cover and leave for 15 minutes.
Turn and transfer to lightly greased baking tray.
The sides and tuck the ends underneath and on top to make 6 transverse incisions.
Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for 10 minutes.
During this time, preheat the oven to 230 º C. Temperature

Water mixed with salt, coat with the risen loaf sprinkled with poppy seeds and, if necessary. Preheat the oven sprinkled with water and immediately put the bread baking for 20 minutes, after which the lower the temperature to 200 º C. and bake 25 more minutes, until golden brown.

Chicken roulade stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes and cheese

2011-02-04T12:15:00.000-08:00

Ingredients for 4 people:

- a large double chicken breast
- a small jar of sun dried tomatoes
- 100 g cheese
- 1 small leek
- 4 cloves garlic
- salt, pepper, vegeta
- fresh basil
- flour, egg and bread crumbs to the batter

Wash chicken breast, split into 4 parts and pestle to break as the chops.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper, Vegeta.
Dried tomatoes out of oil, drain, cut into strips and put more into a bowl.
Leek cut into rings, cut into cubes garlic, grate cheese.
Season with salt, pepper and herbs to taste.
All the ingredients for the filling mix together and put on the steaks.
How to wrap the rolls, coat with flour, egg and breadcrumbs and fry in hot oil until golden brown on all sides.

Spaghetti Bolognese

2011-02-01T02:44:00.000-08:00

The following recipe for an interesting and tasty Spaghetti Bolognese.

Ingredients:

40dag spaghetti (I recommend multigrain pasta)
Small tomato
salt
pepper
30dag minced
basil
oregano
marjoram
cup broth
onion
garlic clove
small carrot
½ celery
20dag mushrooms
oil
sugar
parmesan

Method:

Peel vegetables, clean, cut into small cubes. Mushrooms cut into slices.
On the oil zeszklij garlic and onion. Add carrots, mushrooms, celery and fry about 4 minutes. Add meat and cook. Stir in tomato concentrate, pour broth. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cook pasta. Drain well, put up a big dish. Spread the topping, sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Hungarian sauce

2011-01-27T02:16:00.000-08:00

Hungarian sauce can be eaten with bread or, for example, with potato pancakes. The recipe for this dish is very easy and everyone handle it as well. The dish is quick, but tasty, of course, unless someone or hot dogs. If you have never been doing, is worth a try, it can become a hit on your table.

Prepare:

- half a kilo of sausages
- half a kilo of mushrooms
- onion
- tablespoon flour
- half jar of tomato paste
- 15 grams of cheese
- sharp and sweet peppers ground
- pepper
- salt
- oil for frying

Step 1
Start preparing the sauce from the Hungarian slice onions into cubes and browning it in oil.

Step 2
For the onions need to add water (about 2 cups), and tomato paste and seasonings to taste.

Step 3
Sauce Hungarian would not be as delicious without the mushrooms. Cut them into slices and cook in the fat for 10 minutes. Then add the onions. For now, we have mushroom sauce.

Step 4
To produce the sauce you need to add a Hungarian sausage. Cut them into slices and add to this delicious dish.

Step 5
You can thicken the sauce, Hungarian 2 tablespoons of flour distributed in a little water.

Step 6
Was not it pretty simple? Now lay off the delicious dinner plates and sprinkle with grated cheese. Enjoy!

Great German recipies

2011-01-25T03:34:00.000-08:00

I love German food, although it is sometimes on the fatty side. It is easy to reduce the fat and the salt and German dishes can be both yummy and healthy.

Googling my name

2011-01-20T03:32:00.000-08:00

Do you sometimes google your own name? Well, I do and quite frequently. I was recently impressed by finding my name on a website that helps you fight cyberstalking. Basically they check if someone was looking for you on the Internet. Granted, it can be just you googleing your own name, bt I was surprised to find out that quite a few people were looking for my name from many dissrent locations. And of course there may be more people with the same name as me, but I already have an idea who those "stalkers" of mine may be.

Yummy Turkish recipe

2011-01-13T07:35:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

• 1 1 / 4 cup water

• 1 tablespoon (large) lemon flavor

• 45 grams of sugar

• potato flour (8 tablespoons)

• Oil

• powdered sugar

• 4 tablespoons cold water

Preparation:

For the above-stated portions of water pouring sugar mix. Then cook it on medium heat until thick syrup (about 20 minutes). Then mix the flavor with water (4 tablespoons), and potato flour. Then pour the flour mixing with the aroma of the pre-made syrup. Stir until the creation of transparent mass (about one minute). Once ready, it add it to previously oiled form. Leave it for several hours (about 9) in a cool place. Then cut it into cubes and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Polish broth

2011-01-04T06:08:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

2 liters of water

70 grams of beef ribs

1 onion

3 leaks

15 sprigs coriander

6 sprigs dill

6 cloves garlic

bay leaf

5 grains of black pepper

salt

Preparation:

All the ingredients, except salt, put in a pot with water, brought to a boil, reduce heat and cook on very low heat for about 2 - 2.5 hours, until the broth reduces its volume by 1 / 3.

During cooking, collect the foam. After cooking broth decant the soup through a sieve, place in the fridge for several hours, collect the grease. Add salt and serve hot soup with noodles.

Carnival Chocolate Cake

2010-12-25T15:55:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Block of butter

1 ½ cups milk

cup sugar

vanilla sugar

Milk powder

4 tablespoons cocoa

3 packs of biscuits

½ cup raisins

½ cup flaked almonds

½ cup chopped nuts

Method:

Boil butter and ½ cup of milk with sugar and vanilla sugar. Pour the milk powder, sifted through a sieve and cocoa. Mix thoroughly. Add the broken biscuits and sweetmeats. Mix thoroughly. Grease oblong cake mold. Pass the mixture into roasting. When completely przestygnie put in the fridge. After cooling, the block cut into slices and arrange on a platter. Block chocolate is best prepared the day before and leave it on overnight in the refrigerator to get the proper consistency.

Polish Herring Salad (traditional Christmas recipe)

2010-12-19T18:42:00.000-08:00

Sauce:
3 tablespoons honey mustard (or other mild mustard)
2 tablespoons liquid honey, preferably multiflorous
2 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons vinegar made of plums
1.5 tablespoons of spice to gingerbread
Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate until you've finished preparingthe second part of the food.

Fish:
5 fillets of Matias
10 pickled plums
1.5 marinated pears
3 tablespoons pickled pearl onions
2 tablespoons pickled gherkins small

Soak herring for 3 hours in cold water, which must be changed once per hour. Then drain and cut into strips about 2 cm. Pour the sauce and leave for 7 hours in a cool place. Add chopped fruit and vegetables and mix all together.

Salmon Fishcakes

2010-12-09T05:52:00.000-08:00

A lovely and simple recipe for Christmas!

Ingredients:

50 grams of salmon fillet
fish seasoning
half a lemon
8 slices of toast
bunch of dill or parsley
2 cloves of garlic
15 grams grated cheese
4 tablespoons of oil

Method:

Cut fish into pieces for one portion. Grease the aluminum foil with oil, arrange the fish pieces on it, sprinkle with lemon and seasoning. Let stand for 30 minutes. Cut toast into small cubes and mix with cheese, chopped dill, garlic and a spoon of oil. Ground the fish, mix with the other ingredients and put in the preheated oven (190°C). Bake for 20 minutes. Serve with bread.

Swedish recepies

2010-12-02T04:49:00.000-08:00

Currently I'm in dear need of Swedish. And it must not be meatballs:) I'm preparing a special menu for my friends whom I travelled to Swededn with many years ago, so I want to surprise them and bring back the memories. But it needs to be something really special. I've been looking thoughout the Intenet and there are plenty of great recepies to choose from (I found this archive of Swedish websites helpful). I'm so excitied for the next weekend when we're having the reunion!

Chocolate Chip Cookies for Thanksgiving

2010-11-24T14:00:00.001-08:00

Thanksgiving is not all about Turkey!

How about this delicious and easy to make dessert?

Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

1 scoop sugar

1 package chocolate pudding

2 teaspoons of maple syrup

2 bananas

2 eggs

2 packages of chocolate chips

Some peanuts

How to make it:

Stir the sugar, chocolate pudding and maple syrup in a bowl. Add the bananas, eggs, chocolate chips and peanuts. Bake in oven for 1 minute.

Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

Facebook Cooking Pages

2010-11-16T08:43:00.000-08:00

I often look for new recepie ideas on Facebook, its a great resource! So many restaurants and chefs post their menus, that you can often find real culinary gems! I recently started looking for various regional specialties, especially the ones from Central - Eastern Europe (they have some great Christmas recipies!). I found a website that ranks regional Facebook Pages called FanPageRanking.com. In my search for regioanl recepie Facebook Pages I found exactly what I was looking for, that is pages from Poland, The Czech Republic and Slovakia. Of course FanPageRanking is not only about Facebook pages dedicated to cooking, but still a useful resource!

Ideas from a new cookbook

2010-11-12T10:25:00.000-08:00

I'm testing a new cookbook, so tonight the 2nd recipe. Yesterday I made a chicken pie and it got the thumbs up. Tonight Italian sausage pasta with a bit of chilli this got thumbs up from me but the girls found it too spicy. I do love spicy food, but I understand that it's not for everyone. Some say that spicy food is not good for your complexion either, like chocolate for instance. Well, I never noticed that! I would love to try a variation of this recipe with Chorizo, wonder what the girls would say about that! I'll try to make it less spicy this time, maybe add some more cream too. and tomorrow its time for a very special Spaghetti Carbonara (only not with ham but with salmon!).

Christmas Recipes

2010-11-09T03:48:00.000-08:00

I'm going to start making my Gingerbread Biscuits this week! I'll be presenting them at Christmas Fairs over the next few weeks! I'm also experimenting with winter fruit cupcakes recipes, I'm hoping to surprise my guests this Christmas! This must be the most exciting time of the year for every chef!

Gluten-free shortbread?

2010-11-06T07:59:00.000-07:00

I've been working on a gluten-free shortbread recipe and, so far, I'm not impressed. Scottish shortbread is one of my favorite sweets, I always get a few boxes when I travel to Scotland and I aslo make them myslef when I run out.

Tomorrow a friend of mine, who is gluten-intollerant, is coming over and staying for a few days. So I;m wondering how to create this specialty for her. I would really love to bake one of my signature dishes for her as I haven't seen her in years!

New Menu

2010-11-02T06:18:00.000-07:00

Lots of New Items Added to the Menu! The Brick Oven Garlic Pizza Bread with Melted Mozzarella Cheese is Delicious! For the Health Conscious Two New Salads recently introduced : Orange Blossom + The Chef Salad with Cucumber, Red Onion Rings, Grilled Chicken Breasts, Crutons, Grated French Fries & Our own In House Freshly Made Secret Recipe Dressing which will leave you Tempting for more!

Halloween

2010-10-27T12:36:00.000-07:00

It's not Halloween without a spooky themed dish! We would love to hear what terrifying treats you are cooking up, and feel free to post a picture too.

And on the Halloween night: Come have fun at our favourite place! Halloween Party Oct 30!!!! Bring a dish and be dressed up for our Costume contest and lets see whos wins!!!! Kids included with their own contest! No Alcohol!!!! Gonna be some fun going on..... see you there!!! Woo Hoo!!!!!

Moong Dal

2010-10-25T06:08:00.000-07:00

Preparation & Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Servings : 2 people

Ingredients

1 cup of Moong Dal / Whole Green Gram (available at most Indian stores)
Salt to Taste
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil / Clarified Butter / Ghee
1 teaspoon of Mustard seeds
1 teaspoon of Cumin Seeds / Jeera
1 teaspoon of Ginger paste
1/2 a teaspoon of Garam Masala
1/2 a teaspoon of Black Peppercorn powder
1/2 a teaspoon of Red Chilli powder
1/2 a teaspoon of Turmeric / Haldi
1/2 a teaspoon of Asafoetida
1 teaspoon of Coriander / Cilantro powder
1 tablespoon of chopped Coriander / Cilantro leaves
2 Green Chillies, chopped

Method

Wash the dal / green gram thoroughly. Add 1 & 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 a teaspoon of turmeric / haldi. Pressure cook the dal / green gram for 3 whistles. A rice cooker can also do the job, in case you don't have a pressure cooker. Let the dal / green gram cool down for a while, once it's done. The dal / green gram should be soft when done. Heat a saucepot / deep dish to medium heat. Add the vegetable oil / clarified butter or ghee depending on your choice. Then add the asafoetida, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped green chillies and stir fry for a minute or so till the mustard seeds stops to splutter. Add the ginger paste, red chilli powder, coriander / cilantro powder, garam masala powder and saute for a minute. Add the cooked dal / green gram along with the remaining water from the cooker to the saucepot. Mix well. Add another cup of water and bring it to a boil. Sprinkle some black peppercorn powder. Once done, add salt to taste. Add a tablespoon of butter / ghee. Garnish with coriander / cilantro leaves and serve hot with roti / naan / chapathis or with steaming rice.

Cake Pops

2010-10-18T05:25:00.000-07:00

I was recently introduced to cake pops at a family function... I found a recipe and am going to try it out using spice cake with cream cheese frosting and decorate with fall colored sprinkles...this may just be the answer to all my upcoming harvest time events!

GREEN CURRY

2010-10-13T13:39:00.001-07:00

ULTIMAMENTE ANDO COM VONTADE DE CARIL MUITO CARIL, JÁ TENHO OUTRAS RECEITAS AQUI NA MANGA PARA PUBLICAR OUTRO DIA.

ESTE É BEM PICANTE, PORQUE LEVA GENGIBRE, MALAGUETA E A PASTA DE GREEN CURRY QUE JÁ DE SI PICA. MAS SUPER AROMÁTICO, E SABOROSO. PERFEITO PARA OS DIAS DE CALOR. DIZEM QUE O PICANTE TIRA O CALOR.

HOJE TINHA UM SACO ENORME COM BROTES DE SOJA, E DECIDI ARRISCAR NUM PRATO DE CARIL.