On my last trip to New York I stumbled upon a book called Cakes and Loaves by Ilona Chovancova. It’s been seven months since I managed to use a recipe from it! I remembered the other day that the book had a basic savoury cake recipe that I wanted to share for The Cooking Basics [...]
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The Cooking Basics: Savoury Cakes (Bacon, Carrot and Cheese Cake)
Posted in Bake, tagged bacon, basic cake, cake, carrot, cheese, food, recipe, savoury on November 30, 2010 | 41 Comments »
Fettuccine alla Carbonara & Book Review of Family Italian by John Lanzafame (and Mum)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged carbonaea, cookbook, family italian, fettuccine, italian, john lanzafame, pasta on November 23, 2010 | 30 Comments »
When I was a child, I dreamt of being adopted by an Italian family. I loved their accents, the way they sounded like they were shouting at everything when in fact they were carrying on a normal conversation, I loved how they always called me Bella and of course, their food. Fast forward to my [...]
Philippine Style Stuffed Crab (Rellenong Alimasag) for Kulinarya Cooking Club
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alimasag, Christmas, crab, filipino food, kulinarya, philippine cuisine, recipe, relleno, stuffed crab on November 21, 2010 | 28 Comments »
One of the greatest food writers in the Philippines was a lady by the name of Doreen Fernandez. When I was in the Philippines I took for granted her contributions to our cuisine and so I rarely paid any attention to her works which was a pity since I have been crazy looking for some [...]
Coconut Custard (Kaya Jam)
Posted in Cook, Thermomix, tagged asian, coconut, coconut milk, custard, food, jam, kaya jam, recipe, thermomix on November 16, 2010 | 39 Comments »
“Are you trying to kill me?” My husband asked as I put a plate infront of him. “Ha! Not yet.” I told him. “I have get some life insurance on you first!” The reason for his outburst was because infront of him was this toast, slathered with a caramelized coconut custard and a considerable amount [...]
Missing…Chorizo Croquetas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chorizo, chorizo croquettes, croquetas, fried, spanish, tapas on November 14, 2010 | 39 Comments »
The other day, as I do every morning, I took my two labradors for a walk. Nothing out of the ordinary except I had overslept and had less time to walk them and get ready for work. I knew I had to rush. So we went to a park that was 10 minutes away and [...]
The Emperor of All Sauces: XO Sauce
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cantonese, chili, chinese, dried prawns, dried scallops, hong kong, pastes, relish, sauces, XO, XO Sauce on November 10, 2010 | 24 Comments »
Hong Kong ranks up there among my favourite cities. I love it’s vibrance, diversity and the fact that I can indulge in two of my favourite hobbies when I’m there. Food and shopping. I love that the malls close at 10 pm and that they take their sales very seriously (nothing perks me up [...]
Movida’s Braised Beef Cheek in Pedro Ximenez on Cauliflower Puree
Posted in Book Reviews, Cook, Eat, tagged beef, braised dishes, cauliflower puree, melbourne, movida, pedro ximenez, spanish on November 8, 2010 | 45 Comments »
Patience has never been my strong point. When I want things done, I want it straight away and a few years ago I realized my husband just doesn’t work on the same time zone as I do. Every Monday night I used to ask “Can you take the trash out?” “Yes.” He would reply. Five [...]
The Cooking Basics: Biscuits (Bacon & Cheese)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bacon, baking, biscuit, cheese, food, michael ruhlman, ratio, recipes, savoury, scones on November 4, 2010 | 26 Comments »
As part of “The Cooking Basics” series, I thought I’d share with you one of the books I consider to be an invaluable resource for creating your own recipes. Michael Ruhlman’s “Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking” is slowly turning out to be pretty handy in the kitchen. Essentially, the author [...]
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