Tag: black pepper
Italian Cabbage Salad
I do love a good Italian cabbage salad - more refined than a coleslaw and more punchy than your diet-friendly green salad; when laid on top of a thin bed of San Daniele prosciutto and mixed with reggiano, it definitely gives an instant wow factor (and cholesterol) to the start of your meal.
I prefer...
Lobster – three simple recipes
The Sydney fish markets had beautiful lobsters selling for $20 each. So we bought five of them – excessive much? Contrary to the current economic downturn, lobsters (actually they’re crayfish here) have been breeding like crazy – lowering the price of the usually expensive shellfish....
Endives, boquerones, and other TV snacks
Better than a packet of potato chips!
Boquerones are Spanish styled marinated white anchovy fillets which are a lot less pungent than regular anchovy with a citrus, vinegared taste. Serve on a fresh red endive leaf, with half a grape tomato, baby basil, and a paper thin slice of garlic and drizzled with...
Bistecca al la Fiorentina
Simple, quick and easy!
Cooking Time Prep time 5 mins, cook 10 mins (plus resting – you can prepare the salad while the beef rests)
2 (700gm) T-bone steak
2 sprigs of rosemary
extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
Cherry Tomatoes, halved
2 cloves of garlic
½ bunch of baby rocket (arugola)
2...
Jap Chae
Thanks for all your votes! A extra year’s worth of premium means an extra year’s worth of food porn and recipes, thanks to Yosho.
I’ll endeavour to keep this blog going for all you foodies out there, for those you like to cook, as much as for those who just like to eat!
Much love x
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Mushroom on toast
I’m always stuck for ideas of what to eat in the office in the mornings. It doesn’t really get past toast or cereal, as the appliances are limited in an office kitchenette.
This is something you can prepare the night before, if you can be bothered. (In my case, I just had a lot of spare mushrooms...
Brainstorm
As much as I would love to do the maple syrup diet – which was my favorite out of everyone’s fad diet inputs; it is a liquid only diet, and there is was reason why Beyonce was paid millions to do it. A mixture of maple syrup, lemon juice and pepper with water is not something I can drink...
