Tag: recipe
Sea urchin spaghettini
Sea urchin spaghetti has always been a popular item in Japan, normally served in quasi-Italian restaurants or cafes (along with Mentaiko spaghetti, a kind or smelt roe). I’ve often raved repeatedly about Blue Marlin restaurant in LA which serves amazing uni (sea urchin in Japanese) spaghetti, with...
Christmas Roast Turkey
There’s nothing more festive than a roast turkey for Christmas, shared with friends and family. Roasting a turkey may seem to be a daunting task but don’t let the silly giant bird intimidate you! In fact, I always like to make a turkey simply because it is low maintenance, and the long cooking...
Beef and red wine casserole
On a cold winter’s night, nothing is more simple and warming than a casserole. Although the cooking time is over 1 hour, the preparation takes only 10 minutes – once it is in the oven you don’t have to watch it. I prefer to use a more flavourful cut of beef such as an oyster blade....
Baby Barramundi En Papillote
With sage and garlic herb butter, lemon and dutch cream potato
We all love a home-cooked meal, but many of us tend to get lazy because of the washing up. This recipe is a favorite of mine, simply because it requires minimal cleaning up to do, especially after a long day at the office.
I’m very...
Stracchino Pizza – first attempt
My first attempt, using this recipe for a pizza base. It was mediocre, since I used regular plain flour. I think I will attempt this again with Italian Tipo ‘00’ flour next time as I wasn’t happy with the amount of “stretched” gluten even with the right amount of kneading.
Stracchino...
My variation of Borscht
“Hot borscht, the kind most popular in the majority of cultures is a hearty soup with many common optional ingredients, depending on the cuisine, including various vegetables (beans, cabbage, carrots, cucumber, potatoes, onions, or tomatoes), mushrooms, and meats (chicken, pork, or beef). It is...
Corn Fritters & Cupcakes
So you wake up on a Saturday morning with pangs of hunger. There’s nothing in the fridge apart from an (almost rotten) avocado, bits of frozen corn, a slice of old bacon and one egg. Nope. There wasn’t much in the wallet either (I forgot to get my tips this week again!).
So naturally –...
Healthy Dumplings
Call them what you like: Dumplings, gow-gees, pot stickers, gyozas… to me, the word dumpling is a generalization of food encased in a rolled out dough or pastry sheet… and exists most popular in Italian (Ravioli), Japanese (Gyoza), Chinese (Jiao zi), or Jewish (Kreplach aka Jewish wonton)
While...
“THERE’S NO ONE TO TAKE CARE OF ME” GET WELL SOUP
“THERE’S NO ONE TO TAKE CARE OF ME” GET WELL SOUP
I don’t mean to brag, but I really did make the BEST soup ever last night. I bought all my ingredients from an Organic Store, so it was NOT cheap. Everything added up to just under $20. The reason behind using all the prepackaged...
