A Perfect Classic Sponge Cake

Posted by admin | Other recipes | Wednesday 14 April 2010 17:08

You’ve probably heard it before. Maybe you’ve said it to yourself about sponge cakes: “My cake didn’t rise a bit. It was one big gooey mess. Dense and tasteless. It rose in the oven only to fall flat as soon as I took it out. I’ll never bake another sponge cake again, never ever!” Sounds familiar? ...

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Classic Frozen Cheesecake Recipe

Posted by admin | Other recipes | Sunday 11 April 2010 11:08

I can’t remember my husband’s mobile phone number but I can with clarity remember the first time I had frozen cheesecake. It was 35 years ago. I remember where I was and whom I was with. The details are so sharp they could have happened yesterday. I was in Norway, so this frozen dessert was not ...

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Wheat Berry Salad with Roasted Vegetables

Posted by admin | Other recipes | Thursday 8 April 2010 11:16

The inspiration for this salad comes from kisir, my favorite Turkish salad, made of bulgur, fresh vegetables and lots of fresh herbs. In my salad, I roasted the vegetables and tossed them with cooked wheat berries and lots of fresh herbs. A splash of olive oil, lemon juice and pomegranate paste  and you will not ...

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Adiós Pet

Posted by admin | Other recipes | Wednesday 7 April 2010 3:04

I recently took a call from a food business that wanted to know if I would take a few samples to cook with. It took all of a millisecond to make that decision. Orce Serrano Hams are a very special cured meat business based in Orce, Andalucia. But rather than them being Spanish born and bred, ...

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Peking Hot and Sour Soup Recipe

Posted by admin | Other recipes | Tuesday 6 April 2010 4:04

For many of us in northern climates, it’s been a long, hard winter. Now we have welcomed Easter as a first sign of spring. My husband and I had a great time this weekend together with friends and family, eating traditional Easter foods, such as eggs, herring, candies, and chocolates, of course. But now my ...

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Rellenong Bangus (Stuffed Milkfish)

Posted by admin | Other recipes | Friday 2 April 2010 13:04

Dagupan City once promoted 100 ways to cook Bangus but for me the best Bangus dish is still Rellenong Bangus (or Relyenong Bangus)> Here’s the recipe I use. Ingredients I medium sized Bangus (more or less 800 gramns) 1 Tablespoon soy sauce 3 teaspoons Calamansi juice 1/8 teaspoon Pepper Dash of Salt 1/4 cup water 2 Tablespoons cooking oil 2 cloves, crushed gralic 1 onion, ...

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Turkish Sesame Ring (Simit)

Posted by admin | Other recipes | Thursday 1 April 2010 18:20

If you ask a Turk living away from Turkey to name 5 foods items he or she misses the most, chances one of them will be simit. M. would also add cheese and tea to go with it. Simit is a popular street food - a crispy and chewy twisted ring studded with sesame seeds all ...

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