Posted in Recipes, tagged basil, parmesan, pesto, sauce on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Makes about 1 cup sauce
Ingredients:
3 cups fresh basil leaves
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
2/3 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup walnuts (or pine nuts or almonds)
2 tablespoon crushed garlic
salt to taste
Method:
Blend everything together until a fine paste.
Bon appetit!
Notes:
This is the perfect consistency for mixing with pasta
If you want a creamy pesto [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged apple, crisp, crumble, dessert on April 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
Filling:
4 cups sliced apples (tart apples work well)
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 cup water
Crumble topping:
1 cup sugar (or 1/2 white and 1/2 brown sugar)
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter (4oz)
Method:
Preheat oven to 220C. Grease the base of 8” pie dish with butter. Add apples.
Add cinnamon powder to apples. Toss to coat evenly. [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged cheese, chicken, spinach, stuffed on April 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Serves: 3
Prep time: 30min
Ingredients:
1 small onion
3-4 cloves garlic
2 cups fresh spinach
1/4 cup feta cheese
1/4 cup mozarella cheese
3 chicken breast halves
2 Tblsp butter
Salt & pepper to taste
Method:
Sautee a small onion and 3-4 cloves garlic in 1 tablespoon butter.
Add ~2 cups fresh chopped spinach and cook for a few minutes until wilted. Add 1/2 tsp [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged bell pepper, carrots, celery, chicken, Chinese, ginger, stir fry on February 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Serves: 2 large (3 medium) portions
Ingredients:
1 chicken breast
2 tblsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp black pepper
1″ strip of ginger
1 carrot
1 bell pepper
1 stalk celery
2-3 spring onions
2 tblsp oil
Method:
Cut chicken into 1″ strips.
Marinade chicken with soy sauce and black [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged celery, pigweed, potatoes, purslane, regla, salad on February 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Portions: 3-4
Ingredients:
1 lb (500 g) potatoes
1 cup purslane leaves (regla), washed and finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely diced
1 spring onion, finely chopped
2 tblsp mayonnaise
2 tblsp yoghurt
1/4 tsp salt
Instructions:
Peel, wash and quarter potatoes; boil in salted water
Drain and mash roughly with [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged butter, halibut, lemon butter, pan fried, pepper, salt on February 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Portions: 2 large (or 3 small)
Ingredients:
1 lb halibut filets
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp regular black pepper
1/2 cup flour for dusting
4 tblsp butter for frying
Juice of 1/2 large lemon
Method:
Wash fish and pat dry excess water
Sprinkle generously with freshly ground black [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged garlic, Recipes, techniques on January 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Roasted garlic is a great addition to many (ANY) dish. The simplest way is to make it yourself.
1. Take as many bulbs of garlic as you need. Chop off the top and drizzle a spoon of olive oil on top of each.
2. Wrap in aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 45-60 min [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged celery, leek, recipe, soup, welsh on January 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I came across this recipe on an online recipe group some 8 years ago. It is now a family favorite and has been passed around several times.
Servings: 4-6
Cooking Time: Prep Time: 25 minutes, Cook Time: 90 minutes
1 pound Leeks
4 Tablespoons Butter
2 stalks Celery, diced
1 large Onion, diced [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged bread, dinner rolls, recipe on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I first found this recipe with the instruction manual of our bread-machine. It’s much loved by all every time I have made it. The recipe has been modified for traditional baking.
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup water
2 eggs
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp salt
4 cups [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged arm exercise, egg roll wrappers, macgyver on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Q. What happens after surfing through food web sites featuring food from Singapore?
A. You become instantly hungry for egg rolls
Q. What do you do if there are no egg roll wrappers at home?
A. You make them from scratch of course- assuming your arms are in need of MEGA exercise or you want an all-natural meal [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged aloo, potato on December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
1 onion
1 tsp whole cumin seed
1/2 kg potatoes
1/4 tsp tumeric powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1 cup water
Fry 1 onion in saucepan until golden brown with 1 tsp whole cumin seed.
Peel and cube 1/2 kg (about 1lb) of potatoes.
Add potatoes to the [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged bhindi, okra on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1 onion
1/2 tsp whole cumin seed
1 tomato, chopped
250g okra, chopped
1/4 tsp tumeric powder
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ginger paste
1/4 tsp garlic paste
1/4 tsp cumin powder
Brown 1 onion in saucepan with 1/2 tsp whole cumin seed.
Add 1 chopped tomato.
Add 8 oz /0.5 [...]
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