I had a thousand emotions when I found out that I was expecting for the first time. After the overwhelming rush of surprise, anxiety, elation et cetera passed, my next thought was, I had to knit something for my baby. And despite my procrastination and usual inability to complete projects, I am proud to say that…
Patty 400g salmon, 3/4 blended smooth, 1/4 cut into chunks 1/2 cup bread crumbs sea salt pepper 5 sprigs dill 1 big squeeze lemon 6 cornichons chopped For aioli 1/3 cup Mayo juice from half lemon 10 sprigs dill 6 cornichons chopped pepper Burger buns, toasted Lettuce Tomato Form patty, refrigerate until dinner time To…
Breakfast / Dinner / Party food / Western
A lazy lunch for a lazy Sunday. Washed down with a lazily written blogpost. Toasted ciabatta 2 avocados, halved, scooped and sprinkled with sea salt & pepper Smashed Avocado flesh, shrimp, sweet corn, lemon, sea salt, pepper Fill and add dash of paprika
I’m in a cooking rut. I’m sick of the spaghetti, tomato sauce, beef mince, chicken dishes. My shopping basket has been so monotonous, the supermarket clerk could say, “hey Jean, the usual?” So I decided to pick up salmon and leeks, the latter of which I’ve never cooked with before, and a spark of inspiration…
I can’t be bothered to write a recipe for this one. Just use your favourite meatball recipe, then grab a big hunk of meatball mixture, push a cube of raclette cheese into it and roll into a ball. Grill the meatballs on extra high (220-240C) to ensure that meat shell browns and hardens before the…
I had 4 balls of white DK Angora yarn in my stash and 1 ball in plum that was missing its labels so I had to save it from falling into the pit of total-yarn-abadonment. So I doubled them up to knit up a super quick and super warm beanie. This is a bottom of…
Forget all those ridiculous omelettes in a muffin tin recipes you’ve been seeing all over Pinterest. A hunk of not-too-sweet, not-too-tart cake shoved in your mouth as you’re running out of the door is the best breakfast-on-the-go I can think of. So in effort to reduce food waste, I rescued the last lemon sitting at…
Crust: 1 1/2 cups speculoos cookies, crushed 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/3 cup unsalted butter , melted Filling: 4 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup sour cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 5 large eggs 3 tbsp cornflour Crush cookies using a blender and mix in the cinnamon and butter.…
This dish is as comforting as a hot cocoa on the couch while it is snowing outside. I just ate a big plate of this and I’m too relaxed to come up with an interesting anecdote so here’s the recipe. Ingredients 2 cups risotto rice Vegetable stock 3 handfuls sliced shiitake mushrooms 125 g brie…
Everybody loves cinnamon rolls, and so do I. But the only thing I don’t like about it is that its too decadent for breakfast. So here is a lighter version that you can eat guilt-free for breakfast. It’s great if you’re perpetually late like me, and need something that you can grab as you’re running…
Super moist. Eat hot from the oven. If you have leftovers, microwave a slice for 10 seconds before eating to get a moist, tender texture. Ingredients 3.5 bananas (I know it might seem like this recipe is very fussy to require 3.5 bananas but really, it’s only because I was hungry and ate half a…
If my father enters a grocery store, its usually for one reason only. A Sara Lee marble cake. In my opinion, it isn’t hard at all to do what Sara Lee does. This recipe is super easy and comes out super moist even after a few days. Ingredients 1.5 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder…
So the old balls and chain and I were in Athens for an overnight stopover. We had booked a room at a beautiful country house close the airport with the intention of getting a 8 hour look-see of Athens city. However that went down the drain when we arrived to a pelting thunderstorm. It had…
Beef stews. Every culture has its own version. the French has bourguinon, the Japanese have nikujaga and the Irish have this hearty dish made more scrumptious with the addition of stout. Ingredients 330ml Guinness stout 600g beef chuck 3 large carrots, cubed 3 lage stalks celery, cubed 1 medium onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced…
1 kg pork 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/3 cup honey 1/3 cup ketchup 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup Chinese rice wine 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce 2 tablespoons red food coloring 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder (optional) Mix all seasonings and marinate pork overnight. Reserve marinade and cook on the stove until thickened. Cook pork…
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