Deep, herbal, smoky and unapologetically tendon-forward, this Hmong beef tendon soup opened the door to a cuisine I had never explored before. Hmong beef tendon soup with smoked brisket, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and banana blossom. As most of you already know, I love beef tendon. That texture: soft,...
Chicken Castanets is a Filipino recipe prepared with pan seared marinated chicken cooked with chorizo, carrots, mushrooms and tomatoes. When you have a food blog, you follow other food blogs to get new ideas and basically try their recipes as well. These recipes sometimes are just OK but there are...
One of the best things about squid is that it can be cooked really quick which means you can have a dish prepared in no time. This dish that I adapted from Jamie Oliver is one good example of it, using canned butterbeans and fresh squid you have a really...
After I saw this recipe at Jamie Oliver’s site I told myself I will making it someday, well that did not happen as my wife made it first before I did. It’s quite a straightforward recipe where you just place a browned whole chicken in a snug fitting oven safe...
Before discovering this from Bon Appetit I never had imagined combining all of these in one plate unless they are from different dishes on a buffet. For me it’s such an odd combination but it works specially when served on a lunch time in a hot summer day served with...
Sugar and Spice Salmon is a dish of lightly coated flash fried salmon served with quickly pickled capsicums on a sweet sour savoury sauce made out of sake, vinegar, soy sauce and sugar. It’s a very delicate dish with fresh tasting notes, perfect with a bowl of rice served on a hot...
Making this Creamy Chicken with Asparagus & Tarragon iis quite simple, you just need to sauté them and simmer in chicken stock until cooked. Original recipe serves it with potatoes, I added roasted cauliflower to the equation as I thought it was a good match for this dish as well....
This Galician Pork and Vegetable Stew captures most of the elements are true to what Galician cuisine has to offer except for the seafood part as this adaptation from Bon Apetit is made out of different meats and potatoes. It’s a very good hearty dish, all in one meal that...
Chicken and Vegetable Miso Soup is a meal on its own complete with chicken, mushrooms, vegetables and even avocadoes but there’s no stopping you to enjoy it with some soba noodles or even rice on the side. I cannot believe how delicious this soup is, I just saw this in...
This Halloumi Courgette & Herb Cake is a simple mix of courgettes, carrots and halloumi and trust me they work well together, the courgettes gives it a nice slimy texture, the cheese gives it a robust flavour and the carrots give it some sweetness and the combination is just phenomenal....
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