A few days back there was a big sale for Scotch Fillets (Rib Eye) in several supermarkets near my place, I took that opportunity to stock up as the normal price for these ones are NZ$35.00 – 40.00 per kilogram, with the sale it was NZ$22.00 per kilogram. I think...
Miso Nikomi Udon is a type of Donabe that contains udon, chicken, kamaboko, mushroom, negi, deep fried tofu and egg served on a miso infused dashi broth. Unlike most udons where it is served on a clear broth this one is quite out of the norm since this Nagoya specialty...
Cream and bacon makes everything taste delicious, then add some umami flavours from mushrooms and parmesan, plus some seafood taste from the prawns and crunch from the courgettes then this is a no brainer sure-fire taste bud winner all you need add a pasta of your choice. A very simple...
Braised Pork Hock with Chestnuts and Mushroom is a simple dish of pork leg cuts and/or pork trotters cooked with soy sauce, garlic, chestnuts and shiitake mushrooms together with aromatic Asian spices like star anise, cinnamon and ginger. This is one of the simplest and common way of braising meats...
Another freestyle day today, now only using three main ingredients, chicken, leeks and mushroom. As simple as it gets but it definitely is a sure-fire winner. Armed with my single stalk leek and celery, plus some leftover mushroom all I need is a nice sauce to bring this to life,...
Butter, Steak and Mushroom what more can you ask for, this is the trinity of appetizers, combining them together will definitely be a sure fire hit at your dinner table. A dish that can be enjoyed as an appetizer, mains or even as cocktails to enjoy with your favourite ice-cold...
Broccolini Mushroom Stir Fry is a simple dish of stir fried broccolini and shiitake mushrooms in garlic and shallots seasoned with soy sauce, it may sound simple but this packs a lot of flavour, from the nutty broccolini, earthy shiitake and savoury soy sauce it has the most important taste...
For many months now, I am in continuous search for those lesser known Filipino dishes and in line with that search I am also reading the menus of popular Filipino restaurants just to double check if I had missed some dishes that I haven’t posted yet. After that thorough exercise...
I think if I get to choose between cream and bacon, it will be cream form me anytime because it just doesn’t make everything good, it makes everything good regardless if its savoury or sweet, with bacon your only choice is savoury with limited sweet options. Cream is good with...
Prawns and Mushrooms, this is the Filipino style surf and turf but instead of meat on the turf part we just use something earthier by using mushrooms. Gambas in the Philippines is quite popular specially as a special pulutan dish enjoyed on bars, restaurants and special occasions but what can...
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