Basil leaves :

Green Curry with Bok Choy

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I wanted to cook something green but healthy for St Patrick?s Day. Again, I found another curry recipe in the Cooking Light magazine. This time the curry is inspired in a Thai version. The dish is beautiful and tasty, check the recipe here .[...]

Chicken & Bacon Cacciatore

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Well, this recipe had mixed results in our family in that I loved it, son liked it, hubby liked it, but wouldn't go out of his way to have it again. I thought I'd post it up, on the reckoning that there's a nasty cold bug travelling[...]

Parmigiana di melanzane - or Aubergines with Mozzarella and Parmesan

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I first made this dish to accompany a roast chicken - which it did very well.  It occurred to me at the time, that it would be good with a lot of other types of meat and especially greasy types like Pork or Gammon, or types that tend[...]

Deep-fried Fish Fillets in Breadcrumbs with Basil and Lemon Mayonnaise Recipe

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With dory fillet and basil leaves in fridge, I scoured the world wide web combining these ingredients and eventually this online recipe in delicious... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full[...]

Springtime Prawn Pasta

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I have said how I want to move us along from eating heavy stews and cream-laden this that and the others - which is okay during the winter (to a certain extent), but doesn't do for spring or summer. As such, I found a recipe on[...]

Pistou - Grow your Own January 2010

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No, that's not a typo for Pesto. Pistou is apparently a Provencal dip-type thing that's made of similar ingredients to pesto and added to bean soup. I made a Provencal style bean soup last week and since I have a glut of basil leaves in my garden,[...]

Chesapeake Bay Baked Mussels with Pesto

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Ingredients: 2 pounds mussels 8 tablespoons fresh chopped basil 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil or more to taste 5 ounces fresh[...]

Thai Style Deep-fried Fish Fillet Recipe

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The heady pungent smell of Thai basil leaves and the mild flavour of dory fish make this Thai deep-fried fish fillet with basil leaves coating an exquisite Thai specialties. My eyes and ears perked... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my[...]

Chicken with Lemongrass and Asparagus Recipe

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I have a few calorie-laden staple dishes for the past few days and to alleviate this gnawing guilt, there's some internal urges from myself to adopt a healthier diet since after.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my[...]

Stir-fried Chicken and Beancurd with Crispy Ginger Shreds Recipe

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Home-cooked Stir-fried Chicken and Beancurd with Crispy Ginger Shreds With shreds of crispy gingery goodness spread on top of the dish, this reminiscent of postpartum meal I had two years ago.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my[...]