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This is a repost from within the latest Petitchef newsletter that highlight a few of the Indonesian ingredients we stock: agar agar and gula palm sugar. I love the beautiful designs in desserts from lapis cakes and sarawak cakes which are ofter color

Just the other day, I suddenly remembered that we are approaching that wonderful time of the year when the markets are flooded with some amazing and fresh fruits and vegetables. The first fruit that came in my mind was Oranges and I had a sudden strong cr

I could not have asked for a better Easter Sunday! We slept in late, attended a wonderful Easter Service. The first Driscoll Berries of the season are surfacing, and they were on sale for a phenomenal price ($5.88 for four baskets). Tip: I like t

Strozzapreti is translated as "priest choker." The legend has it that the priests of Emilia-Romagna and surrounding regions enjoyed the long pasta so much that they choked while eating it. I can certainly understand eating Strozzapreti quickly as it is

Strawberries... beautiful, red, juicy and sweet little gems... I love them so. I live in the Salinas Valley (California) where Driscoll berries grow in fields that are part of my daily commute. My local farm stand, "The Farm", grows their own organi

Ingredients Boiled eggs( de-shelled)-6 Onion large( minced)-1 Tomato large( finely chopped)-1 Curry leaves-few Coriander leaves-1/4cup Mint leaves-1/4cup Red chilli powder-1 1/2tsp Coriander powder-1tbsp Garam masala-1tsp Sal

Since I m not too familiar with Filipino cuisine, I thought it would be nice to try something out of our norm. Daniel s friend Larry has a great recipe for Chicken Adobo and he shared it with us, which turned out to be much easier than it sounds! The best

palak corn recipe spinach and sweet corn is one of my favorite combination. the sweetness of the corn goes very well with the slight bland taste of spinach or palak i always end up adding these two in pasta, rice and in veggie bakes. this palak corn

I?ve had the best Japanese experience in Manila just this month! After talking much good stuff about Seryna, I feel I have yet to taste a lot of Japanese foods in the Philippines before actually saying that it?s the best. Although Seryna is really good, p

We Gujarati peoples are very fond of Farsan - snacks. And Khandvi is a very interesting and healthy snack made from gram flour - chana no lot (besan). In earlier recipe we made khandvi in microwave . It is easy to cook khandvi in microwave, then cooking

This was months ago that Srivalli had discussed with Alka and set the challenge for the members. The recipe was from Simply Sindhi Recipes . They had all tried it for Deepavali. By then I had just relocated to Lagos and was cooking

I'm always intrigued when I flip through a cookbook and find a childhood treat that's been reinvented by a chef. That was definitely the case when I came across this recipe for rice krispie treats in Joanne Chang's Flour . Of all the numerous desserts

Just got a packet of fresh sweet corn from the store and wanted to cook up a new recipe with it! Was googling to find a sweet corn paratha recipe but all the recipes which I found, the sweet corn was ground and either mixed with the flour or used as a stu

When I was blog hopping last week, my attention was caught by a recipe that I found on one of the blogs I recently discovered, Jenn Valmonte's " I Live To Eat ". Jenn is also a Filipina Foodie who shares her food trips and other related food articles o

Quite often we look to make simple and easy vegetable dishes. With the sweltering heat nobody wants to stay long in the kitchen. The need of the hour is quick and easy recipes to please our palate. Lunch/Dinner gets interesting with the various permutat

Rainy season is already started. “Baahar barish ho rahi hain aur office se aane ke baad ek cup chai ke saath kuch pakode ho jaye….” This comes almost everyone’s mind. But in this season I am going to give you some traditional fritters from Maharashtria

Its Christmas and I am with family in Allahabad. For days together, me and Vishal have been shopping for gifts in Kolkata trying to find suitable ones for each and everyone. The run down to Christmas has been so much fun. Very sadly, the only person not w

Ingredients: * 1 cup Split mustard seeds , * 250 gms Green thick chilies ( Jalapeno pepper ), * 1 tbsp Split fenugreek seeds, * 1 tsp Turmeric powder , * 2 tbsp Oil, * 3 tbsp Lemon juice or 2 tbsp Vinegar, * 1 tsp Asafoetida powder,

(Photo "Soupie" or Soppressata during the "first hanging." The meat is already starting to shrink and change color; the meat hangs in this manner for one week. Courtesy of Matt Scicchitano) In Calabria, the salumi sopressata ( see my guide to salumi

Like the ?tortang alimasag? , another simple yet satisfying Filipino dish using egg and eggplant is ?tortang talong? or eggplant omelet or more appropriate, eggplant frittata. It is a very common course, usually for breakfast but goes very well as side d

Quiche has become a regular in our home. I made one with leftover ham and spinach last weekend. It is very easy to make quiche with almost any ingredients you have inside your refrigerator especially leftovers like bacon, broccoli, leeks, mushrooms, onion

For those who have ever been to Nobu Restaurant, you might ve seen the Black Cod with Miso on the menu. Chef Nobu Matsuhisa is famous for this recipe, which has been cloned by restaurants all over the country. We got the opportunity to have this classic d

Imagine if all plants were edible; maybe then no one would go hungry. I was recently introduced to a plant that grows freely around the area where I live and whose leaves are edible. The plant is called Talinum which is a genus of herbaceous succulen

Bo Naung Xa - Vietnamese Beef Skewers These traditional lemon grass marinated beef skewers are common in any Vietnamese gathering. Even the road side vendors in Saigon sell these tasty morsels along with a special dipping sauce called Nuoc Cham. These be