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My husband loves tuna salad. Mainly because it s good and he can claim that he has eaten fish. Okay. He makes sandwiches with lettuce and tomatoes on visibly charcoaled toast; chaque un a son gout. I m posting this for him because he said he made s

Farfel comes from the Middle High German word varveln which means pellet-shaped pasta. It is made from matzo that is ground or cut and used in soups and other dishes. The origin of this dish can be traced back to Ashkenazi Jewish communities in German

I was on the way back to KL from Setiawan last weekend. We, being myself, my wifey, my sister, my brother-in-law Kenneth and my lovely niece Kristen, decided to stop at Pun Chun restaurant at Bidor for lunch before exiting to the highway. I tried it a f

Tom Michaels was looking forward to the days when he could relax while enjoying his bucolic farm life in Chuckey, Tennessee. He wanted to take it all in while sipping on a nice glass of wine, looking out over the rolling hills and savor some of the fruit

easy rasam recipe just plain rasam happens to be a family favorite. i just don t make rasam when we have cold but on regular days too, especially in the winters. rasam can be made in two ways with rasam powder and without rasam powder. i make thi

Much like classic Chicken Kiev, Chicken Cordon Bleu, this is stuffed chicken breast dish. Stuffing can be anything - like the Pesto Sun-dried Tomato Feta Chicken , or greens and cheese as in this recipe. Any favorite cheese would work. I had a small ch

This simple recipe for preserving malagueta peppers in oil is typically Bahian - that is, from the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. The cuisine of Bahia is often considered the most highly-developed and the most distinctive of all regional Brazilian

I am a big fan of Bethenny Frankel and have heard her sing the praises of her no butter, no egg, low fat chocolate cake but to be honest, I figured it would taste like cardboard. Out of curiosity, I decided to try it. I made 2 small changes - I used a

A few weeks back I was approached by Sophia of Chew On That to do a guest post on her blog. The subject-matter was a tea time snack and I decided to do a Malaysian favourite. Cucur Udang or Prawn Fritter is one of the all time Malaysian favourite tea-

Khandvi Chickpea Flour Rolls Khandvi is a famous traditional Gujarati dish. In India, the state of Gujarat is very famous for its delicacies. This is one of the so called delicacies. It requires practice and speed to roll it. My kids use to call it "

Kewra Jal or Screwpine water is used to flavor a lot indian curries, biryanis ,drinks and desserts particularly those which are milk based.It is also used in lot of indian sweets made out of squashes and dried milk.Drinks prepared with Kewra are said

This is a healthy dish that is not only filling and satisfying, but it is heart healthy! Quinoa is an amazing grain packed full of protein. Serve this as a side or feature it as a main dish. Serves 6-8 3 cups cooked Quinoa 1/3 cup t

I am a huge fan of roast beef sandwiches. I prefer that my roast beef is rare, while my husband prefers medium. Either way, a fresh sourdough roll with mayo and deli mustard, Swiss cheese and sweet pickles is my winning formula. The problem is finding go

This sponge cake is modified version of my early banana sponge cake . This time I omit the banana and replace with cream cheese. It turns out very good! Just like banana sponge cake, soft and fluffy. Ingredients: (A) 75g light brown suga

Last week there wasn’t much happening in my kitchen due to sudden rush of work at office. As a result it felt as if suddenly somebody had opened the gates of flood …..cooked so much that my husband just reminded that it’s only both us here to eat.

I recently made siopao (steamed pork buns), my 2nd time to make them from scratch. I didn t even realize it s been well over a year since the first time I tried my hand at siopao making. So how did my 2nd attempt go? I d say better than the first but

Ingredients: - Moong dal (pesarapappu) - 1 cup Dry Red chili - 4 -5 whole( Depends upon spice u eat) Coriander seeds whole - 1/2 tbsp Hing- A pinch Zeera - 1/2 tbsp Salt To Taste Procedure:- 1-First add all the ingredients in a pan and fr

In my house, invariably,desserts were only made on festivals when store bought sweets did not qualify pure enough to be offered to God as prasad [offerings].Simple things like rice pudding, seviyan or at the most ladoos [sweet flour balls].On festi

Gluten/Dairy/Soy Free "Clif" Granola Bars I've been looking for a healthy protein/granola bar in the local supermarkets that is free of gluten, casein, soy, and oats. This has proven to be quite a challenge. Most granola bars contain oats, and protei

I love rava dosa and that was the main reason I tried oats dosa in that style. I still am not very confident in making rava dosa because of the spreading method so was skeptical about this oats dosa but to my surprise, it came out very well after trying w

Living on the Central Coast of California, our change of seasons happens in a very subtle way. Ground snow doesn't happen in my part of California. Instead, our golden hills begin to show signs of life again with patches of bright green grass. In our b

One of the beauties of living in Hong Kong....apart from... - HK$10 wonton noodle - Coffee shop whole day breakfasts - In some places, food being smashed on your table delivered to you within seconds after you uttered your orders - HK$18 BBQ pork lunch

Let?s have a history lesson. I was always a good student. I was one of those kids that did well in almost every subject (notice I said almost?numbers still elude me). But numbers aside, history was/is particularly delicious to me. Cooking has an

The core idea of the Indian Cooking Challenge is to find traditional recipes from all over India and try them. Thus this challenge has seen sweets, savoury dishes curries and more. This month Suruttai poli/suruttu poli was the sweet attempted. Sr