Ingredients: 1) For Lemon Meltaways : 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon...
Ingredients: Lemon Tahini Sauce 2-3 tbsps of EVOO 1/4 cup of tahini 1/4 nutritional yeast 3 tbsps of fresh lemon juice 1 to 2 tbsps of water to achieve desired...
Ingredients: PRAWN CURRY: 550 grams prawns (1 kg of prawns yielded me this much amount after cleaning) 3 tbsp oil 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 medium onion, finely...
Ingredients: 1 head green leaf lettuce 1 head red leaf lettuce 1/2 red onion 1 english cucumber 1/2 pomelo 3/4 cup cashews dash sea salt dash fresh ground...
Ingredients: 1) Chicken Souvlaki : 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast, sliced or chunked, as you like 3 tablespoons lemon juice 3 sprigs of fresh thyme or...
In my first ?pangat? recipe, where I used pampano and trevally , I mentioned that among the best fish to cook ?pangat? or ?pinangat? is ponyfish locally called ?karalla? here in Sri Lanka and ?sapsap? in the Philippines. Ponyfishes which are also known
It there is one citrus fruit that was used in cookery and mentioned with the most number of times in this blog; it is the internationally underrated fruit and cooking ingredients called ?calamansi? or ?calamondin? and sometimes ?lemoncito? in the Philippi
Milkfish, referred to as ?Chanos chanos? in the scientific world is known in many parts of the world and called by many names such as ?vaikkaya? in Sri Lanka, "bangus" or "bangos" in the Philippines, ?sabalo? in Mexico and Spain, ?bandeng? or ?bandang? in
I was in Melbourne recently to visit my sister and her family. This would be my third trip there but it has been more than 20 years since my last visit. Surprisingly I don't think much has changed around the city unlike here in Singapore where construct
Trying to cut costs in the grocery area, I've been trying to find meals that are less expensive, and use ingredients we already have in the pantry or around the house (my spice cabinet is a testament to buying stuff for that one recipe--no more. It's rid
Sometimes I feel like the Queen of the quick meal; prep it, cook it, sauce it and serve it! Fresh ingredients that require minimal effort but result in exceptional flavor. And sometimes I like to make dinner a project. Piddling around in the kitchen
This week's SMS was chosen by Katie of Katiecakes : sweet almond cake with lemon curd and lemon mascarpone frosting - whew, that's a mouthful! It sounded great to me though so I was definitely game. Only problem? No need for a huge cake that only I
Sometimes adding a garnish can make or break the appearance of a cake. A cake can be absolutely delicious, but if it doesn't look appealing and inviting, everyone might pass on it. Which of these would you rather dig into? or Yep, de
I know, I know- The Hummingbird Bakery again ? Well, you see, I have this terrible habit of getting stuck on certain cookbooks. I tab all of the recipes that I'd like to bake and then proceed to bake, using the sliding scale of my excitement to guide me.
Being from the north, there are many things I had to learn when I moved south. The first time someone told me that they were going to "carry me" to the store I let them know in no uncertain terms that they weren't picking me up at all, let alone carrying
Lemon Sevai Busy work days call for simple dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And the past few weeks have been really busy! As a result, my family has been subjected to the Upma - Poha - Idli routine for breakfast. I have not even made it as fa
How do you tuna fish? You say: "Howzit fish?", Such a lame joke, but my children kill themselves laughing everytime they catch some unsuspected victim. We love tuna whether it is fresh or tinned. I think either way, the possibilities are endless. For me,
This has to be the most decadent and the easiest dessert that I?ve ever made. With only 3 ingredients and about 10 minutes of hands-on time, it?s hard to believe the end result could be this tasty AND the technique is almost fool-proof. When I saw this
Summer is coming. It is not exactly here yet, but with the rising temperatures and cloudless skies I can feel it on the horizon. I am ready for it this year after the unpleasantly cold winter we had. When the weather gets warm I start craving
My youngest sister dropped me a bombshell - a lemon cake for her birthday. I went "what?!?!?!" It was a challenge as I've not tried a fully frosted lemon cake. Panick sank in. Challenge sprang up. I flipped through my cakes recipe books one by one. Loo