Tuesday 31 December 2013

Thank You | Happy New Year | 2014

Happy New Year Folks! Here is wishing you all a wonderful and fantastic year ahead. I know I am looking forward to delving in with great expectations.
Its been just over 3 months since I commenced my journey within the blogosphere, and its been 3 months of sheer delight.




When I started, I never thought anyone would be interested in what I had to say or offer - not in a self doubting sort of way - but seeing as there are countless other creative and experienced bloggers out there.
Personally, 2013 was a mixed baggage for me, but as they say "In everything give thanks". I am thankful for every single experience and the lessons learned throughout the year.

Saturday 28 December 2013

Christmas Dinner 2013

Wow! It feels like I have been gone for about a minute.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas? I know I did! It was definitely time well spent with family and friends.
Being Christmas, the food was the absolute highlight. Amazing! This year the decision was made to veer off from the mainstream.The food this year was a reflection of  heritage and culture, which will be familiar to a select demographic of readers, but a new terrain for many others.

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Fried Rice, Seafood Salad, Moi-Moi & Stewed Chicken & Beef

Saturday 21 December 2013

Baking:: Raspberry Liqueur Chocolatey Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Well today is winter solstice and more importantly 4 more sleeps to Christmas; So still keeping in the spirit of my association of all things chocolate with Christmas, this is my signature take on Chocolate Chip Cookies with some life in it ☺.

Wednesday 18 December 2013

Baking:: Rustic Chocolate Dipped Coconut Cookies


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Choco-Coconut Cookies
In the current season of all things Christmassy, I decided to add an extra twist to one of my previous and recent recipe.
There are some ingredients that I personally believe have the ability to just bring foods up to date and in line with the seasons.

Saturday 14 December 2013

A Classic Meaty Lasagne (Using Home Made Ground Beef)

So as promised from my last post, this recipe - even though a known classic - shows one of the things that becomes of my Home Made Ground Meat
Lasagnes are always a favourite with me, but is even better if you take the time to "add some life" into one of the main key ingredients; in this case the meat. Apart from that the rest of this recipe is similar to your basic lasagnes, but for me this particular recipe has undergone various fine-tuning over time to arrive at. 

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Wednesday 11 December 2013

Home Made Ground Meat (Beef)

Remember last summer's horse meat scandal - #Horsemeatgate #FoodFraud? Well I certainly can't forget! The memory has been permanently etched into my brain. Being an adventurous (foodie) soul, I personally don't have any problem legally/ethically trying out horse meat, but I do reserve the right to know what I am eating with the assurance that any horse meat that lands in my plate is bred solely for eating (apparently some of the horse meat from the summer scandal were from slaughtered race horses which contained with the steroid - phenylbutazone).
Anyway, this has now geared me to make my own minced meat mix; in which I have incorporated some interesting ingredients. This I now use in my sauces, lasagne, pasta bake etc. and the taste just never gets old.
In my next post, I intend to share a recipe using this very special ingredient.

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Meatballs with a Twist

Saturday 7 December 2013

Creamy Celery and Stilton Soup

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Celery and Stilton Soup

For the last couple of days I have been battling with a bit of the sniffles. It is alot better now but in addition to the loss of appetite the worst symptom for me is the sore throat.

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Baking:: Easy and Quick Corn Bread


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Corn Bread
Savoury breads are always a feature in my kitchen. I have already shared the recipe of one of my savouries - the Cheesy Sun-dried Tomatoes Bread a while back so I thought it was about time to share another particular favourite. Corn Bread!!!