Review | Recipe | Balsamic Glazed Vegetable Meatloaf

Balsamic Glazed Vegetable Meatloaf

Apart from working on creating my own recipe development, another favourite thing of mine in the kitchen is trying out other recipes.
So I couldn't believe I pulled this off the first time round. And it was so good, I made another batch the next day.
Meatloaf, for whatever reason has always seemed to be one of those foods that I just had the idea in my head that it was just too complicated to make. That was until I came across a recipe on Google+ by Jeanette Chen - you should should check out her blog for the exact recipe - that was like a revelation!

Tastes of Nostalgia | Chicken Gizzard Kebabs

Chicken Gizzard Kebabs

Ok. I know the title says it all, but seriously, don't knock it till you've tried it. It's just like chicken feet which is very popular across a surprisingly broad demograph of cultures. You would never think that something that drab could be made to create an incredible fusion on the palate. Well the same principle applies to chicken gizzards - they can be amazing.
Well I thought since it has been a while since I last posted up a Taste of Nostalgia food, I thought I would inject some shock factor by way of return.

Baking | Quickie | Almond Walnut Brownies

Almond Walnut Brownies

Its amazing how creative I get when I am peckish. I was in one of my usual carb craving modes without really finding anything that I really wanted to snack on.
So I just dragged out all my baking stash and looked through what I had in stock. And this is what I came up.

Succulent Chicken Breasts

The first time I came up with this recipe, I wasn't really sure what I was going to end up with, but chicken being one of those ingredients that even though might seem bland in it self is quite versatile to incorporate into other ingredients to give it some life. As it turned out, it was an effort definitely worthwhile and since then, it has become a familiar dish in my kitchen. This is so easy to make. Infact it basically makes itself, with the effort going only into putting the marinade together.
The fullness of the flavours in the chicken makes this dish easy to pair with a variety of accompaniments such as rice, bread, couscous etc. You decide what works best for you.

Smoothie Run | One Week Diary - Endless Possibilities

This has been highly requested off the back of my instagram, google+ and twitter postings. I was however a little bit reluctant just because I don't consider myself to be a "health buff "and I love my food too much to treat it like a medication (apologies folks but this is just my opinion). In other words, my palate is just to adventurous to be pigeon-holed. Therefore, my relationship with food just revolves around being sensible and enjoying everything.

Spicy Lamb Tagine | Christmas Present

Tagine and Basmati Rice

Christmas now almost feels like a distant memory, and being my first one as a food blogger it seemed to make it easier - almost predictably - for family and friends to know what to treat me with by way of presents. One of such presents is what I used to conjure up this recipe - The Tagine. This was gifted to me by my Big Sis! Now I have always loved to indulge in tagines, but have never really been motivated to make it myself, because I just felt it would never turn out an epic fail. Besides it always seems to taste better when I eat out. 

Ras el Hanout

Baking:: That White Bread

Baking my own bread is now somewhat a regular thing, especially this one. Kneading the dough is a perfect tension/stress release. It was a good thing then that I decided to make this batch while binge-watching the series of Mistresses......talk about frustration on overdrive! This bread keeps so well for about a week, and even longer if frozen.

Stuffed Chicken Breasts With Mustard & White Wine Sauce

And so another year has begun and is now moving along. I am as always thankful for everything, including the weather that might otherwise dampen any mood.....good old January. As always there's food and talking about food to keep me happy.

Baking:: Strawberry Layered Brownies

Happy New Year. 2014 is finally here and I am looking forward to discovering what this year has to offer.
Well January is the time when everyone tries to get back on the health wagon after all the festivities, but I think we just have a little room to sneak this one in.
A combination of two of my favourite ingredients - strawberries and chocolate-  this is a dessert worth sharing.