Carrots, you have to love them! They can be enjoyed raw, baked, grilled, pureed, stewed , juiced – oh yes, in cakes and so much more. They contain betacarotene and fibre. Wait - putting my science hat on, the betacarotene - is converted to vitamin A, and is attributable to healthy skin and may protect [...]
Just sitting at the computer thinking of some recipes I came across recently. This is one that has two of my favorite flavors – peanut butter and chocolate. But this isn’t any ordinary cookie, this one has a center of soft peanut butter surrounded by chocolate. If it weren’t for the telltale cracks in my [...]
My love affair with tahini and halva continues. This is another variation using a brownie batter as a base. I’ve used all kinds of toppings before – white chocolate, cream cheese etc., but don’t think I’ve done it with halva and tahini before. In any event this is a lovely Tahini, Halva and Walnut Brownie [...]
It’s here! You know it, just after the Superbowl, we have Valentine’s Day. That dreaded time of year when grown men run around like chickens with their heads cut off (no, even more than normal) in search of that perfect experience for those we love. Now having lots of excess cash around can make this [...]
It’s Superbowl weekend! Okay for those who know me well, I’m really not into the game. But, put some A-list performers like Beyonce on the half time show and well, it’s a different story. It becomes worth watching. Don’t get me wrong, I admire the athleticism but as my dad will tell you, I missed [...]
I made this for my dad’s 97th birthday. We celebrated it at his place on the weekend as it was too cold to bring him out to ours. I took the cake with us - he loved this cake!! I actually think what he really loved was the booze in the cake – hey, when [...]
Many many years ago, before we knew what nut allergies were, my mum used to make this lamb roast. She would use a bone-in leg of lamb – for best flavor, smothered in this wonderful paste that would form a crust on the roasted leg. Her choice was to grind up cashews and mix it [...]
I love recipes passed down from generation to generation. I appreciate them even more when they are shared with someone who loves to cook (like me) even if they are not part of the family. I always ask for them whenever I eat something I enjoy and always seek them out in books and on [...]
When I make Portuguese Egg Tarts, I sprinkle the puff pastry with cinnamon sugar, roll up the puff pastry, cut about 2 cm lengths and roll out to fit a muffin tin (recipe is on the site). The fist time I made them, I accidentally rolled a few pieces using too much pressure and they [...]
I often get asked if I watch the reality cooking shows on TV and really I don’t. I just find they focus more on the drama than the recipes. I miss the old cooking shows where you actually worked through recipes. There is one however that I tend to be most loyal to and that [...]
