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  • Italian Semolina Lemon Cookies

    Italian Semolina Lemon Cookies

    This is one of my most favorite cookies recipe, golden and buttery with a beautiful coarse texture from rich semolina flour. The freshness from the lemon and the added texture from the semolina makes for a perfect pairing. The jam or dried cranberries center is completely optional but makes for cute looking cookies. Yield – About 24 Read more

  • Fried Tofu (Agedashi Tofu)

    Fried Tofu (Agedashi Tofu)

    Lightly fried tofu with an airy crunch with a flavorful umami sauce. Agedashi Tofu is a Japanese meal of crisp deep-fried tofu served in a dashi sauce with green onions and grated radish and ginger. Served piping hot, agedashi tofu is arguably one of the most amazing tofu dishes one can ever have! This recipe serves Read more

  • Steamed fish (Pickerel) with soy ginger cilantro sauce

    Steamed fish (Pickerel) with soy ginger cilantro sauce

    Steamed fish is a perfect healthy, light and easy meal. You can have this alone or with some rice or couscous to soak up all the sauce. Ingredients Method 1. Clean and dress fish. 2. Grate ginger and mince garlic. 3. In a bowl, mix the chopped cilantro, sesame oil, sugar, soy, ginger, garlic, lime Read more

  • Beef Momos with Charred Spicy Tomato Sauce

    Beef Momos with Charred Spicy Tomato Sauce

    Beef momos are steamed dumplings from Tibet. Momos are made with a thin dough, that’s filled with a mixture of finely chopped vegetables and often minced meat such as beef, chicken or lamb. They are are worth all the effort especially paired with this cilantro and mint spicy charred tomato sauce. Ingredients Filling Sauce Method 1. Mix Read more

  • Sea bream and baked potatoes

    Sea bream and baked potatoes

    Easy and healthy recipe of oven baked potatoes and herb filled fish. You can use a sea bream, red snapper or any other fish of your choice. Slice potatoes evenly and arrange in a single layer on the pan while baking to ensure they cook evenly. It makes for delicious golden brown, slightly crispy and Read more

  • Lamb persillé with polenta and mushroom sauce

    Lamb persillé with polenta and mushroom sauce

    This classic roasted rack of lamb persillade recipe is crusted in fresh herbs and garlic and breadcrumbs for a delightful and elegant main entrée. It yields tender, rosy meat and a beautifully browned crust flavored with herbs. Rich, creamy Gorgonzola Polenta, and is perfect for soaking up flavors from the mushroom sauce. Rack of lamb Ingredients  Method  1. Read more

  • Squash gnocchi with ricotta lemon sage sauce

    Squash gnocchi with ricotta lemon sage sauce

    Weekends are for making gnocchi! This pillowy Squash Gnocchi is made from scratch using simple ingredients, then tossed in a creamy ricotta sage sauce and topped with lemon zest and smoked chicken. The ultimate comfort food. Ingredients Gnocchi Sauce Method 1. Preheat oven 350F (180C) 2. Place squash in roasting pan and roast in their skins until tender Read more

  • Sticky Chelsea Buns 

    Sticky Chelsea Buns 

    Chelsea buns almost like cinnamon rolls except instead of the cream cheese glaze, you have a stick, toffee like buttery malt glaze. Ingredients  Dough  Filling  Glaze  Method  1. Mix together the water and yeast in a mixing bowl. Sift together the bread flour and pastry flour on top of the yeast slurry. Add the sugar, Read more

  • Pizza Napoletana ( Neapolitan Pizza )

    Pizza Napoletana ( Neapolitan Pizza )

    Neapolitan pizza is Naples-style pizza, made with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese, also with basil, oregano and olive oil as toppings. The pizza crust is thin and so light. Ingredients  Method  1. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in some of the water. Add the remaining water, flour and salt and mix until it comes Read more

  • Québec-Style Tourtière 

    Québec-Style Tourtière 

    Tourtière is a French Canadian meat pie dish originating from the province of Quebec. This pie crust is made with shortening as it makes for a more flaky pastry but you can also use butter. This recipe makes for one pie. Pie Pastry  Ingredients  300g  all-purpose flour  3g  salt  150g  shortening  110 g  water, ice Read more

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