Day 2 of Easter and what we will be posting today are Devilled eggs. Devilled eggs or eggs mimosa are hard-boiled eggs cut in half then filled with a yolk mixture made out of mayonnaise, mustard, spices and of course the yolk. Newer version now includes a different array of ingredients from garlic, wasabi, peppers, … Continue reading »
Well its Easter Monday and guess what theme will we have for this week? I think you got it; yes it would be eggs and let’s start with Scotch Eggs. Before we start, do you know why eggs are used for Easter? Well according to Christian tradition egg is the symbol of resurrection, it brings … Continue reading »
Last day of the minced meat week and for today we will be making some Shepherd’s pie. Sheperd’s pie or for others “Cottage pie”, is a type of meat pie served in a crust of mashed potatoes. Though Shepherd’s pie and Cottage pie looks synonymous due to present day usage both are different dishes. Now … Continue reading »
I know not a lot of people love raw oysters and that includes me so why I am doing this post? Well this is a good aphrodisiac and good to serve during this Valentines season, remember Casanova ate more than 50 raw oysters a day to boost his libido. But seriously speaking I never tried raw oysters, … Continue reading »
Every Christmas in our house a leg ham is a must, it like a tradition similar to turkeys in the U.S. during Thanksgiving but like my blueberry cheesecake I want to change what’s on our centrepiece this time around so I opted for a pork leg roast as I am imagining a really soft melt … Continue reading »
Fish and chips is a very popular dish that originated in the United Kingdom, now a popular take-away food in countries with English origin such as New Zealand, Australia, US, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. A deep fried fish dish which is typically made out of white fish like cod or haddock; commonly it is accompanied … Continue reading »
Chef’s Salad is a type of salad which consists of hard boiled eggs, cold cuts, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese and lettuce dressed with thousand island dressing. A salad that originated from a salad called Salmagundi which was a popular salad during the 17th century England and colonial America. A really easy salad to prepare which good for … Continue reading »
French Toast is a type of dish where pan fried bread rolled in a mixture of milk and eggs. A very old recipe which dates back to the Medieval period where old stale bread is revived by moistening it and reheating, people living those times need to use every bit of food before to feed their … Continue reading »
Peaches and Cream Cheese muffin is a type of muffin flavoured with peach and filled with a soft and warm cream cheese in the middle, this one of my favourite muffin variety. I still remember my first time trying this muffin variety and it was here in New Zealand, it was so unforgettable as every … Continue reading »
Chowder is a type of soup usually flavoured with pork fat, milk and thickened with flour. There are different types of chowder usually using seafood as the main ingredient, some of the known ones are the American Clam Chowder, The English Fish Chowder, the Irish seafood Chowder and I guess there are lots more out … Continue reading »
Lemon Cake as the name implies is a cake with a very strong lemon flavour, similar to a pound cake it is sweet, buttery and moist. This cake is also topped with a sugar lemon frosting that adds to the lovely lemon taste. My wife made this one and just saw it when I came … Continue reading »
A dish inspired from the popular sausage rolls adding a Filipino twist to the recipe. For those who do not know what a sausage roll is, it is a type of savoury pastry where sausage meat is encased in a puff pastry, it originated in United Kingdom and now a very popular food item in … Continue reading »
What is the best way to celebrate 4th of July? Celebrate it by serving an Iconic American dish the “Apple pie”, nothing gets American as this. I guess everyone would know what an Apple pie is but to further describe it, it is a fruit pie that uses Bramley or Granny Smith apples then often … Continue reading »
Chowder is a term given to a variety of seafood and vegetable based thickened soup dishes. These dishes are often milk or cream based, but there are some tomato based ones like the Manhattan clam chowder. There are two claims for the origin of this dish one is French and it is believe that the … Continue reading »
Blue cheese or bleu cheese is a type of cheese that have cultures of the mold Penicillium, where cheese is aged and the final product is spotted or veined with a distinctly blue, blue-grey or blue-green coloured mold. The characteristic flavour of blue cheeses are sharp, salty and mouldy, the molds and bacteria added to … Continue reading »
