You can cook a beef casserole in many ways but nothing beats a simple classic such as beef and bacon casserole, I guess you can’t go wrong on this one. Several months ago we dined in a buffet restaurant called Fortuna located in Sky City Auckland, I was surprised as it looks so much different … Continue reading »
Cassoulet is a slowly cooked French stew that is made out of duck legs, Toulouse sausages and haricot beans then topped with fried bread crumbs and cracklings. The name was derived from the traditional cooking pot where this dish is typically cooked. There are several varieties of this dish and the most well-known one is … Continue reading »
Pininyahang Manok (Tagalog), Gang Ped Gai Sapparot (Thai), or Chicken with Pineapple is a dish made out of chicken that is marinated in pineapple juice then cooked together with pineapple and other vegetables such as capsicums, carrots and onions. In Philippines there are 3 main variations of this dish and they vary on the sauce … Continue reading »
Macaroni and cheese or “mac and cheese” for short is a simple casserole made out of macaroni and cheese sauce. The humble origins of this simple dish started during the 14th century in England where hand cut noodles were sandwiched between a mixture of butter and cheese, it was initially called Makerouns, and then the … Continue reading »
Beef Bourguignon or Beef Burgundy a traditional French stew which is made of beef braised in red wine together with garlic, onions, bouquet garni, pearl onions and mushrooms. This dish is a popular peasant dish during 1600′s that became popular in France and was slowly refined and made into haute cuisine (dishes that are elaborately … Continue reading »
The first time I saw this recipe was from a product pamphlet in a supermarket community board, I was curious to have it a try because of the weird combination of ingredients (at least to me), I haven’t tried a Moroccan dish yet and it look like its easy to cook and prepare just saute … Continue reading »
Pork and beans as the name suggest uses pork and beans as the main ingredients. Pork and beans is very popular as a canned food today not knowing that way back in 1800′s it was a popular dish in America but there were no tomatoes nor tomato paste on the original ingredients. The tomatoes were … Continue reading »
Chicken Pastel or Pastel de Pollo in Spanish, is the Filipino version of the Chicken Pot Pie sans the pie, usually made out of chicken with a thick white sauce made out of cream or milk. The original version of this dish is definitely baked where in the chicken stew is encased in a pie … Continue reading »
