A perfect crust and a warm mushy inside, pan fried in 3 minutes… for those days when you need a break from the kitchen! “Your veal cutlet gets up off the plate, It walks down to end of the counter and […]
Tag: Christmas
Chicken Cafreal
Chicken in red and brown curries is the norm; a green gravy, though not a recent discovery, is a refreshing change. This recipe blends some local spices to bring together a lovely Portuguese dish that’s loved and respected along the […]
That Perfect Rum-Oozing Christmas Fruitcake!
The perfectly moist, heavenly, rum-packed Christmas fruitcake! You have to try it to believe it! 🙂 The Fact: Fruitcake was often put into ancient Egyptian tombs because it was thought the preserved food would not spoil on the journey to the […]
Banoffee Pie
Make this one out of love for the name of the dessert, if not the banana-toffee combination 🙂 “Q. Ever wondered where the phrase “to go bananas” came from? A. Why try when banana pancakes, choco-banana cakes, banana splits, […]
Baked Fish in Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
Happy Easter and welcome back! So, this Easter, while I decided to send all my readers on that delicious roast chicken chase, I decided to go fish. And what a lovely dish it turned out to be! “A fishnet […]
No Bratwurst, No Switzerland
There cannot be a sausage tastier than this … not until another sausage proves me wrong! “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” – Otto von Bismarck The Fact: In 320 AD, because of […]
Apple Pie
I believe in kicking off the winter with this crunchy-crusted, warm, moist, and totally droolable apple pie. And so should you! “If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the Universe.” – Eugene […]
Red Velvet Cake
Some find a little bit of heaven in their red velvet cake; others think it’s overrated. My thoughts—I love red. I love cake. So, why not? “You’re only human. You live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damn […]
Roast Chicken
There’s nothing better than a piping hot, straight from the oven, moist, tender, gloriously golden-brown, aroma-filled roast chicken on a bed of roasted veggies! “A hen is only an egg’s way of making another egg.” – Samuel Butler The Fact: […]