This one’s hands down, one of the simplest, can’t-go-wrong desserts! It’s simple, basic, uses 4 everyday ingredients and goes down well on hot summer days or cool winter afternoons. Give it a go if you’ve got time on your hand! […]
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Chicken/Beef Cutlets
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 […]
Rajasthani Laal Maans
A fiery Rajasthani lamb/mutton curry borrowed from the traditional kitchens of the maharajas, cooked with spices and a burst of red chillies. ‘Lip-smacking’ would be an understatement! “Mutton is to lamb what a millionaire uncle is to his poverty-stricken […]
A Couple of Cream Cheese Frostings
I use cream cheese in everything I possibly can—salads, bakes, frostings, pie fillings, sides, dips … you name it. I can even eat it plain, right out the tub while watching my everyday episode of Breaking Bad. And so, I’m thrilled […]
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, […]
Spaghetti tossed with Spinach, Mushrooms & Minced Beef
Trust me. This dish smells delicious, looks even better, and tastes like something I’d want to be served in Heaven! I almost felt like a professional chef making this one. “No man is lonely eating spaghetti; well… it requires […]
Sausage Potato Quiche
The quiche has always been one of those fascinating kitchen creations that has an exotic appeal with a sprinkling of humility. I’m not sure whether it’s the many variations of the dish, its humble beginnings in Germany and France, its […]
Mango Milkshake
Summer is gorgeous—it’s pretty, it’s colourful, it’s vacation time, it’s hot (not always a good thing—ask the 42°C outside), it’s time for fun clothes, and in my part of the world, it’s also mango time! And though winter will always […]
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 […]
Banana Pound Cake
Not everybody loves bananas the way I do. I eat them plain, slice them for crepe filling, mash them in pancakes, whisk them in milkshakes, fry them as fritters, and as the title says, bake them in heavenly, moist, pound […]
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 […]
Goan Chouriço Chilli Fry
A must-try Goan delicacy if you’re headed to Goa, India, for a holiday! “To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.” – Otto von Bismarck The Fact: Sausages were called bangers during […]
Panna cotta
The quickest, sophisticated-looking, and by far, the easiest dessert recipe I’ve ever known… “In the 1960s, you could eat anything you wanted, and there was no talk about fat and anything like that, and butter and cream were rife. […]
Lemon Pepper Chicken
Grilled chicken cooked with the combined fragrance and flavour of freshly ground black pepper and freshly squeezed lemon… hmmmm… “The disparity between a restaurant’s price and food quality rises in direct proportion to the size of the pepper mill.” […]
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: […]