Tag: easter

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 […]

Carrot Cake

My all-time favourite cake!  It’s best eaten warm in any weather. It’s rich, moist, full or flavour, and is the prettiest cake I’ve ever seen!   “If carrots got you drunk, rabbits would be pretty messed up.” – Mitch Hedberg 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 […]

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 […]

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: […]