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Aug 16

Guest Post: Summer Bisque with Sashimi Skewers

<!--StartFragment--> It is with great pleasure to bring you a guest post from The Ardent Epicure: An Ode to The Pleasures of food, I have been enjoying this blog lately and the recipes are outstanding with amazing photography one of my favor (read full article)

summer bisque

Aug 15

Spicy Tomato and Vegetable Rice

This is a simple and great way to Jazz up rice, my Mum in law made something similar I really like the way she added the mint. I added less Indian recipes this time as most are in archives. I love eating a different countries food every day so you wi (read full article)

spicy tomato rice

Aug 14

Butterflys and Farmers Markets

Hi all well, I thought I would share some beautiful pictures of my walks, butterflies and farmers markets. The amazing butterflies were taken along the Muddy Creek Greenway a lovely trail that goes for miles in Winston Salem, its so relaxing like a c (read full article)

butterflies gardens

Aug 12

Raspberry Tarts

I was in the mood for a sweet treat recently and made these easy raspberry tarts its a simple pastry shell filled with berry jam and topped with raspberry. I love making jam tarts as the fillings are endless last time I posted them I did lemon curd a (read full article)

raspberry tarts

Aug 09

Beef in an Oyster and Enoki Sauce and a Design Your Own Cookbook Giveaway!

I know what what a long title! but its not just a cookbook giveaway I hooked up with a Publisher, in fact she comments on here I checked her profile and she is based in NC so I dropped her an email!She has kindly offered to help the lucky winner desi (read full article)

beef enoki stir fry, cookbook giveaway

Aug 08

Guest Post: Malaysian Spiced Chicken -Ayam Golek

It gives me great pleasure to introduce you all to Sonia of Nasi Lewak Lover, she is a Mum to 3 kids, happily married and a lover of Malaysian food, in fact Nasi Lewak means fragrant coconut rice a National Malaysian dish. I really enjoy her blog, th (read full article)

Malaysian chicken

Aug 06

Coffee Infused Sponge Cake and Art!

I love and cake and coffee so why not combine the two? so I made a simple sponge cake and added a cup of coffee to the batter, it stuck a little to the bottom maybe too much coffee but it infused a wonderful coffee flavor and was oh so moist. Ing (read full article)

coffee sponge cake

Aug 04

Chicken Fricassee

I made chicken fricassee the other day, its one of my favorite meals, you can make it quickly load it with veggies and it reminds me of my childhood. My Mum would always make this with left over chicken and I love it. Hubby wasn't so sure, but he is (read full article)

chicken fricassee

Aug 03

Sausage and Enoki Risotto

So for last weeks wednesday night meal after the radio show,  my friend her little one, me and Jasmine had a chicken sausage and enoki mushroom risotto, easy to make and very tasty. The girls loved it my little taste tasters :-). I love risotto as (read full article)

sausage enoki risotto

Aug 02

Guest Post: Cashew Nut Cookies by Ana

It is with great pleasure to introduce you all to the lovely Ana, I haven't known her long but her blog is fantastic and so creative I am also in awe when bloggers do posts in two languages I am pitiful and just do English sob. Be sure to visit her b (read full article)

cashew cookies

Aug 01

Enoki Mushroom Miso Soup

I was in Whole foods the other day and spotted these adorable looking mushrooms and had to try them, I go to too many grocery stores and get tempted! My friend said would be good in soup, what a great idea, along with zucchini from a another friends (read full article)

enoki miso soup

Jul 30

Bolognese over Creste di Gallo

I got this wonderful pasta in Earth Fare, its the coolest shape, literally translated its called cockscomb like the red fleshy crest on Chickens heads. I made this for my friend and her little girl, she kindly comes over most Wednesdays to watch Jasm (read full article)

bolognese creste di gallo

Jul 29

Introducing Triad Guide

Hi all just wanted to tell you all about a new project I am involved with triadguide.com I live in Winston Salem North Carolina and the Piedmont Triad is the area surrounding and including the three cities: Winston Salem, High Point and Greensboro, h (read full article)

triad guide

Jul 28

South Indian Poached Egg Curry

This is a South Indian classic, I posted a version a while back with boiled eggs added, but this is the village method and my favorite poaching the eggs in the curry. I made this for hubby the other day as his Mum had left and I felt bad that he need (read full article)

poached egg curry

Jul 26

Guest Post: Nigerian Suya

I saw this yummy Nigerian street food on Ozoz's fabulous blog Kitchen Butterfly and I asked If I could add to Chow and Chatter just in case you are not already reading her wonderful blog. She is Nigerian a Mum and living in the Netherlands, she is s (read full article)

suya

Jul 25

Ginger Pork with a Scottish Twist!

I made ginger pork a couple of days ago and I found out I didn't have any sake so I used a Single Malt! since some folks think I add Scotch to pancakes why not add to pork! The funny thing is I added one of hubby's most expensive ones and boy did it (read full article)

Ginger Pork, Scotch

Jul 24

Fun Cartoon: Gopher Getting His Veggies!

This is to make us all smile, at least its easy for us to go to the farmers market, store or grow our own fruit and veg! Hope everyone is having a fun weekend. (read full article)

Jul 23

Chocolate Scotch Pancakes

I needed a little pick me up the other afternoon and didn't have the ingredients to make a cake, so I settled on dropped scones or Scotch Pancakes. They are basically little pancakes made with a thick and fluffy batter, great with afternoon tea!  In (read full article)

scotch pancakes

Jul 21

Roasted eggplant with Goats Cheese and Fusili

I adore this recipe, simple to make and loaded with flavors of summer. You first roast the eggplant with garlic in the oven to produce a lovely smokey flavor then mix with goats cheese, vegetables and pasta.  Ingredients: one cup of fusili or any pa (read full article)

egglant fusili, goats cheese

Jul 20

Guest Post: Croque Benedict

It is with great pleasure to introduce you all to Victoria from Mission Food: A Foodies Gastronomic Adventures, she has a wonderful blog and lovely chatty personality she even kindly called in to my radio show on tea and cake!, she is attending culin (read full article)

croque benedict

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