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posted April 02, 2029 in Al Dente Gourmet

Cheesy Garden Stuffed Peppers --Pimientos Rellenos "Jardin con Queso""Mmm...I Love Sour Cream"Well, today I decided to make one of Hubby J. favorites. Let me tell you what happened. Ok. Last weekend, while I was doing a marathon of domestic chores (read full article)

Delicious Vegetable Chicken Fritters

posted August 15, 2010 in Tips For Delicious And Healthy Cooking

Today we all Indians are celebrating another year of freedom.. On this special occasion I want to wish all Indians everywhere in the world A Very Happy Independence Day 2010. Few friends of mine are coming to my place today to celebrate this day in (read full article)

Chocolate Fountain and Fruit Buffet

           More romantic fruit displays: Pair Of Cacadu Present a Vegetable Plate Romantis Fruit Basket Watermelon Vase with Fruits (read full article)

5 Days of Veggies: Avocado

It's Day 4 of our 5 Days of Veggies series - having fun yet? Today's featured veggie is technically another fruit that tends to be used as a vegetable, but we won't tell if you don't. So check out our easy avocado tips and recipes below!Selection: Ch (read full article)

Cocktail al Cetriolo, Limone e Limoncello

posted August 12, 2010 in Dulcis in Furno

Scroll down for English versionUn cocktail rinfrescante e dal gusto particolare, quasi una sorta di agro-dolce. Qualche fogliolina di menta per profumare e un po' di limoncello per renderlo più morbido e vivace. Cremoso in alto, liquido in basso, l' (read full article)

5 Days of Veggies: Eggplant

It's Day 3 of our 5 Days of Veggies series and today's veggie is something you might not know much about - eggplant. In fact, it's technically a fruit, but since you serve it and eat it more like you would a vegetable, we figured it was OK to group (read full article)

Tender. Nigel Slater.

posted August 09, 2010 in haddock in the kitchen

We have been urged since time immemorial never to judge a book by its cover. Not so in the case of this latest offering from Nigel Slater at Fourth Estate. It is a quite beautiful book with a slip off section in the dust jacket to reveal the stylis (read full article)

Thutilinanga Indonesian Chili Fried Eggplants/Aubergine

Eggplant also know as Aubergine is one of our favorite vegetables. Well technically it is a fruit but people use it as a vegetable. These veggies are in the same vegetable family as tomatoes, sweet peppers and potatoes. I know it's kind of weird thin (read full article)

Food Notes: Vegetables & Fruits the Evergreen Trend. (Anybody a Sip of Limoncello?)

posted August 05, 2010 in Food Meditations

Food Trends ~ Latin recipes get vegan twist ~ Hearing of "Latin American food" may evokes images of Mexican carnitas tacos, Argentine grilled steak and Peruvian ... But Latin cooking uses so much... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi (read full article)

Let's Get Corny!

posted August 04, 2010 in A Foodie's Quest

Aahh corn! It is, for me, the quintessential summer food. More so than any other fruit or vegetable that abound at this time of the year. Even... gasp... tomatoes -don't get me wrong: I love tomatoes; but I grow my own from seed so I basically  (read full article)

5 Days of Fruit: Tropical Fruits

We're kicking off the month of August with our new series: 5 Day of Fruit. You'll get fun facts, tips, and recipes for the theme of the day. So dive right in to today's theme, Tropical Fruit, and be sure to check back the rest of the week for more (read full article)

Seared Salmon With White Beans & Spinach Topped With Olive-Lemon Relish

posted August 02, 2010 in Crostini and Chianti

Last week I received 4 cookbooks in the mail and then went away for the weekend. So this weekend I had to put the first one to the test. This week's book is Stir Mixing It Up In the Italian Tradition by Barbra Lynch. Since Annette wanted salmon for d (read full article)

Ingredient Wiki: Squash

posted August 01, 2010 in I SICILIAN

Squashes are considered a fruit and fall into two groups, summer and winter squash, depending on whether they are picked as immature fruit, making them summer squash or mature fruit which become winter squash. Both Summer and Winter squash can be f (read full article)

Bringing Sexy Back

posted July 27, 2010 in A Foodie's Quest

The other day I mentioned vegetable marrow. At the time, I didn't have one hanging about to photograph... I finally got one in my CSA basket, but I was so excited (and hungry) that I proceeded to cut it up before it occurred to me that  I should (read full article)

Beat the Heat: Apricots, Rice, and Vegs Tips. (Meatless Mondays)

posted July 26, 2010 in Food Meditations

Food for sustenance ~ Why Do Poisonous Beans Have to Taste So Good? ~ "Indeed, the cicerchia, as the Italians call it, is very, very old. Possibly one of the oldest cultivated plants in human... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f (read full article)

Vegetable Plate And a Pair Of Carved Birds

See more birds:  Wonder Tree With A Bird Watermelon With Birds Parrot Jacques Fruit Tray Vegetable parrot birds and vegetable plate presentation for a wedding party (Gagarin Restaurant). Material: Japanese radish, carrot, cucumber, broccoli, (read full article)

De Gustibus ~ Australian Citrus, Condiments, ... To Add That Little Oomph!

posted July 23, 2010 in Food Meditations

Interesting Trends ~ Jelly: it's not just for children ~ "Once, it was just for children's tea parties. Now the trembling treat is being reclaimed as a delectable grown-up summer dessert." Jelly on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we (read full article)

Summer Colours: Rouge, It's Tomato Time!

posted July 19, 2010 in Food Meditations

Riccio Fiorentino ~ Tomato Mania Starts Afresh ~ "When first-of-the-season heirloom tomatoes arrive, how better to prepare them than in a salad? An Italy-based cook takes on summer pomodoro" I've... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit (read full article)

Veggies 101 ~ Nature's Overlooked Greens... Bloody Mary!

posted July 12, 2010 in Food Meditations

Nutritious and naughty drink ~ Bloody Mary, the Liquid Salad "Mixologists are offering it as a salad in a glass with a dash of brio, pickled Brussels sprouts, caper berries, green beans ..."... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website (read full article)

soho foodlovers market

posted July 10, 2010 in gourmet traveller

Today sees the launch of the Soho Foodlovers Market on Rupert Street, smack bang in the middle of Central London. Boasting a wealth of growers and artisanal food producers, the market is scheduled to pitch up on Rupert Street every Saturday from 9am (read full article)

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