Anise Buns

A cold and rainy morning like today leads me directly to the temptation for something sweet! Anise Buns Ingredients: 4 ½ C. / 500 gr All-purpose flour / Flour Plain 2 Eggs 1 1/4 C. / 125 gr sugar 4 Tbsp./ 50 gr unsalted butter, room t (read full article)

Lemon Chiffon Ring CakeAfter rainy days and rainy nights in Auckland,New Zealand... well a little bit of sun shone brightly again this morning. And I knew it was the perfect time to bake something! I've got a feeling of Bake to Celebrate! Let me tel (read full article)

Simple Onion RollsThese delicate rolls are rich in flavor and taste so good. The best part.."really easy to make" , not a lot of mess and not bread machine required :D. The house is filled with a beautiful aroma of Homemade Bread and memories of chi (read full article)

Ricotta Cake--Torta de RicottaRicotta Cake/Torta de RicottaToday I was thinking what to do with my “250 grams of Ricotta” waiting in a fridge for me to take it and do something delicious with it. I didn't want to make “Tiramisu” again --eve (read full article)

A Little Inspiration from New Zealand"Scones with Seedless Raisins"One of the New Zealand's Foods I adore is “The Famous Scone” .These is a classic in New Zealand-Ooo, I still remember the first time I tried Scones- what can I say …It was lo (read full article)

My Dream Come True "Ciabatta Bread"My First Ciabatta BreadLet me tell you one thing that I really Love...Bread. Well I don't know about you guys but I just LOVE BREAD. Specially HOMEMADE BREAD,Mmmm so good! One of my aunties use to make really yummy (read full article)

Homemade Pizza Dough "European Style"2 1 / 2 c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp active dry yeast 1 1/2 C. lukewarm water2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp sugar 1 tsp salt Preparation: In a bowl dissolve yeast and sugar in lukewarm water. Mix all ing (read full article)

Wheat Pizza Crust

Who doesn’t love pizza?  I mean, pizza is as American as baseball and apple pie, right?  Unfortunately, it is also really fattening.  There are some ways, however, to make it a little healthier – for starters, making it at home.  Her (read full article)

Bethenny's Molten Chocolate Cupcakes

I am a huge fan of Bethenny Frankel (I love the The Real Housewives of New York City and Bethenny Getting Married) and I recently started following her on Twitter.  Every day someone tweets her about how they tried one of her recipes and it was (read full article)

Bread and Butter Pickles

 Ive made this on and off thru the years, they are pretty good. BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES 8lbs. cucumbers2lbs. white onions1/2c. salt (I used coarse kosher salt)1 qt. white vinegar2c. sugar ( I used organic)2 tsp. celery seed2 tsp. turmeric1 (read full article)

Gingerbread clowns

Makes 16 Time 55 mins 181 calories per clown 4G fat of which 1.8G is saturated Suitable for vegetarians Plain flour 250g (9oz) Ground ginger 1 tsp Mixed spice 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp Unsalted butter 50g (2oz) Dark soft brown sugar 50g (2oz) (read full article)

Celebrating summer with blueberry pancakes

My favorite blueberry memory isn’t a special dish or preparation, but eating blueberries straight from the bush. When I was growing up, we would always visit Sweden in the summer, and picking fresh blueberries was one of my favorite activities. (read full article)

BBQ Sugar Cane Pork Tenderloin Recipe

Ingredients 8 sugar cane sticks. Approximately 6 inches long, peeled and quartered lengthwise 4 lbs. Pork tenderloin cut into 1-1/2 inch cubes 2 large red onions cut into 1-inch cubes Sour Orange Mojo Marinade Ingredients 1-cup sour orange juic (read full article)

Chicken and Rice

I haven't made this dish in years, but it just sounded so good!  And it was!!! I put four boneless, skinless chicken breasts into a crockpot and cooked until done.  I made a Rice Cooker (6 cups) pot of rice. I shredded the chicke (read full article)

Retake Homemade: Teriyaki Pork Stir Fry

In the freezer section, Bird’s Eye makes a teriyaki stir fry  that’s actually quite tasty.  It includes everything…veggies, pasta, sauce.  As convenience meals go, it’s actually one of the better ones.  But I still set out (read full article)

Greek Yogurt Pancakes

I did a big cleanout of the fridge.  See, we have this awful, nano-fridge that necessitates that I squat to see what’s in it (I’m 5’4″…that means this fridge is LOW), and it had gotten so stuffed and disorganized that I (read full article)

Orange Pecan Waffles

  It’s nice to have good friends to vacation with occasionally. But if you’re married, finding “couple” friends is challenging considering all the relationships that have to go well. Throw in children of different ages and th (read full article)

Cedar Plank Grilled Pesto Wild Alaskan Salmon

This Pesto Salmon will not only taste great but will impress as well!You will need to get some Cedar Planks. They can be found at cooking stores, Costco, Home Depot and Lowe's. If you cannot find some go to the local home improvement store and hav (read full article)

BBQ Ginger Soy and Sherry Soaked Pork Steak Recipe

Ingredients Makes about 2 cups, serves about 5 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 tablespoons peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger 1 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup dry sherry (sherry is optional, can substitute 1/4 cup sherry vinegar) 1/2 cup each catsu (read full article)

Zucchini Bread Muffins

I finally found a use for that MAMMOTH zucchini from my Mom’s garden – Zucchini Bread Muffins!   Zucchini Bread Muffins Yields: 12 muffins. Based on this recipe. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teas (read full article)