Parmesan--Spinach--Hunting Eggs PieHappy Easter!!! Our friends L. and M. Invited us for Good Friday dinner tonight. So I thought that a good and not complicated dish to bring for tonight will be "My Mother's best Spinach Pie Recipe". But as usual, (read full article)

Nutmeg and Maple Cream Tart

Firstly, I'd like to apologise for the lack of food around here. It's not like I've stopped cooking or eating, but rather I just haven't had the time or the inclination to collect my thoughts and pen down a recipe. And secondly I just wanted to thank (read full article)

STRAWBERRY SWIRL TARTS & CUPCAKES

YUM! SCRUMPTIOUS! SINFUL!                                              This . . .                                             and That . . . and these . . . mini&# (read full article)

Summer Veggies and Sun Dried Tomatoes over Egg Noodles

I made stroganoff the other day and there were leftovers, but not quite enough for two.  So my response was to make enough egg noodles for both of us, and whip of a saute of summer veggies to throw over mine.  It was a quick, tasty use of assorted (read full article)

Deep Dish Blueberry Pie

Adapted from: Reader’s Digest Creative CookingIngredients:Pastry:2 ¼ cups flour½ cup water¼ cup butter¼ cup vegetable shorteningIce waterFilling:2-2 ½ quarts blueberries3 tablespoons flourSugar to taste (about 1 cup)6 tablespoons butter1 egg y (read full article)

Surprise Eggs

We ate these when I was growing up, and I just loved them. I believe my mother learned to make them from her Depression-era parents (though I could be mistaken), but given the economy I thought it might be nice to recirculate this tasty breakfast. I' (read full article)

Squash Blossoms

About a month ago when it seemed that all our volunteer vines were only going to produce ornamental gourds, I picked off a few handfuls of blossoms to cook and eat. Not really knowing how to prepare them, I looked to the internet for recipes. Most (read full article)

In Search of the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

The problem with searching for the "perfect" chocolate chip cookie, is that opinions are subjective.  What I like in a cookie, maybe you don't.  A recipe that one person raves over may seem blah to the next.  When I saw America's Test (read full article)

Bacon’n'Eggs…’n Pasta

Why am I such a poached egg  freak-o? Just something about that creamy yolk running down the side of…oozing through the middle of..or swimming  in the broth of any dish makes me swoon. This is just a quick post and an easy weeknight fix. (read full article)

Vitello Tonnato Recipe

Vitello Tonnato Recipe by Jackie Cameron   My interpretation of "Vitello Tonnato" (Roasted veal (vitello) thinly sliced with a sauce of pureed tuna (tonno), anchovy, capers, lemon and olive oil). I viewed this as a new-age, tuna mayonnaise and (read full article)

Soft Dinner Rolls-200th Post

I would like to thank my Blogger Friends and Visitors for your continued support and encouragement on helping me to reach my 200th post and nearing 30,000 unique visitors.Soft Dinner RollsIngredients2 1/2 tsp dry yeast1 cup( 250 ml) milk4 tbsp unsalt (read full article)

Petite Rose Cakes

3 egg yolks20gm sugar3 egg whites70gm sugar100gm flour10gm vegetable oil1 tbsp lemon juice1 tsp lemon rindButter cream100gm butter60gm sifted icing sugar1 tsp rose essencePink colouringBeat yolks with sugar until fluffy.Add in vegetable oil, lemon ju (read full article)

You Can Do It, Perfect Summer Berry Pie

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Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake

Pretty-in-Pink Swiss Swirl Ice Cream CakeThe July 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used to make a bombe with ho (read full article)

Apricot tart

I often use this pastry recipe for tarts, as it’s buttery and crunchy. You will need a 23cm tart tin with a removable base. For the pastry: 250g plain organic flour 1 whole egg 1 egg yolk 2-3 drops of vanilla extract 1 tbsp caster sugar a pinch o (read full article)

michel roux’s cornish pasties

I’m well aware that I’ve been opening every other post with some comment on the British weather, but seriously how schizophrenic has it been? After a blazing start to the week the sunny spells are now sporadically interrupted by sudden d (read full article)

Three Cheese Mini Macs

The girls and I are making our way back to California. We've stopped for a couple of days to visit family in the mountains of New Mexico. The air is cool, dry, and smells of sweet pine. The deer are running wild and the hummingbirds and bu (read full article)

Milk Chocolate Ice Cream with Brownie Bits & A Giveaway!

Did you know that July is National Ice Cream month? It only makes sense, I suppose. It’s the middle of summer. It’s scorching hot pretty much everywhere right now. And, hello, it’s ice cream. Who even needs an excuse to eat some? With this (read full article)

Chicken croquettes with apple

Ingredients: 2 boneless chicken breasts and ground2 tablespoons of grated onionSalt and pepper to taste1 green apple peeled and grated1 tablet of chicken bouillon dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot waterBread crumbsBeaten egg yolk8 pieces of diced chedda (read full article)

Oreo Ice Cream

It seems everybody loves the Oreo cookie. So why not turn this delicious creation into an ice cream?  Serves 6 4 egg yolks 125g caster sugar 300ml milk 300ml double cream 1 ½ tsp vanilla essence 1 packet of Oeros cookies Whisk together the egg y (read full article)