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Experiencing The World & Cooking On Private Yachts & Villas – YaDa Chef
Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in food and beverage but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Joseph Yacino, chef and owner of YaDa Chef, located in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. What's your business, and who are your...
Quick Sauerkraut Recipe
Fermented foods are so good for your immune system and gut health. No need to make huge crocks of the stinky stuff. You can make a couple of ball jars worth. I say if it tastes good eat it. So I don’t have an expiration time on the kraut. 1 medium head cabbage...
Chocolate Pretzel Squares Recipe
If you like chocolate-covered pretzels, you'll love these simple snacks. They're fun to make any time of year because you can color-coordinate the M&M's to each holiday.Ingredients48 to 50 pretzel squares (or rings)48 to 50 milk chocolate or striped...
Good For You General Tsao’s Chicken Recipe
Normally this is deep fried and full of fat, which is what you get on most movie and commercial shoots. This was served to the cast and crew shooting a commercial that was looking for healthy alternatives. I guarantee this flavour packed version will keep you coming...
Why Chinese Garlic is Bad: The Ugly Truth
By Ashuri There are not many foods that give the same mouth-watering delight than garlic. Garlic is not only delicious and used in almost every recipe one can think of; it is also a powerful super-food. Garlic has been used around the world for centuries for cooking...
Mediterranean Roast Fish with Tomatoes and Potatoes Recipe
This is a quick and simple one pot meal. Many Mediterranean dishes are straight forward with a few ingredients and NOTHING to hide behind. I picked up this little recipe whilst working with a friend in Cannes. We not only used it cooking in villas, but taught...
Bourbon Glazed Beef Tenderloin Recipe
Bourbon and steak. Whether you are a “man's man” or a “woman's woman” this one will be sure to please. Serves 4 3/4 cup/180ml Bourbon whiskey 1/2 cup/125ml Braggs Liquid Aminos (or soy sauce) 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons/30ml brown sugar 1/4 cup plus 2...
Vegan Caramelized Onion Butternut Squash Lasagna Recipe
This Vegan Butternut Squash Lasagna with Caramelized Onions and Spinach features a creamy tofu cashew bechamel sauce and lots of melted vegan cheese. A vegan lasagna recipe perfect for feeding a crowd during the fall holidays. Soyfree option Nutfree option....
Canned Pumpkin Actually Is Pumpkin But Not The Kind You Carve
It's time to set the record straight. By Kimberly HollandOctober 13, 2021 In a 2016 story titled "I Just Found Out Canned Pumpkin Isn't Pumpkin At All, And My Whole Life is Basically a Lie," a writer with our sister publication MyRecipes spelled out how she...
Lime (YaDa’s Key Lime) Pie Recipe
Our version of Key Lime Pie is not that sickly sweet (and nasty green) version you buy at the grocery or restaurant. It is more along the lines of a traditional fare. Also in this recipe are alternative ingredients to accommodate almost any dietary requirement. ...
Vegan Strawberry Shortcake in a Jar Recipe
Ingredients: Shortcake 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted and slightly cooled, plus more for the pan ½ cup almond milk ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar ¾ cup gluten-free all-purpose flour ¼ cup granulated sugar ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon...
Vegetable “Chicken” Soup Recipe
Serves 10-12 3 1/2 liters/quarts water Juice of half of lemon 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt 7 carrots, cut into bite size pieces pinch safflower "saffron" (optional) large onion with one clove inserted 2 large parsnips, peeled and diced 7 cloves...
Guy Fawkes Day – November 5
Guy Fawkes Day (UK): celebration in honour of Guy Fawkes, a member of the “Gunpowder Plot,” who was arrested whilst guarding explosives that had been planted under the House of Lords waiting for King James I to enter. King James fell ill and never went to the meeting....
Chocolate Snack Cake Bats for Halloween
Halloween is so much fun. How about some bats! To make your bats, you will need to collect all of the spooky ingredients needed to whip up the scary treat! You will need: •A chocolate snack cake to assemble the body of the bat •Wax paper or as suggested by...
Kid’s Cooking Class – Stuffed Mushroom Recipe
Action photo of a recent kid's cooking class. Part of the menu we completed were stuffed mushrooms. Here's the recipe... Serves 7 Makes 28 mushrooms 28 large (2 1/2-inch-diameter) white mushrooms, stemmed 28 mushroom stems, minced and sauteed to remove...
“Magic” Peppers Salad with Pine Nuts and Capers
Magic Peppers 2 pounds/900g bell peppers Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons/30ml extra virgin olive oil Salad About ½ small loaf crusty bread (such as sourdough), cut into ¾-inch cubes Extra virgin olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black...