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    This 'Two Fat Ladies' recipe is delicious. We did find before pushing the ricotta through the sieve to drain as much as the liquid out of it first. Made for a less runny consistency.   Ingredients 1 pound/450g strawberries 1 tablespoon/15ml lemon juice 1...

A staple in most Greek and Middle Eastern  restaurants and bakeries.  There is no mention of it until  after 1299, which is the beginning of the Ottoman Empire.  Filo/a dough originated in what is now Turkey, but it is the Greeks that refined it into the paper thin...

Did you know this dish originated in Germany? According to foodreferences.com; "Although quiche is now a classic dish of French cuisine, quiche actually originated in Germany, in the medieval kingdom of Lothringen, under German rule, and which the French later renamed...

Like we always say, “Once you learn the basics, you can do almost anything”.  Use this egg to cream ratio with any quiche you want to make.  You can use full fat cream, half and half or milk. It all depends on you diet and your eating habits.  Non-dairy milks work...

She loves to make soup--especially cream of yesterday. - Milton Berle . Split Pea Soup Recipe . Ingredients 1 medium yellow onion/1 cup/150g, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons/30ml good olive oil 1/2 teaspoon/2ml dried oregano 1 1/2 teaspoons/7ml/9g Sea...

Marinade adapted for this recipe from RecipeZaar. You can choose either lamb chops from the USA or New Zealand. The ones from New Zealand are a bit smaller, but more gamey. This recipe was written using ones from the US. You can use a grill pan on the cook top if not...

  9 1/2 inch/ 24 centimeter pie crust Pie Crust 1 1/3 cup/167 grams all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon/2ml salt 1/2 cup/118ml vegetable (crisco) shortening (chilled) or butter (1 stick/115g) 3-6 tablespoons/45-90ml iced water   In a bowl add flour and salt....

  It seems culinary terms are thrown about by every Tom, Dick and Harry now.  Aioli is seen on almost every menu. The problem, is as with everything, even cooking terms have been “dumbed down” and abused.  Any true chef worth their salt knows that there are distinct...

  Quick Vodka Sauce Recipe   Serves 10   1/2 cup/4 ounces/115g  butter 1 large onion, diced (2) 28 ounce/794g crushed tomatoes 1 cup/250ml vodka 2 cups/500ml heavy cream   Melt the butter in a large sauce pan on medium heat.  Add onions and saute...

If you've never tried a traditional South African milk tart, it's about time you did! It's made with a flaky sweet pastry and has a milky, velvety custard that's light as air. It will easily become an exciting new dessert to share with friends. Baked by Alie Romano...

I never heard of these until that movie came out; Fried Green Tomatoes.  We bought an older book titled Best Recipes From The Backs Of Boxes, Bottles, Cans & Jars in a thrift shop, found the recipe and loved it.  This recipe is for any colour tomato, and in fact...

This is a GREAT dessert, by one of my favourite celebrity cooks, Jennifer Paterson.  She got this from an Irish family Serves 4 4 eggs 4 ounces/100g fine sugar (caster) 1 cup/250ml  very strong coffee or espresso 1 tablespoon Irish whiskey 1 tablespoon/15g gelatin 1...

Òlamaid deoch-slàinte! An Ode to Single Malt   On the 25th of January there is a tradition to have a Burns Night Supper in honour of the “Bard” Robert Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet. The menu is usually quite specific and includes Haggis, a...

At first glance, you might be fooled: These cupcakes look exactly like the real deal. But a bite into the denser, less-springy cake makes it obvious that they aren't the packaged originals--though mostly in a good way. The dark chocolate and coconut combination is...

Today is Welsh Rarebit Day. The 'Fluffy Bunny Brigade' need not have a fit with this "Rabbit" recipe. . Rabbit, Not Rarebit. . The once-famous Welsh rabbit (please don’t call it “rarebit”) is a very old formulation. There isn’t much agreement on how Welsh rabbit might...