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    This is a great for dinner parties. Everything can be done in advance. Sear the meat, cook the sauce and spinach. Put everything on an oven safe serving plate or baking dish. The meat will finish cooking while everything else reheats.    Serves 4   (4) 4oz/115g...

   While a cookout requires great mains and even better side dishes, there’s always room for dessert. Keep the grill fired up for grilled bananas, the ultimate treat for cookouts. You may be familiar with bananas in banana bread or banana muffins, even banana pudding,...

    Makes 8 – 10 1 1/2 cups/187.5 g all-purpose flour 1/2 cup/62 g cocoa powder 1/2 cup/118 ml/112.5 g sugar 2 teaspoons/10 ml baking powder 1/8 teaspoon/.5 ml salt 1/4 cup/56.7 g cold butter, cubed 1/2 cup/125 ml milk 1 egg Additional milk 1/2 cup/118 ml/85 g...

  1 Baguette cut into rounds 1 Cup/250ml white wine 1/4 cup/60ml Marsala 1/2 cup/125ml/168g honey 1/2 cup/100g sugar 1 stick of cinnamon 2 teaspoons/10ml pure vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups/252g mixed dried fruit (do not use pineapple) 1 green apple diced into 1/4...

Makes: 4 servings Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients 4 teaspoons/16g sugar 1/2 cup/115g butter, cubed 4 ounces/113g semisweet chocolate, chopped 1 cup/130g confectioners' sugar 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 1-1/2 teaspoons/1.7g instant coffee granules 3/4 teaspoon/4ml vanilla...

  How to Make Sausage Balls To make about 35 sausage balls, you’ll need: 1 pound/ 0.45 kilograms bulk pork sausage, room temperature 2 cups/ 300 grams Bisquick baking mix 1 pound/ 0.45 kilogram shredded cheddar cheese, cold Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C and line a...

      Makes 2 1/2 cups/625ml   For a stiffer custard “Saint Honore” add 8 eggwhites that have been stiffly beaten with a pinch of salt and some sugar.   1 cup/190g granulated sugar 5 egg yolks 1/2 cup/50g flour 2 cups/500 boiling milk 1 tablespoon/14g butter 1...

Olive oil has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet and culture for millennia. Before it ever made it to the table, it was used for medicinal and religious practices, earning the moniker “liquid gold” in Homer’s “Iliad.” Throughout the centuries the olive branch has...

    What you will need: 3 cups/750ml soy, OR rice, Or other milk 1/2 cup/100g sugar (for more nutrients, use evaporated cane sugar) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract salt   This is what you do: Mix your "milk" and sugar in a saucepan and cook over medium heat stirring...

    The first record of ginger being used dates back to 500 BC. Ginger is a plant that originated in Southeast Asia, but the spices that are common in foods come from the root. While ginger adds a lot of flavor to food, it’s also been used as an alternative form of...

  If using dried beans 1 cup of beans is approximately equal to one 15 1/2 ounce/440g can.     Serves 4-6   1 pound/450g ground turkey 1 tablespoon/15ml oil 1 small onion, diced 2 tablespoons/30ml tomato paste 1 chipotle pepper seeds and ribs removed, and diced (check...

  Have a fridge full of leftovers and you have a dinner party pop up or you want something “simple” and “homey” for a special occasion?  How about a Pot Pie.  No not those frozen things we’ve all eaten.  Try this more elegant version using Pate a Choux for the top. ...

  When I first got Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking I went on a recipe testing frenzy. I tried every variation of this soup with stocks and wines. We came to the conclusion that a combination of red and white wine with dark chicken stock was the best...

    No need to round up a box of tissues before setting out to make homemade French onion soup. By Karla Walsh We can’t be the only ones who look like they just finished watching This is Us or The Notebook for the 37th time after cutting onions or shallots. It’s...

    Ingredients: 1 cup/240g plain (all purpose) flour Pinch cayenne pepper Salt Black pepper, freshly ground 2 oz/4 tablespoons/57g unsalted butter 1/2 ounce/15g Parmesan, grated 1 egg yolk For the filling: Dijon mustard Gentleman's Relish 1-2 tablespoons/14-30g...

  Rethink the shelf positioning of olive oil, no longer as a commodity but as a  premium product that contributes significantly to the health of Italians . The proposal comes from  Assitol , the Italian Association of the Olive Oil Industry, which sees in this...