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    Enjoy our autumnal spiced pumpkin cake. With an orange buttercream and white chocolate ghost topping, it will go down a treat at a Halloween party! Ingredients 175ml vegetable oil, plus extra for the tins 250g self-raising flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda...

    Study finds proteins in particular have strong deodorizing effect.   It turns out yogurt may have a previously unknown benefit: eliminating garlic odors. A new study conducted in a lab -- with follow-up human breath tests being planned -- showed that whole...

  Anchovy essence is a handy cupboard staple that will anonymously enhance just about anything savory that you choose to cook. Your dish will have no hint of fish; it will, however, taste more like itself. This recipe almost belongs to Maxine de la Falaise, who...

These grilled packets of cheese are tangy, sweet, and smoky — the perfect appetizer on a summer night. By Andrea Slonecker  Driving through the plains of Nebraska, there’s nothing but cornfield after cornfield for miles. I know the sight very well, having grown up in...

      When his son went off to college, George Loving started smoking meat. "I said, you know, I'm going to get one of those big smokers made and pull it behind my truck and just tailgate in the parking lot. And somebody said, George, why don't you, you know, do...

  This recipe is a tasty variation of the known Tostones (Chatinos) from the traditional Cuban cuisine and is very easy to do. 6 green plantains 3/4 cup filling (cheese and ham ground) oil salt (to taste) Peel and chop plantains into 3. Toss them  in a pan and...

    TaipeiCNN —  A noodle shop in southern Taiwan has upped the ante by creating “Godzilla Ramen,” where it looks like the famous Japanese movie icon is about to crawl out of the bowl and grab you. The dish, served at Witch Cat Kwai, a restaurant in Douliu City in...

  Meanwhile, some bottles have been disappearing from restaurant tables.   It has been just over a year since California-based Huy Fong Foods confirmed the worst: that it was preparing for a shortage of its Sriracha, Chili Garlic, and Sambal Oelek sauces. Adverse...

  I saw Chef Pepin make this on one of his shows, and thought, that is almost like the bread I used to make when I lived on the Beach in St. Augustine Florida and I had no yeast. I called it a cheat pizza dough, and I added tons of granulated garlic.   Serves 6   1...

Serves 8   1/3 cup/80ml mayonnaise 1/3 cup/80ml sour cream Juice of 1/2 lemon 3 ounces/85g crumble blue cheese Salt and pepper to taste   Add the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice and blue cheese to a bowl.  Mix well.  Taste for seasoning.  Add salt and pepper as...

    1 egg yolk (room temp) 1/2 clove garlic mashed to a puree 1 anchovy mashed juice of 1/2 lemon 1/4 teaspoon/1ml worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon/2ml dijon 1-2 dashes of tabasco sauce 1/4 cup/60ml olive oil 1/4 cup/45g grated parmigiana Course ground pepper to...

    Many countries around the world have their own staple fermented foods which are ingrained into culture and diet. It can’t be a coincidence that this has happened again and again. It seems logical that fermented foods offer more than a method of...

    This is a Great dish to do for a crowd of 2 or 20.  Many people over cooked baked eggs and they come out tough.  There are two ways to remedy this. Both methods are shown below. Try both choose the one that works for you.  We have not done either of these in...

  We first sauce this sauce on one of our favourite cooking shows, The Two Fat Ladies.  It is really delicious and goes so well with ham, in our case turkey ham.  We’ve cut the original recipe in half and have taken some liberties with spices.   Serves 4   20...

  Ingredients 1box (18.3 oz) Betty Crocker™ Fudge Brownie Mix Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box for cakelike brownies 6cups (1.5 quarts) strawberry ice cream, softened 6egg whites, room temperature 3/4cup sugar 1/2teaspoon cream of tartar...

Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds/680g salmon fillet  1/3 cup/79ml orange marmalade  1/2 cup/120ml orange juice  1 tablespoon/5ml Dijon mustard  1 teaspoon/5ml ginger  2 teaspoons/10ml salt free citrus-herb seasoning Directions Rinse salmon fillet under cold water and pat dry...