Lamb And Rosemary Stew With Sweet Potato Mash · Serves4 · Prep 15 minutes · Cook 30 minutes Ingredient · 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil · 1 brown onion, cut into thin wedges · 200g button mushrooms, sliced · 2 garlic cloves, crushed · 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary · 1 tablespoon plain … Read more
Spiced Greek Lamb With Fried Bread · Serves4 · Prep 25 minutes · Cook 25 minutes Ingredient · Olive oil cooking spray · 4 yiros bread rounds · 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil · 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges · 3 garlic cloves, crushed · 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind · … Read more
Rice-Stuffed Roasted Pumpkin · Serves 8 · Prep 10 minutes · Cook 1 hour 5 minutes Ingredient · 2 x 2kg whole butternut pumpkins · Olive oil spray · ½ quantity Chicken and lemon risotto · 1 tablespoon finely grated orange rind · ¼ cup orange juice · ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg · 2 teaspoons … Read more
Lechon Taco · Serves 6 Ingredient · 1 kilo store-bought lechon, belly and hind leg (ham) portion · sea salt and black pepper, to taste · cooking oil, for deep-frying · 6 to 10 pieces store-bought soft tortillas or shawarma bread · 1 8-ounce bottle Claude’9 Oriental sauce (available in leading supermarkets) · 1 small … Read more
Tibuk-Tibok · Serves 6 to 8 Ingredient · 5 cups fresh full cream milk · 1 cup all-purpose cream · 3/4 cup cornstarch · 3/4 cup white sugar zest of 1 dayap latik, for topping Recipe 1. Mix all ingredients (except latik) and stir until cornstarch and sugar are dissolved. Heat up and allow to … Read more
Fruit Salad Lollies Serves 8 to 12 Ingredient 1 can (836 or 850 grams) tropical fruit cocktail, drained thoroughly meat of 1 young coconut, scraped into strips 1/4 cup raisins 1 box or can (250 ml) all-purpose cream yema(recipe below) 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Recipe 1. In a … Read more
Eggplant And Zucchini Lasagna · Serves 6 to 7 Ingredient · 6 cloves garlic, chopped · 1/2 onion, chopped · 1 tablespoon olive oil · 1 can (800 grams) diced tomatoes, drained · 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes · 1 teaspoon salt · 1 large egg, beaten · 1 cup ricotta cheese · 1 cup … Read more
Lemony Spinach And Roasted Broccoli Salad · Serves 4 · Prep 20 minutes · Cook 35 minutes Ingredient · 750g sweet potato, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces · 2 tablespoons coconut oil · 1 large head broccoli, cut into florets · 150g green beans, trimmed, halved · ½ cup brazil nuts, toasted, sliced · ¼ … Read more
Coconut, Cranberry And Apple Granola · Makes about 7 cups · Prep 10 minutes · Cook 45 minutes Ingredient · 3 cups traditional rolled oats · 1 cup quinoa flakes · ²⁄³ cup seed mix (see note) · ½ cup whole sliced almonds · ¼ cup coconut oil · ¹⁄³cup maple syrup · ²⁄³ cup … Read more
Whole Orange Coconut Cake · Serves 8 · Prep 15 minutes (plus cooling time and 30 minutes setting time) · Cook1 hour Ingredient · 1 large navel orange · 1 cup caster sugar · ½ cup coconut oil · ¾ cup milk · 2 eggs · 1²⁄³cups self-raising flour · ¹⁄³ cup almond meal · … Read more
Vietnamese Pork Stir-Fry For a successful stir-fry, high heat and good timing are essential. Have all of the ingredients chopped and ready before you start cooking. · Serves 4 · Prep time10 minutes, plus marinating time · Cooking time 10 minutes Ingredient · 2 tablespoons fish sauce (patis) · 1 tablespoon soy sauce · 2 … Read more
Easy Baked Fish Cakes Serve these fish cakes with steaming hot rice or stuff it in a sliced baguette along with the pickles. · Makes 12 · Prep time 15 minutes · Cooking time 15 minutes Ingredient · 1 1/2cups firm white fish (such as lapu-lapu), chopped · 500 grams chopped prawn flesh (or 1 … Read more
Red Wine And Coffee Beef Stew Wine and coffee give this beef stew a lovely depth of flavor. When it comes to cooking with wine, the most important thing to remember is to use one that you enjoy drinking. Serves 6 Prep time 20 minutes Cooking time 2 hours Ingredient 1 … Read more
Royal Fish Fillets · Serves 4 · Prep Time 5 minutes · Cooking Time 20 to 25 minutes Ingredient · 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided · 2 white onions, sliced into thin half-moons 2 white onions, sliced into thin half-moons · 7 to 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped · 1 (800-gram) can chopped tomatoes · … Read more
Orange And Five Spice Egg Tarts · Makes 24 tarts Ingredient · 1 sheet ready-made frozen puff pastry · 3/4 cup milk · 2/3 cup heavy cream · 1/2 cup sugar · 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch · 1 teaspoon 5 spice powder · juice and zest of · 1 orange · 1/8 teaspoon salt · 8 … Read more
Spiced Aubergine, Tomato And Parsley Oil Recipe courtesy of The Black Pig · Serves 4 Ingredient · 5 local eggplants · salt and black pepper, to taste · 1/2 teaspoon cumin · 1/4 cup olive oil · 2 cloves garlic, chopped · chicken stock, enough to cover the eggplant · 1/2 teaspoon cream 5 local … Read more
Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe courtesy of Union Jack Tavern · Serves 8 Ingredient · 1/4 cup unsalted butter · 3/4 cup + 1 1/2 tablespoons demerara sugar · 3 tablespoons dark molasses · 2 tablespoons black treacle · 1 1/2 tablespoons honey · 2 eggs · 1 1/2 cups+ 2 tablespoons self-rising flour · 3/4 … Read more
Cordyceps is one of the most highly prized herbs due to its rarity as well as its numerous health benefits. Known as Chinese caterpillar fungus, this herb is the composite of dead caterpillar larva in winter (dong chong) and the parasitic fungus which grows on the dead larva during summer to resemble grass (xia cao). … Read more
On Sunday nights, we have a bowl of soup for dinner. It is not as abstemious as it sounds – for it is usually a filling soup and, depending on our appetites, would be eaten on its own, with rice or bread. Besides, after the indulgences of the week, all we can manage on … Read more
· Serves 10 · Prep 20 minutes (plus 15 minutes cooling time and 1 hour setting time) · Cook 1 hour 5 minutes Ingredient · 3 blood oranges · 1 cup caster sugar · ½ cup buttermilk · 3 large eggs · 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil · 1 ¾ cups plain flour · … Read more