Paella Mixta

Paella Mixta

We spent ‘the’ most absolutely delicious evening with Alicia and Jonathan from our Catalan Cooking Holiday Culinary Vacation in northern Spain. The evening evolved around paellas and wine pairing. What a delicious way to spend an evening, savouring Spain’s best specialty dishes. A gastronomic evening that I’ll never, ever forget, thank you Alicia and Jonathan!

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  November 26, 2015   No comments
Roasted Vegetable Ratatouille

Roasted Vegetable Ratatouille

Ratatouille is a tasty vegetable stew from Provence, served either hot or cold, as a main course, or to garnish grilled meat or fish dishes. Stir his heart – ‘touiller’ means ‘to stir’ en francais.

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  November 4, 2015   No comments
Crêpes Suzette

Crêpes Suzette

Crêpes Suzette always impress and are easy to make. Make him this fabulous unforgettable French dessert with the delicate orange flavour!

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  November 4, 2015   No comments
Cardamom Rice Pudding

Cardamom Rice Pudding

This dessert takes time and a lot of stirring, but it’s worth the effort. I love the flavours that the spices add and the crunch of the pistachios add a nice crunchy texture to this dish!

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  October 30, 2015   No comments
Hand-rolled Cold Rice Paper Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce, Lemon Lime Dipping Sauce, Chili Sauce, Hoisin Sauce

Hand-rolled Cold Rice Paper Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce, Lemon Lime Dipping Sauce, Chili Sauce, Hoisin Sauce

Preparing your ingredients does take time – lots of slicing, dicing and chopping! But…but, it’s worth every second of chopping for him as you’ll find out once you taste these delicious spring rolls. Here is a list of the ingredients that I LOVE to prepare for my spring rolls, you can suit yourself and select your favourites, oh and his favourites.

Rice paper and spring rolls were invented by the Vietnamese, but the Thai people very quickly inherited them!

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  October 30, 2015   No comments
Cardamom & Coconut Infused Basmati Rice

Cardamom & Coconut Infused Basmati Rice

In the Arabian Nights stories, you read of the use of this ancient spice as an aphrodisiac. Cardamom is warming and pungent, can increase blood flow, accounting for its delicious aphrodisiac properties. The water from coconuts contains the same level of electrolytes as your blood, it is also a metabolism booster that increases blood flow, and may serve as an aphrodisiac. We’ve got you covered with this dish!

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  October 30, 2015   No comments