Originally made by the Indians and Cape Malays but loved by all! A savoury pastry (in the form of a triangle) filled with spicy curry fillings and deep fried until golden brown. The fillings vary from mutton to chicken, potato and corn. To make this recipe even easier, you can buy pre-made samoosa pastry from…
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Sour Cream Potato Salad
This easy recipe will allow you to rustle up a delicious potato salad, American style, in no time at all. Often served with hot dogs, fried chicken, barbecued meat or hamburgers, a potato salad is just as delicious hot as it is cold.
Cheese Nachos
A popular Mexican dish, nachos are usually crispy tortilla chips covered in melted cheese and other delicious toppings – such as chilli con carne, chicken and jalapenos. Follow this easy recipe and create platters of irresistible snack food for your next big party.
Host a Hot Drink Party
Why not hold a winter alternative to the summer Garden Tea Party? We suggest holding a Hot Drink Party. Invite your guests to join you in a celebration of winter. A tasty meal option would be a variety of hot soups – think thick tomato, butternut and orange, creamy chicken and corn or sweet-potato –…
Herbs and Spices your Kitchen shouldn’t be Without
Herbs and spices have been around for years and years. In the old days herbs were used more often for medicinal than culinary purposes but today, however, cooking with herbs and spices allow us to be creative as they alone – or mixed together in a million different ways and means – always succeed in…
How to Cook Vegetables
There are so many different ways to cook vegetables. Some people prefer to simply steam them, while others like to add flavour by grilling or roasting their vegetables with a touch of butter, herbs and spices. Whatever you prefer, and whichever way you decide to cook yours, just make sure your vegetables are still fairly…
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Yakitori Yakitori are bite-sized pieces of chicken skewered and grilled, Japanese-style. In Japan all parts of the chicken – including the head, skin and gizzards – would be cooked. But in most other countries it’s usually just pieces of breast meat. The meat is threaded on to bamboo skewers, dipped in a type of…
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Xavier Xavier is a cream soup or consommé thickened with arrowroot or rice flour, garnished with diced chicken. XO XO stands for ‘extra old’ and is used to show that a cognac has been aged for an extended period of time. The legal minimum for this designation is seven years old, but most XO…
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Dauphinoise (à la) To cook something ‘à la Dauphinoise’ means to bake it in a slow oven with cream and garlic. A gratin dauphinoise is a classic dish of thinly sliced potatoes cooked in this way – with garlic, cream, milk, butter and often gruyère cheese. Rich, but very delicious! Serve it as an…
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Food Amount Substitute Sage 1 tsp Chicken seasoning, marjoram, or rosemary Salt, seasoned 4 tsp 2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sage, 1/2 tsp parsley flakes, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp marjoram, 1/4 tsp paprika Salami 1 slice 1 slice Pepperoni Sesame Oil 1 tbsp 1 1/2 tsp sesame seeds sautéed in 1/2 tsp vegetable…
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Food Amount Substitute White Sauce 1 cup 1 can cream-style soup (undiluted) Wine (for cooking) 1/2 cup 1/2 cup Apple juice or cider Wine (for marinade) 1/2 cup 1/4 cup vinegar, 1/4 cup water, 1 tbsp sugar Wine, Red 1/2 cup 1/2 cup Non-alcoholic wine, apple cider, beef broth, tomato juice or water Wine, Rice…
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Food Amount Substitute Cake Flour 1 cup 1 cup all-purpose flour sifted 3 times, then measured to make 1 cup Capers chopped green olives Cardamom 1 tsp 1 tsp ginger OR 1 tsp ground cinnamon Carob Powder 1 tbsp 1 tbsp cocoa powder Cayenne Pepper 1/8 tsp 4 drops tabasco sauce Celery 1/2 cup (1…