Mmm… Food!!
Natasha and Becky decided that they need to try making entirely new dishes at least once each week. Because of Becky’s affinity for spicy Oriental stuff, what waited for me as I came home from work...
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Over the holidays, we had plenty of opportunities to expand on the series started with this post. Unfortunately, my efficiency in getting to the table ready to eat continuously interfered with any...
View ArticlePork with Mixed Green Beans
Kitchen experiments by Natasha and Becky continue in earnest. Here is the latest entry: Pork with Mixed Green Beans. Serves 42tbsp vegetable or groundnut oil 2 shallots, chopped 225g/8oz pork fillet,...
View ArticleHungarian mushroom soup
Over the last decade or so, I have become very much a soup aficionado. Not that I did not eat soups before – even beyond borsch, various soups and broths are an essential component of East European...
View ArticleChorizo empanadillas
My lovely wife not only feeds me well, but she is also apparently eager to take over this blog with her culinary creations. I cannot say that I am unhappy about that – aside from the fact that I get to...
View ArticleTiramisu
Ed. Note: A new entry from our resident chef de cuisine. I always thought that making one of my favorite Italian desserts is complicated and requires nothing short of a culinary degree. Guess what? It...
View ArticlePear and almond cream tart
Following on one of the notes from yesterday, we are expecting friends over tonight. Natasha is in her element in the kitchen, and here is a dessert she made: Pear and Almond Cream Tart (serves...
View ArticleChicken with shrimp
It’s been a long time since our resident chef made a guest appearance on the blog. It was not that we did not have culinary experiments during that time, it is simply that we did not bother to take...
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