Norwegian Red Fruit Pudding / Labneh Balls / Sausage, Kale, & Bean Soup

Blog Post & Recipe: Rødgrøt med Fløte, Norwegian Red Fruit Pudding

A pudding made of stewed red fruit, thickened with a little cornstarch and crowned with billowy whipped cream.

Blog Post & Recipe: Labneh balls

Besides being used fresh, labneh is also dried then formed into balls, sometimes covered with herbs or spices and stored in olive oil glass jars. The cheese can then be kept for over a year.

Blog Post & Recipe: Sausage, Kale, and Bean Soup (Crock Pot)

Soup like this is the best because you can use whatever you want. Canned beans, leftover rice, frozen peas, wilty vegetables, whatever. It’s up to you. No meat? More meat? It’s all cool with me.

Mapo Tofu / Kurdish Kibbeh / Cashew Nut Curry

Blog Post & Recipe: Mapo Tofu

Fortunately, mapo doufu also very easy to make at home. The recipe I’ve developed after countless times of making mapo tofu has a hearty chili sauce perfumed with sesame.

Blog Post & Recipe & Video: Kurdish (Assyrian) kibbeh (Kuttelk) and Kurdish kibbeh (video)

This kibbeh is absolutely delicious and has two marked advantages: One, it is boiled and not fried. Two, it is easier to shape than our traditional Lebanese kibbeh. The shell is composed of fine bulgur and semolina flour

Blog Post & Recipe: cashew nut curry

These nuts become mealy in the best way possible, retaining some body but mostly adding just-enough-but-not-too-much contrast in texture when scooped up with a spoonful of rice. And a ton of flavour too--this is a distinct but subtle curry, it's rich and perfect with biryani or roti, or bread, actually.

Frog Porridge / Collard Greens / Hot and Sour Thai Soup

Blog Post & Recipe: Frog Porridge 田鸡粥

We usually call this 'tin gai'(田鸡) in Cantonese, which simply translates into paddy field chicken.

Blog Post & Recipe: Collard Greens

I had just about given up and resigned to the fact that I was going to be one of those people who hated collards. But then my mom intervened. She swore that my cousin's husband, Chad had the best recipe ever. She said it was fabulous...made with wine, etc!

Blog Post & Recipe: Hot and Sour Thai Soup Recipe

Tom Yum Thai soup has a unique taste. It's both spicy and sour and loaded with amazing flavors such as lemongrass, galangal, fresh kaffir limes leaves and coconut milk. For this version, I combined fresh water chestnuts, sugar snap peas, tamarind, red chili powder, baby squid and mackerel. You could also add shrimp or chicken. And of course, the soup is easy to make vegetarian as well.

Bok Choy with Garlic & Ginger / Savoury Bread Pudding with Morels & Beetroot Greens / Beef, Butternut Pumpkin, Barley, Beer & Olive Stew

Blog Post & Recipe: all good

They require almost no cooking (indeed, demand it), and take to all sorts of flavor arrangements. They're lovely with mushrooms, and unctuous with oyster sauce, and downright addictive with garlic and ginger.

Bok Choy with Garlic + Ginger

Blog Post & Recipe: Savory Bread Pudding with Morels and Beet Greens – Recipe

Really there isn’t much difference between a savory bread pudding and stuffing, except that bread pudding is bound with eggs. The tricky bit is to add the richness of the custard without crushing the lightness of bread. A few simple moves help: tear the bread instead of cutting it in too uniform cubes to create more airspace.

Blog Post & Recipe: Beef, Butternut Squash, Barley, Beer and Olive Stew

Somewhere between a stew and a risotto this was going to be your standard beef stew til I realised we didn’t have many vegetables , you could use less pearl barley for a sloppier stew. The beer gives a lovely malty taste to the chewy barley, salty olives, tender meat and sweet butternut squash [...] Alternatively is you are using a slow cooker 6 hours on low with the barley added for the last hour.

Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup / Lemongrass Chai Tea / 3 Surf-Club Meals

Blog Post & Recipe: Philadelphia pepper pot: the soup that won the American Revolution?

But true, tripey pepper pot has dwindled in popularity, and is now merely a curio in a few Philadelphia restaurants. The famous City Tavern sells a West Indian version on its lunch menu which reportedly does neglects tripe altogether.

Blog Post & Recipe: Lemongrass Chai Tea

If you had asked me about 6 months back if I would use lemongrass in tea I would have probably thought it was some strange Thai fusion version of tea. I didn't know then, that I had been having lemon grass tea for years only I knew it as "Chai Patta"

Article & Recipes: Surf-club cuisine

An ''oarsome'' (thanks for the title, Noosa Surf Club) prawn salad makes an easy-breezy lunch, with its freshly cooked prawns, avocado, radish and leaves drizzled with creamy green goddess dressing. Then there's a towering surf-and-turf burger that tops juicy chorizo and beef burger meat with crumbed calamari rings, beetroot, lettuce and tomato that's just plain surftastic.

Surf and turf beach burger ... Oarsome prawn salad with green goddess dressing ... Breakfast bruschetta

Raw Kale Salad with Walnuts, Pecorino & Lemon / Pane co' Santi (Saint's Bread) / Roasted Figs

Blog Post & Recipe: Raw Kale Salad with Walnuts, Pecorino and Lemon

Kale is such a resilient leaf it can hold up to the onslaught of olive oil, lemon juice and cheese. In other words: it’s easily corruptible. And that’s what makes a raw kale salad great.

Blog Post & Recipe: Pane co' Santi {Saint's Bread}

The dough itself is a cinch to work with...it's totally the fruit and nuts that make it. Bright bursts of sweetness from the yellow raisins and a triple-nutty punch that comes not just from the pecans and walnuts, but also seems to emanate from the olive oil that they were sautéed in.

Blog Post & Recipe: roasted figs

The heat of roasting brings the dried figs back to life. Some of them will puff up to form almost perfect globes. The honey and oil mixture gives them a thick, shiny gloss that hardens slightly as the figs cool. They come out of the oven looking like something you want to put on a Christmas tree.

Seared Carpaccio of Beef with Remoulade & Pickled Cherries / 4 Vegetable Chips + 3 Condiments / Roasted Chickpea Fajitas

Article & Recipe: Succulent beef with a cherry twist

The beef is served delicately raw on the inside, with a seared crust.

SEARED CARPACCIO OF BEEF WITH REMOULADE AND PICKLED CHERRIES

Recipes: Make Your Own Veggie Chips

Veggie chips are very easily made in your very own oven. Peel, slice, and bake. Dip and eat. Done.

Carrot Chips ... Taro Chips ... Sweet Potato Crisps ... Kale Chips ... Basic Ranch Dressing ... White Bean and Edamame Hummus ... Jalapeño-Cilantro Yogurt Spread

Blog Post & Recipe: Roasted Chickpea Fajitas

Onion, peppers, and mushrooms are sautéed and served with spicy roasted chickpeas to create these healthy and delicious vegetarian fajitas. Garnish with diced tomatoes, avocado slices, and a dollop of Greek yogurt, if desired.

Roast Tomato Soup with Mussels & Fennel / Vegetable Stock / Marinated & Broiled Sardines

Blog Post & Recipe: Simple Lessons in Roast Tomato Soup with Mussels & Fennel

So when a Sicilian cook's fishmonger was unable to supply her with all the fish she wanted for her brodu di pisci, or the family's budget didn't allow for an elaborate array of fresh fish, she had a trick. She'd use a combination of garlic, parsley, chilies, and salt pounded into a rough paste and then fried in local olive oil.

Blog Post & Recipe: How to Make Vegetable Stock

It helps to brown the veggies first, so the stock gets infused with some of the flavors from caramelization. Unlike chicken or beef stock, which needs time to extract all the goodness from the bones, with vegetable stock, you cook the stock for only an hour to an hour and half. Beyond that, the flavors begin to disintegrate.

Blog Post & Recipe: The Nasty Bits: How to Make Sardine Lovers out of Sardine Skeptics

If you can get sardines that are very fresh, the easiest thing to do is to grill or broil them so the skin chars a little. Sprinkle with salt, freshly ground pepper, and lemon or vinegar. If, however, you find that fresh sardines are still too fishy for your taste, consider a simple marinade. I use ginger to combat the fishiness, a little wine for depth, soy sauce, and a dash of salt and sugar.

Marinated and Broiled Sardines

Pot-Roast Chicken with Sherry / 5 Roast Fish Recipes / Khurdi - Bohra White Stock Soup

Recipe: Recipe: Pot-roast chicken with sherry

Chicken parts are a boon for the hurried cook. This recipe calls for pan-browning the chicken, then baking it for a half-hour until crisp.

Blog Post & Recipes: Fast Fix: Five Ideas for Roasted Fish in Fewer Than 30 Minutes

If you're straining to figure out a way to fit [fish] into your daily routine, try these five foul-proof quick fixes. Each recipe takes fewer than 30 minutes to bake

Halibut, Spinach, and Tomatoes in Foil Packets ... Ginger and Cilantro Baked Tilapia ... Baked Salmon Fillets with Dill and Mustard ... Nobu's Miso-Marinated Black Cod ... Simple Supper: Snapper Veracruzana

Blog Post & Recipe: Khurdi - Bohra White Stock Soup

Khurdi or white soup is made with rich mutton stock and then flavored with whole spices. Milk is added to the soup to give it some body and creaminess. Milk also gives it the characteristically white color, which isn't really all that white. The deep and intense flavors are rounded off with lots of fresh mint to add freshness.

Ginger Fried Rice / Buttermilk Fried Rabbit / Jellied Turkey Terrine with Parsley & Capers

Blog Post & Recipe: Ginger Fried Rice Recipe

I loved the crispy ginger and garlic and with the runny egg mixed in it was divine.

Blog Post & Recipe: Girl Hunter Promo Video & Buttermilk Fried Rabbit Recipe

Also try: chicken, turkey, squirrel, dove, upland game birds, or any other young game meat

Blog Post & Recipe: Jellied Turkey Terrine with Parsley and Capers

Here's an unusual way to use up left-over roast turkey: a delicate terrine set with naturally jellied stock and flavoured with a zingy mixture of fresh parsley, capers and gherkins. I made this with the leftovers of two chickens (not having a spare gobbler to hand) but it will work just as well with turkey, provided that you boil the stock long enough for it to form a gentle jelly.

Sweet Potato US Biscuits with Ham, Mustard, & Honey / Iced Eggnog / Spicy Sour Curry with Seabass & Mixed Veggies

Recipe: Sweet Potato Biscuits with Ham, Mustard, and Honey

Spread bottom half of each biscuit with mustard, then top each with sliced ham and second half of biscuit. Serve with honey.

Blog Post & Recipe: iced eggnog

Refrigerate overnight before serving and serve on ice (if you are in the hot summer like we are) with a generous grating of fresh nutmeg.

Blog Post & Recipe: spicy sour curry with seabass and mixed veggies

This recipe is for sour curry form central of Thailand. There is another version of sour curry or in another name called "yellow curry" which is from southern of Thailand. The flavour is bold, more spicy and more sour. I will post a recipe later.

Goose with Apples & Calvados / Asam Laksa / Tofu with Roasted Chili Paste

Blog Post & Recipe: Christmas Goose with Apples and Calvados

The goose was stuffed with apple pieces marinated in Calvados, then surrounded with apple wedges before roasting.

Blog Post & Recipe: Asam Laksa

Let me present you the 7th most delicious food in the world, the Penang Asam Laksa a noodle dish flavoured with flaked mackerel, tamarind, pineapple and lots of different spices. It is sour, spicy and definitely addictive.

Blog Post & Recipe: Tofu with Roasted Chili Paste | เต้าหู้น้ำพริกเผา

Then you chop a few herbs and start cooking – just sauté the garlic, add the roasted chili paste, then add the tofu and allow it to soak up the wonderfully spicy and sweet flavors of the chili paste. At the last minute, add some green onions and even cilantro if you want. By that time, the rice is generally done and you’re ready to eat.

Black-Eyed Pea & Bacon Eggs Benedict / Eggplant with Tomato, Garlic & Mint / 14 Christmas Breads

Blog Post & Recipe: Good Luck Benedicts

As it happens, black-eyed peas and bacon make for a really good eggs benedict.

Blog Post & Recipe: Eggplant with Tomato, Garlic and Mint

A lot of fresh mint muddled with garlic, pepper and coriander… a handsome eggplant, (try to get one with less seeds)… and a few minutes in the pan, results in a delectable side dish or to have in a wrap or sandwich or even on pasta.

Blog Post & Recipes: Bread Baking Day # 45 Round up - la raccolta

I have been hosting the last edition of 2011 Bread Baking Day, a special Christmas Edition with Special Baking Presents as theme of the month.

Recipes in English: A Tale of Two Stollen ... Blueberry Sourdough Focaccia ... Char Siu Bao ... Salted Caramel Apple Sourdough Challah ... Bolo Rainha ... Garlic Herb Braid ... Candy Cane Bread Sticks ... Irish Good Luck Bread ... Chrismassy almond cloud ... Saffron Stars ... Marzipan Stollen ... Pandoro ... Pandolce genovese ... Nadalin

Britta’s Glogg / Claypot Cari with Sweet Potato, Tofu & Winter Greens / Renkon no Sunomono (Marinated Lotus Root)

Blog Post & Recipe: Britta’s Glogg

Britta’s glogg couldn’t be simpler. Her family served it garnished with toasted almonds and raisins

Recipe: The new vegetarian: claypot cari with sweet potato, tofu and winter greens recipe

This Saigonese curry relies on a sweet, mild Indian curry powder; the most authentic is found in Vietnamese shops, labelled 'Indian curry powder'.

Blog Post & Recipe: Renkon no Sunomono (Marinated Lotus Root)

This is a simple dish to prepare. All you have to do is peel a piece of lotus root and slice it into thin slices. Then blanch the slices briefly in boiling water and toss them in a simple marinade made of rice wine vinegar, sugar, and salt.

Hot Cappuccino Punch / Mulled Wine / Sweet Potato and Lentil Dahl

Blog Post & Recipe: Hot Cappuccino Punch

Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Blog Post & Recipe: Mulled Wine - How to Make the Best Recipe Ever

After searching many recipes, Jean-Christophe Novelli's was the one. Lovely vanilla, star anise, cinnamon, lemon grass, cardamom pods, bay leaves and cloves, what's not to like?

Blog Post & Recipe: Sweet Potato and Lentil Dahl

Dahl is something we have every couple of weeks , I find it a strangely soothing dish. Here the addition of some sweet potato makes it a filling meal with some pitta bread or chappati. I leave the seeds whole since I like the crunch but you could definitely grind the coriander.

Sweet Potato Hash with Sausage & Eggs / Eggless Pear Pancake / Finnish Pancakes

Blog Post & recipe: Brunch Recipe: Sweet Potato Hash with Sausage & Eggs

Savory, garlicky sweet potato hash, roasted with sausage and rosemary, and baked the next day with eggs on top.

Blog Post & Recipe: Eggless Pear Pancake

Mix together the dry ingredients. Add in about 3/4 Cup milk and gently stir. Add the grated pear and mix well.

Blog Post & Recipe: Finnish Pancakes

I can either poach 12 eggs and make a Hollandaise sauce with home fries or I can just make this quick Finnish-style pancake, bake it for 25 minutes and serve it all at once. These pancakes are so delicious. They are thin and the texture is like a baked custard.

Red Wine & Garlic Braised Beef Shanks / Linguine with Fried Eggs & Rosemary / Kale, Sausage & Flageolets

Blog Post & Recipe: Red Wine and Garlic Braised Beef Shanks

Beef shanks are from the leg of the cow and have a big bone right in the middle. Get the meatiest ones with the biggest bones. Don’t worry. They are cheap.

Blog Post & Recipe: linguine with fried eggs & rosemary

This dish tastes fancy and indulgent, yet light at the same time. It comes together in a snap – the most time consuming part was waiting for the pasta to cook.

Blog Post & Recipe: Kale, Sausage and Flageolets

Or posh bean stew, if you will. [...] You might be surprised by the addition of cream, however it adds a touch of class to this definitely rustic dish – and makes delicious juices for you to mop up with your bread.

Beetroot & Goat Cheese Quiche / Christmas Mead / Faux Pho

Blog Post & Recipe: Beet and goat cheese quiche

There were several delicious ingredients contained within this meal, including the beets, red onion and leek

Blog Post & recipes: Christmas Mead for Wassailing

I bottled it on the early side (eight days) so it’s retained its honey sweetness, with distinct cinnamon and orange notes.

Blog Post & Recipe: Faux Pho

With its strong cinnamon and ginger flavors lending complexity to the beef broth, and the ability to add as much spicy heat from the raw serrano peppers as you’d like, it makes for an excellent Winter warmer, when you just can’t face another bowl of corn chowder from the freezer.