Beetroot Cake / Braised Duck with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy / 10 Ideas for Eggplant

Blog Post & Recipe: Beetroot Cake Recipe

I was a little concerned about the extra baking powder combined with self raising flour. However the cake is quite dense and needs the extra raising agent.

Blog Post & Recipe: Braised duck with mashed potatoes and gravy

After the very fruity duck breast fillet with pineapple, orange and ginger sauce, this second dish is French inspired as it uses the trifecta of vegetables that many French dishes start with — onion, celery and carrot. The duck is seared in a pan but finishes braising inside the oven. The pan juices are used to make the gravy.

Recipes: In Season Now: 10 Ideas for Eggplant

Braised Eggplant and Tomatoes ... Ratatouille ... Rigatoni with Eggplant and Pine Nut Crunch ... Roasted Eggplant Caviar ... Eggplant Gratin ... Eggplant Wraps with Goat Cheese ... Stuffed Baby Eggplants with Lamb ... Ajvar: This roasted pepper and eggplant spread works spread on sandwiches or as dip ... Baba Ghanoush ... Grilled Eggplant with Lebneh

Related: Learning to Love Eggplant: How to Pick 'Em, Cook 'Em, and Eat 'Em

Spicy Rice Cake (Dukbokki) / Roast Eggplant & Red Capsicum Dip / Green Capsicum in Vinegar & Garlic Sauce (Sirkeli Biber)

Recipe: Spicy rice cake (Dukbokki)

Dukbokki is one of the most popular street foods in Korea. It's very easy to make and a great quick dish for a meal, snack, or girl's night.

Blog Post & Recipe: Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Dip

You slice up the veggies... Give them a good coating of high quality extra virgin olive oil... Toss the vegetables together with salt, pepper, and lots of garlic... Roast the veggies at 400 degrees for 45 minutes... And then puree the roasted vegetables with tomato paste... and then you are done!

Blog Post & Recipe: Green Peppers in Vinegar and Garlic Sauce (Sirkeli Biber)

Inspired by the exuberance of fresh peppers I am giving a simple recipe for a very popular and delicious salad/appetizer/meze, you name it. The ingredients for the sauce are garlic, olive oil, and vinegar, and how much you will add of each depends completely on your preference. If you cannot handle garlic or vinegar well, you can go light on them. I like this salad medium garlicy, yet very vinegary, whereas my cousin's version is quite garlicy and to so much vinegary. The point is you have to decide on the amount of garlic and vinegar.

Pizza on the BBQ / Bubble Tea / 11 Eggplant Recipes

Blog Post & Recipe: How to Grill Pizza [in the U.S. sense of the word 'grill', ie, on a BBQ]

No, the pizza dough does not fall through the grill grates. Assuming you've properly heated the grill, your dough will form a lovely lightly charred crust.

Article & Recipe: DIY Bubble Tea

While many choose to liven up their bubble tea experience with flavors like coconut, lychee, red bean, or mango, the basic ingredients are quite simple. All you really need to make the drink is milk, tea (black or green), sugar, and tapioca pearls.

Blog Post & Recipes: In Season: Eggplant

Eggplant Caponata ... Eggplant Caviar ... Sichuan-Style Braised Eggplant ... Chicken And Eggplant in Black Bean Sauce ... Eggplant Baingan Kachri ... Chinese Eggplant with Garlic and Ginger Sauce ... Eggplant Lamb Lavash Wraps ... Eggplant in Spicy Tomato Sauce ... Broiled Eggplant Japonaise ... Steamed Spicy Eggplant ... Eggplant and Goat Cheese Spirals