Blog Post & Recipe:
Apple Pork Ribs Soup 苹果猪骨汤
The flavour of this soup really depends on what type or how big the apples are. The original recipe calls for 4 apples but I used 3 instead as the apples I used were quite large and I was afraid that the soup would be too sweet. So remember to adjust accordingly to your taste.
Blog Post & Recipe:
How to make mulled cider
The basic idea of making any mulled drink is to warm the liquor gently with spices. Which spices to use is up to you – nutmeg, star anise and vanilla can be used, though we're going to stick with tradition and use just cloves and cinnamon. Sugar or honey can be added to taste but because of the unusual addition of the very sweet sloe gin in this recipe, you probably won't need it.
Blog Post & Recipe:
Nabeyaki Udon and
Three Mushroom Vegetarian Nabeyaki Udon
So find some loved ones and get yourself into the kitchen to make some nabeyaki udon. This udon has the thick chewy udon noodles and vegetables of the regular nabeyaki udon, but is made with a mushroom stock base. Plus it sports three varieties of mushrooms—shiitake, king trumpet, and enoki mushrooms and cubes of sauteed tofu. If you can’t find some of the mushrooms, substitute your favorites!
Blog Post & Recipe:
Torshi Piaz - Pickled Red Onions and Pickled Small White Onions
Torshi is mostly made with vinegar and the taste is rather "torsh" (sour), hence the name.
Blog Post & Recipe:
Drink Week, Day Four: Black Raspberry Shrub
Today’s topic is the fruit shrub. These are a concentrated fruit syrup, spiked with vinegar, to give it an appealing sweet/tart flavor profile. They definitely need dilution, so top them with a bit of sparkling water
Blog Post & Recipe:
How to cook perfect barbecue ribs
Ribs are one of the great pleasures of carnivorousness, and simplicity itself to prepare, as long as you cook them slow enough to melt the hard-working meat that makes them so tasty, and don't try to get too fancy with the marinade: this is a cut that really doesn't need it.
Recipe:
Yotam Ottolenghi's hot and sour mushroom soup recipe
A variation on Asian soups such as Thai tom yum or Vietnamese pho. The key is the stock, which must be rich and hearty, with many layers of flavour.
Blog Post & Recipes:
Five Spice Blends to Give for a Homemade Christmas Gift
Rosemary and Garlic Herb Rub ... Montreal Steak Seasoning ... Moroccan Spice Mix ... Rosemary Salt ... Spicy Sweet Potato Fries Spice Mix.
More Ideas for Homemade Christmas Gifts from the Kitchen ...
Blog Post & Recipes:
Icelandic Christmas recipes
Starters or desserts:
* Rice pudding
* Ris a la mande
* Vanilla ice cream
Main dishes:
* Hangikjöt (smoked lamb)
* Pork rib roast
* Roast lamb
* Rock ptarmigan
Side dishes and accompaniments:
* Leaf bread
* Christmas cocktail
* Pickled red cabbage
* Caramel potatoes
Cakes and cookies:
* Gingerbread sandwich cookies
* Sarah Bernhardt cookies
* Jewish cookies
* Half-moons
* Coconut wreaths
* Siggi's cookies
* Syrup cookies
* Air cookies
* Spice cake with buttercream
* Christmas cake
Blog Post & Recipe:
Caramelized Onion & Spinach Olive Oil Quick Bread
After caramelizing onions to a sweet, golden brown and wilting the spinach with minced garlic, the vegetables are mixed into a savory quick bread batter. The only fat in this easy bread is extra-virgin olive oil, which lends a slightly fruity taste
Blog Post & Recipe:
Top This: Braised Fennel Pizza (à la Paulie Gee's 'Anise and Anephew' Pie)
"I got just the pie," replied the man behind Brooklyn's Paulie Gee's. "It cannot be topped. My 'Anise and Anephew' has fior di latte, braised fennel, guanciale, and a post-oven drizzle of anisette cream with a garnish of fresh fennel fronds."
Slideshow & Recipes:
Delicious autumn roasts
Herbed rack of lamb with potato smash ... Beef pot roast ... Portuguese-style chicken ... Mexican slow-roasted lamb shanks ... Char siu pork ribs ... Greek roast lamb with skordalia and potatoes ... Slow-roasted duck marylands ... Roast beef with Yorkshire puddings ... Lamb with quince and honey ... Lemon and thyme baked chicken ... Roast lamb ... Chicken pot roast with mustard cream sauce ... Pork leg roast with sage potatoes ... Beef rib roast with spiced salt
