Pancetta-Wrapped Peaches on the BBQ / Tea Smoked Trout / Slow Braised Pork Hocks in Beer

Blog Post & Recipe: Pancetta-Wrapped Peaches on the Grill

Tip: keep the pancetta in the fridge until you are ready to assemble, it's easier to handle when it's still cold.

Blog Post & Recipe: Tea Smoked Trout

Since realising how easy it is to do some casual smoking at home with nothing more than a gas burner, a wok, and a steamer of some description, I’ve turned my hand to many different things. Smoking onions, garlic, capsicum, and soon plan to get a slab of beef brisket in there and made some home made pastrami.

Blog Post & Recipe: Slow Braised Pork Hocks in Beer [via]

Pork hocks are from the shoulder part of the pig. It is parallel to pork shanks with crosses cuts. It is well known for its tenderness and rich flavor. It is also flavorful and is loaded with irresistible aroma. Since this piece generally consists of much skin, tendons and ligaments, it requires long cooking through stewing or braising to be made palatable.

Za’atar / Steak Ceviche & Plantain Fries / Day Lily Stir-Fry

Blog Post & Recipe: Za’atar

Combine. Slap on, so far I’ve had it on chicken, steak and tofu. All great!

Blog Post & Recipe: Food CAN Induce Orgasm: Steak Ceviche & Plantain Fries

Place a bed of plantain fries in a small bowl. Using an ice cream scoop (preferably non-metal), scoop a dollop of ceviche on top of the plantains.

Blog Post & Recipe: The tasty flower in my backyard

The orange day lily, hemerocallis fulva, is native to Asia, where dried buds, or "golden needles" are used in cooking. The bud makes an attractive addition to stir-fries, and it's high in protein and rich in calcium, phosphorus and Vitamin A. The nutritious day lily is so easy to cultivate that it now flourishes wild in 47 American states and two Canadian territories.

Day Lily Stir-fry

Sour Meatballs / Boozy Mint Lemonade Slush / Whipped Cranberry Porridge

Recipe: Sour Meatballs

800 g ground veal
2 medium sized zucchinis
1 egg
1 bundle of mint
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Blog Post & Recipe: happy hour: boozy mint lemonade slush

The thing is, I don’t have anise seeds, so I went with a classic summer pairing, lemon and mint, which I thought sounded super refreshing, especially for a slush. And since it’s happy hour, a little bourbon doesn’t hurt either.

Blog Post & Recipe: Whipped Cranberry Porridge

Along with rye bread, quark, wild berries and squeaky cheese, whipped lingonberry porridge is definitely on the top 5 of my favourite Finnish foods. Now, there is an obvious lack of frozen lingonberries here in Sydney - so far I haven't found any. The second best option for those wanting to make any lingonberry dishes is, in my opinion, to use frozen cranberries

Sweet Potato Whole Grain Waffles / Crispy Fried Garlic / Sabih

Blog Post & Recipe: Sweet Potato Whole Grain Waffles

Cook in a waffle iron at medium for about 5-7 minutes. These take longer to cook than other waffles we have made.

Blog Post & Recipe: Back to basics - crispy fried garlic 炸蒜米

Crispy fried garlic like crispy fried shallot is very common in S E Asia. Chopped garlic is deep fried till golden it is not bitter but has slightly sweet, caramelised and strong garlicy flavour and deliciously crunchy. Only two ingredients are needed, plenty of garlic and cooking oil.

Recipe: Yotam Ottolenghi's sabih recipe

Iraqi immigrants to Israel in the early 1950s brought with them the fascinating combination of fried aubergine and hard-boiled egg stuffed into fresh pitta (along with plenty of other big-flavoured ingredients). It sounds weird, but it's one of the most exciting street foods you could wish to come across.

Homemade XO Sauce / Homemade Verjuice / Lemon Fish

Blog Post & Recipe: Homemade XO Sauce [ via ]

Here is my homemade version that will set your tastebuds on fire.

Blog Post & Recipe: Homemade Fresh Verjuice

Verjuice is a green and sour juice made from unripe grapes. It is a fantastic alternative to lemon juice. Lemon is considered as the sole source of sour juices by many people, but it is not!

Blog Post & Recipe: Lemon Fish [Simple Home-Cook]

Long long time ago when I was working in Singapore, one of my roommates was a Teochiew lady from Penang. She liked to cook fish with plum sauce, very appetizing sweet and sour taste. Until now, I thought of her every time I cooked or ate something similar to that.

4 Mussel Recipes / 3 Recipes with Cooked Peppers / Scottish Raspberry Jam & 15 Other Jams

Blog Post & Recipes: Medley of mussels

Hints for preparing mussels ...

MUSSELS WITH A TOMATO SAFFRON SAUCE ... STEAMED MUSSELS WITH FENNEL ... COCONUT AND HERB MUSSEL SOUP ... FAMILY-FAVOURITE MUSSEL FRITTERS

Article & Recipes: Pick the perfect peppers

Grilled, roasted or sautéed, a scorched pepper is a thing of deliciousness.

Warm chickpea and onion purée with sizzling peppers and lamb ... Hot chicken with peppers and chilli recipe ... Macedonian grilled vegetable salad recipe

Blog Post & Recipes: Scottish Raspberry Jam

Scottish Raspberry Jam

If you are now in the mood for jam, here a few recipes to tempt you: Strawberry Jam ... Plum Jam ... Mango & Orange Peel Jam ... Rum Pumpkin Jam ... Damson Jam ... Black Cherry & Cointreau Jam ... Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam ... Bramble Jelly ... Wild Fruit Jam ... Mirabelle Jam ... Summer Fruit Jam ... Peach & Apricot Jam ... Mango & Cardamon Jam ... Nectarine Preserve ... Thai Ginger, Rhubarb & Chilli Jam

Squash Blossom Pesto / Sweet Potato Fries with Orange-Nutmeg Salt / 6 Vegetarian Recipes for the Barbeque

Blog Post & Recipe: Squash Blossom Pesto [ via ]

I simple converted my standard pesto recipe, with the addition of saffron from the abandoned sauce recipe, and magic! A vivid orange sauce, nutty with parmesan and pine nuts with this mysterious undernote. Squash blossoms.

Blog Post & Recipe: Sweet Potato Fries with Orange-Nutmeg Salt [ via ]

The best success I had came at the end of my experimental process. I found that a screaming hot oven, a preheated, well-oiled baking sheet and straight or crinkle-cut sweet potatoes turned 3 or 4 times in the oven yielded the best results.

Blog Post & Recipes: Throw Another Melon on the Barbie

The grill, as everyone knows, is the best place to cook a steak, but that doesn’t mean you have to cook a steak every time you fire up the grill.

Vietnamese-Style Portobello Mushrooms ... Watermelon Burgers With Cheese ... Curry-Rubbed Sweet-Potato Planks ... Teriyaki Cabbage Steaks ... Chili-Rubbed Jicama Steaks With Queso Fresco ... Miso-Glazed Eggplant Slices

Roast Tomato & Basil Tart / Adobo / The Science of Pie Dough

Blog Post & Recipe: Roasted Tomato & Basil Tart

Savory tarts are an all in one meal. Eggs, milk, and cheese come together in a flaky crust to create a delicious meal served warm or at room temperature.

Blog Post & Recipe: Adobo adoration

Adobo is perhaps the Philippines’ most popular dish, consisting of pork and/or chicken cooked in a pungent mix of vinegar and soy sauce. Don’t confuse it with the many other variations of adobo (a Spanish term that loosely translates into “marinade” or “dressing”), which range from a thick, chipotle-infused sauce in Mexico to a garlicky dry rub in the Caribbean.

Mom's adobo

Blog Post & Slideshow & Recipe: The Food Lab: The Science of Pie Dough

What I'm after: The kind of crust that's substantial enough that it doesn't sog-out from a juicy filling but tender enough that it flakes in your mouth into buttery shards. A crust with substance, but not chew. A crust that divides along deep faults into many distinct layers separated by tiny air spaces and that cracks when bent. A crust that is never leathery or pliant, but not so tender or crisp that it crumbles instead of flakes. And of course, it should have a deep butteriness coupled with a balanced sweet and salty flavor.

Cucumber & Hakurei Turnip Salad / Sichuan Eggplant / How to Prepare a Geoduck Clam

Blog Post & Recipe: Cucumber and Hakurei Turnip Salad

The Hakurei turnips were delicious. They kind of reminded me of jicama, in that they are just a bit sweet and starchy. They pair great with cucumbers and would add a nice crispness to any salad, really.

Blog Post & Recipe: Sichuan Eggplant (Fish-Fragrant Eggplant)

You see, it doesn’t actually smell or taste like fish. Rather, the name refers to method of preparation usually associated with fish in Sichuan cuisine that results in hot, sour, salty, and sweet flavors all co-mingling on the plate.

Blog Post & Video:
Geoducks: The Only Shellfish Adored By Chinese Chefs, Japanese Gourmands And Native American Divers Alike

The fat, mustard-colored bivalves--whose name is pronounced "gooey duck," not "geo duck"--grow up to three feet long. They have been known to live for up to 150 years, buried a yard in the sea floor and eating whatever algae they can filter from the water immediately above them. ...

How to prepare a geoduck clam for cooking

Mauritian Peanut Sauce / Sweet Potato Soup / Roast Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Vinegar

Blog Post & Recipe: Easy Mauritian Peanut Sauce

You need to cut everything finely. Chop your tomatoes very finely or simply blend them in a food processor. Also, cut your onions very small.

Blog Post & Recipe: [Dessert] Sweet Potato Soup

The key point of this dessert is to control the sweetness of the soup and texture of the sweet potatoes. The soup base cannot be too bland or too sweet and as for the sweet potato it must not be overcooked or else it will be too soft and affect the overall taste of this dessert.

Blog Post & Recipe: Roasted Brussels Sprout with Balsamic Vinegar

Ever since I discovered the lazy but healthy way to feed myself, I have been really into cooking foods this way. I’m talking about roasting foods, just like for my baked scallops and spicy potato wedges. Basically, foods are tossed with olive oil, then seasoned with the salt and pepper, before popping them into the oven to let it do its magic. With this method, both the cooking and cleaning up is totally no-fuss.