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Couscous à la maison
I am hungry. Feed me! Anything! It was lunch time and my wife's blood sugar levels were reaching alarmingly low levels. And she didn't have anything for breakfast. My food brain started to go through...
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Fried eggs in a nest
I love me a good breakfast. But please, spare me cereals, rolls with butter and jam and the likes. My breakfast hast to originate in a pan. Preferably fried. And something with eggs - cholesterol,...
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Turkey schnitzel 'Wiener Art' with potato salad
Only a schnitzel made with veal is a genuine Wiener Schnitzel. Everything else is called [meat of choice] schnitzel Wiener Art (i.e. the Viennese way). The Wiener Art (= Viennese way) of my turkey...
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Super-healthy breakfast muffins
Muffins are a wonderfully diverse food bunch. Super-easy to make too. You can make them almost cupcake-y with chocolate bits and other sweet ingredients... or go for a more healthy approach and fill...
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Moroccan-style fish stew
We try to eat a balanced diet at home. Honestly. So fish is on our plates once or twice a week. As my wife got bored with various fried takes on fish it was time to try out something new. In the past...
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Porcini risotto
Build it and they will come. Or in my case - cook it and she will eat it. My wife doesn't like risotto. She mentions it a-plenty when there's even the slightest chance that the food related thoughts...
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Chinese chicken dumplings
I spent a large part of my childhood in Beijing, China. Stir-fries, rice dishes and filled dumplings - jiaozi (or gau gee in Cantonese and gyoza in Japanese) - have since become second food nature to...
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Lemon, lime & clementine jellies
I've recently rediscovered jellies and decided to invite them as regular dessert guest to our dinner table. A guest who's basically fat-free, low-on-calories-ish and enjoyed by kids and adults alike....
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Lemon-steamed salmon with wild rice and salsa verde
It's been a while since my last blog entry. I apologize profusely. One of my New Year's resolutions was to post at least once per week. Well, the resolution still stands, but I blame this first slump...
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Rhubarb, apple & strawberry crumble
Rhubarb is a fairly new addition to our seasonal home cooking endeavors. Until about a year ago, whenever I heard rhubarb I mentally added compote and immediately lost interest. Something screamed...
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Il mio ragù
Spag Bol, meat sauce, Bolognese, sauce bolognaise...there are a few terms to describe the world famous pasta sauce that originated in Bologna, Italy, and there is simply referred to as... ragù. And...
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Home-made granola bars
Sometime halfway between breakfast and lunch or lunch and dinner my blood sugar levels reach dramatic lows that have significant detrimental effects on my concentration, my attitude towards the people...
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Du'qe - Yemenite charoset for Passover
Passover is upon us and although I'm not religious I do enjoy the cultural aspects of holding a Seder. Some of my earliest food memories revolve around the edibles adorning a Jewish-Yemenite Seder...
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Hawaij - Yemenite spice mix
This spice mixture is to Yemenite Jews what Jerk seasoning is to Jamaicans. There are two types of hawaij [pronounced hawai-yedsh]: one used for flavoring coffee and one for soups, stews and as a BBQ...
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My grandmother's Yemenite chicken soup
As I've posted before I don't have an Nonna that could have provided me with insights into Italian home cooking. I do, however, have a Yemenite Safta (= Hebrew for grandmother). And she the originator...
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My Easter lamb, Méchoui-style
Just to make something clear right away: this is probably THE best lamb recipe I've ever tried. Now I was planning on cooking lamb for Easter, but was struggling to settle on the approach and recipe....
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Hotel breakfast review: Hesperia London Victoria
About twice a month my work requires me to travel abroad for a couple of days. Naturally I get to stay in a variety of hotels. Whatever the official star rating of the hotel, somehow the quality of the...
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Baked lemon custard 'au lieu de la tarte'
I intended on posting about a my attempt at classic lemon tart adapted from a recipe in James Martin's book Desserts. Instead this was me after two unsuccessful late-night attempts at sweet shortcrust...
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Chinese fried rice
Every time I make fried rice I cannot help but call it flie' lice. I know it sounds stupid, but I can't shake that inner voice calling it out loud. Now I've lived for a substantial part of my childhood...
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California trip - a review
I did not abandon my blog. I was busy vacationing with the family in California for almost four weeks... and then I was swamped with work... and then... OK, OK, enough with the excuses. I'm back at it....
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