The sight and scent of a newly baked loaf have a romantic apeal which transcends all other Culinary Achievements. William Cobbett, chronicler of things English and rural circa 1830, expressed the traditional view of the English Victorian male: ” Give me for a beautiful sight, a neat and smart woman, heating her oven and setting…
Home made tartar sauce
This is the best homemade tartar sauce I’ve made so far and I would love for you to try it. Ingredients 125ml mayonnaise 100ml finely chopped onion 10ml lemon juice 10ml sour cream 10ml finely chopped cucumbers salt and pepper to taste METHOD mix all the ingredients and chill for 30minutes. serve the sauce with…
THE OLD WORLD KITCHEN
The Rich Tradition of European Peasant Cooking The limitations imposed by a single pot, a single heat source, local produce, and little or no access to imports are all characteristics of peasant Cooking and give it it’s particular identity. But in no sense does this mean that the ingredients were necessarily poor or inferior: salmon,…
Chicken salad with fruits and mayonnaise
INGREDIENTS 3 cupe chicken, chopped into small pieces. 3 stalks of celery, chopped. 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted. 3 tablespoons Lemon juice. ground pepper. salt. 15 tablespoons mayonnaise. 11/2 cups Grapes, cut in halves. 1 1/2 apples,peeled and cut into small pieces. METHOD
MUFFINS RECIPE
4 cups flour. 4teaspoons baking powder. 4 large eggs. 11/4 cup sugar . 2 teaspoons essence of choice. 2 cups milk. 1 cup vegetable oil. METHOD
Chickpea salad
A can of washed and filtered chickpeas. 4-5 tablespoons canned corn. 1/4 finely chopped red onion 1/4 chopped red bell pepper A handful of finely chopped parsley. seasoning: salt, oil, lemon juice mix well and serve. #foodblogger. #foodlover #foodandhospitality
Beef Short Rib Stew.
INGREDIENTS 20ml oil. Handful fresh thyme. 500g Beef Short Rib(cubed) 15ml paprika. 15ml barbecue spice. 1 cup pickled onion 1 cup beef stock. 1 can, canned tomatoes. Robot peppers, cut into Chucks. salt and pepper. METHOD Heat oil, sauté thyme and remove from oil. Add the beer short ribs until browned, season with barbecue spice…
CHEESECAKE
serves: 8 to 10 Time: 45 to 50 minutes plus 30 to 35 min cooking MURBTEIG PASTRY: 3/4 pound (2 1/2 cups) all purpose flour 2 ounces (1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter yolks of 2 eggs 3 to 4 tablespoons cold water 1 tablespoon brandy THE FILLING 1 pound cottage cheese…
THE OLD WORLD KITCHEN
The rich Tradition of European Peasant Cooking Peasant Communities had no organised trade. Barter was the chief form of exchange, and there were no regular tradesmen to supply goods or services. Cooking was done on a single heat source. Possesions were scarce: A mediaeval kitchen would have been equipped with a boiling pot, a frying…
CHICKEN STEW
Waterzootsje(Belgium) This is a Belgian boiled chicken dish. All regional cooks have their own versions. And this soup-stew was also made with fish. in the days of furnaces and steam power, hungry deep-sea fishermen would cook the stew in a great iron cauldron hanging over the furnaces of the fishing boat. serves: 5 to 6…
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