Perfect Caribbean Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk INGREDIENTS 6-8 chicken pieces (legs, thighs or breast) or large package of chicken wings 1½ portion of homemade curry paste (click link for the recipe) boiling water to cook chicken some more boiling water to cook potatoes 4 small (4g each) vegetable Maggi cubes ¾ cup coconut milk powder or ½ creamed coconut bar 500g […]
Spiced Cinnamon & Vanilla Cookies INGREDIENTS 250g unsalted butter / 1 bar (softened) 2⅔ cups plain flour ½ cup golden caster or soft light brown sugar 2 tbs vanilla sugar few tbs vanilla sugar mixed with ground cinnamon, burnt orange & cinnamon sugar or caster sugar mixed with ground cinnamon EQUIPMENT cookie cutters non-stick baking trays or sheets METHOD Combine […]
Green Pea Soup with Parmesan and Balsamic Vinegar Very easy yet extremely delicious soup made almost entirely from one ingredient – frozen peas (!)
Wild Mushroom Soup [recipe originally by my friend Monika, who gave me those beautiful mushrooms as a gift] INGREDIENTS 3 handfuls dried wild mushrooms (about 100g) 1½ litre of water to dehydrate mushrooms 2½ litres of water 3 medium carrots – 500g (grated) 4 vegetable cubes (10g each) 2-3 pinches of ground black pepper 1 tbs paprika powder […]
Watercress, Pear & Brie Salad [recipe originally by Susan from Food Blogga] INGREDIENTS for salad 85g packet of watercress (washed, drained, stems removed) 250g brie or camembert cheese (sliced) ½ cup pecans, you can also use walnuts (toasted) ⅔ cup of chopped fresh dates, you can replace them with ½ cup raisins 3 medium pears – 500g (sliced) for dressing […]
Caribbean Saltfish in Coconut Milk with Christophenes & Plantains Caribbean stew made with saltfish (dried fish), vegetables and plantains or green bananas.
Halloween Chocolate Spider Cookies / Vanilla Cut-out Cookies Very easy vanilla cut-out cookies topped with chocolate spiders for Halloween.
Heart Shaped Christmas Tree / Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cookies [chocolate cookies dough recipe adapted from Nicole at Baking Bites] INGREDIENTS ¾ bar (170 g) unsalted butter (softened) 1 cup golden caster sugar 2 small eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 3 cups plain flour ⅓ cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp fine salt designer icing and ribbons for decorating METHOD In a large […]
Tomato Fish Bake INGREDIENTS 900g frozen white fish fillets, for instance Haddock 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 1 tbs Vegeta (vegetable seasoning) or Adobo seasoning ½ cup chopped fresh or frozen parsley 1 tbs lemon juice 25g unsalted butter (chopped) grated cheese (I used milk cheddar) potato flour – optional EQUIPMENT large roasting dish METHOD Preheat oven to […]