When you're smack bang in the middle of winter, a slow cooked stew is a welcome offering and while they might more usually involve beef, chicken or pork I've taken a different tack and used Veal leg. I'm lucky that my butcher sells the legs alread... read more

A Yorkshire ice cream maker is hoping to help mark Yorkshire Day with the creation of four unusual ice cream flavours. Award-winning ice cream maker Yummy Yorkshire has used traditional dishes and foods from the county including Yorkshire pudding ... read more

INGREDIENTS 1lbchicken breasts, cleaned 1cuporange juice 1cuppineapple juice 1/4cupwhite wine 1green bell pepper, diced 1red bell pepper, diced 2tablespoonscumin, ground 1/2teaspooncinnamon, ground 1/2teaspoonnutmeg, ground 1tablespoonclarified bu... read more

I was really tempted to categorize this post under ‘main course’ or entree. I love cheese so much, I could eat it for a meal. And being in Italy is my perfect excuse to focus on—and consume more—cheese. Really good cheese, with rich history and f... read more

An alias given when ordering coffee when one's real name has proven too difficult for the barista to pronounce. read more

The best italian winx cakes in cakeitaly blog here other photo about Winx cake by Floriana read more

This Gazpacho is a delightful twist on the traditional Spanish tomato-based soup. An easy starter that takes little effort to prepare. Mangos have been around for over 4,000 years and are a good source of vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E and dietar... read more

In questo video il pasticcere ci insegna a cucinare la crostata alla frutta con la crema pasticcera. Il risultato è un tris di torte con fragole, lamponi, more, mirtilli e pesca davvero buonissimo. QUi il video della ricetta della crostata alla fr... read more

Hello everybody! It’s been a very long time since the last time I updated this blog. A lot of things have happened in my life and I find myself back in Mexico with my family, for… read more

Spain has long, hot summers. Spain also has lots of really cheap wine of all colors. I once had a Spanish friend explain to me that she refused to spend more than 1.50 euros (less than $2.00) on a bottle of red wine because her children (adult) we... read more

My Twitter followers were shocked--no, outraged!--when I announced last week that I'd never been to Kalustyan's, the international foods store on Lexington Ave. in Murray Hill. Food52's MerrillStubb's Tweeted: "NO! (Can't believe it.)" Savour... read more

Trust me.  This easy to make cabbage dinner tastes a WHOLE lot better than I could make it look in this photo.  This wonderful-I ate 3 servings-cabbage recipe comes out of a brand new cookbook called Recipes from the Root Cellar by Andrea Chesman.... read more

Well... kitchen and anything else you might imagine!Very recently I made my very first purchase with CSN stores, which can I just say has EVERYTHING under the sun. Regardless of what you may be shopping for… they likely have a dozen varieties of w... read more

Not only my readers are the sweetest people ever, they also give me wonderful ideas – Barbara left me a comment once about homemade marshmallows she used to order and told me that her favorites were the chocolate chip ones. Hey, that is one marshm... read more

Last Sunday, after watching Cats, we went to the Mall of Asia to grab some dinner. There was a restaurant that I did not recall seeing before and, despite that fact that we had to wait a good twenty minutes to be seated (it was full), we waited pa... read more

I’ve well documented my love of Nigella Lawson here on Well Fed and elsewhere, but this has to be the best use of zucchini (apart from compulsive baking of zucchini bread and/or muffins, including these amazing ones from Sarah’s Cucina Bella) I&#... read more

Have loads of cookbooks? Continue to cook out of the same few? I know I do. But hey, the best tool for cooks is now available at the touch of a button, or is it the click of mouse? Anyway. Get yourself to Eat Your Books What is it? Well, you enter... read more

Thank you Finla * Krista * Liz * Jeanne * Amanda * Eliza * Reena * Alison * Chris * Tami * Tammi * Amanda * Allison * Molly * Erin * Gilli * Stephanie * Sally * read more

There’s a wonderful story behind this cake. The recipient of the cake is celebrating her 10th year in remission from breast cancer. The fight against breast cancer is near and dear to Pink Cake Box and every year we participate in the Making Strid... read more

Here's are menu for the week.  Check out more ideas over at Menu Plan Monday. Sunday: Go Green Chicken Sammies with chips Monday: Taco Pasta Toss with salad Tuesday: Pork Schnitzel with Caramelized-Onion Egg Noodles and roasted broccoli Wedne... read more

YESTERDAY, FRIDAY JULY 23, IN BOGOTA COLUMBIA GLORIA LOPEZ MORALES UNEXPECTEDLY MADE THE UNOFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT MICHOACAN MEXICO HAD ACHIEVED THE FIRST EVER DESIGNATION FOR ITS GASTRONOMIC CULTURE AS INTANGIBLE PATRIMONY OF HUMANITY!AS HEAD ... read more

When will I see you again? When we will we share precious moments? Three Degrees' When Will I See You Again, kept playing in my head all the while as I wrote this week's column - Bye-bye Mangoes.Dear Mangoes,Your season is almost over. Sure, we ha... read more

Everyone I know is looking for a good recipe that uses zucchini. Enormous zucchini appear from behind large green leaves surprising even the most vigilant gardeners. It seems there is always too much of it. No one complains about too many peaches ... read more

Fiz essas berinjelas recheadas na esperança de conseguir gostar um pouco mais delas. Não sou muito fã de berinjelas, e nem mesmo com esse recheio delicioso consegui apreciá-las muito, mas é uma questão de gosto. Com certeza, se você gosta del... read more

Greetings from the far side of the world! A tropical thunderstorm raging outside has finally compelled me to sit down with my long-neglected computer and begin the mammoth task of sorting through the thousands of pictures we've taken over the past... read more

I visited Honolulu with Kathy from May 9-16. Yeah, that was two months ago. I've been a bit sidetracked since getting back from Portland. I ONLY HAVE TWO MORE POSTS LEFT; I CAN DO THIS. You'll stick with me, won't... read more

Dragon fruit obtained from the international farmer's market, and lychee (lychees?). This was my first time trying dragon fruit and I really liked it. The texture is very similar to kiwi but with a pear-like flavor. Unfortunately, they were very e... read more

Still in it's embryonic stages, not entirely perfect but this is what the techno-nerds refer to as Beta: our new blog, revolving entirely around that most perfect of foods: chocolate. For those of you who still drop in occasionally, do call round ... read more

Those of you with my second book might notice my friend Renee Pottle's book Homestyle Favorites Made Meatless listed in the Recommended Resources. I'm happy to announce that the book is now available at her website, Wine Barrel Gourmet, where she ... read more

If Barcelona is like your hip, younger cousin then Rome is like your old, widowed Aunt who doesn’t bathe anymore, chain-smokes, and drives way too fast without her glasses. Her projects always include a phallic symbol. They are everywhere…al... read more

Ah! Samphire! Always such a treat, but so hard to track down. When you do get your hands on some, you get an extra reward by a fishmonger whose smile says "that's a girl who knows her seafood". I know he loves me for always asking for the more un... read more

‫תרווד חדש מערבב יותר טוב, ובסניף בהדונס החדש בפלורנטין עושים יופי של חומוס. &#... read more

My husband and I are celebrating our 14th wedding anniversary today. We went out to a movie Saturday night, and stopped at our local Cold Stone Creamery on the way home. I had a peanut butter cup concoction in a waffle bowl, and it was sooooo deli... read more

This blog has a new home. Please set your rss feed to point to Kitchen Musings . See you there! read more

18 Foil Teabags, $3.47, EnglishTeaStore.comAnyone with a certain amount of musical hipness has made a mixtape (or CD or mini-disc or wax cylinder depending on who you are and what you believe in). From ancient Make Out Club threads to movies starr... read more

It seems some people don’t know that chard doesn’t have to be cooked to be eaten.  In fact, if you’re eating it, hopefully it is able to be eaten raw; otherwise, you might want to rethink what you’re putting into your mouth.    Corn is d... read more

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Well, I think I’ve been talking for months about updating our insurance portfolio. And by that…I mean we need to add on life insurance. How can you have four kids….and not have life insurance? I think that should have come before baby number 1! So... read more

I read somewhere that taking orange juice with meals ala fast food may deter the development of  heart related ailments. This is because, according to the study orange juice contains flavonoids;... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my ... read more

It has been awhile readers, and for this I am sorry. I have had an overwhelming response to my previous "You Be The Judge -Who Wins Best entertaining Tip", the current comment count is 155, but I have about 212 comments that await moderation. I wo... read more

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Chestnut yogurt cupcakes recipe ingredients: 2 eggs 200 grams sugar 100 ml oil 100 ml yogurt 100 ml milk 130 grams chestnut puree 1 tablespoon rum 300 grams all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 50 grams nuts, grind 50 grams chocolate sprinkl... read more

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Apple Themed-Decorated Wedding CakesCaramel Apple Wedding Cake3 tier stacked oval 7" 10" 13"Light blue faux fondant iced (butter cream)Chocolate butter cream decorations scroll workCaramel apple wedding cake topper w/sheer blue ribbon cascading d... read more

Cheap, yummy and available in every color, jelly beans make great decorations. Consider the possibilities: Spell out names and messages Use as roof tiles, brick or stone. They can be jewelry, gemstones or pendants on a necklace. Eyes, nose or mout... read more

Gratitude: thanks: a feeling of being thankful to somebody for doing something.I'm grateful for sunny days and white sandy beaches. Specially on weekends.I'm grateful for this sweet life I got to live.I'm so grateful for my family and friends all ... read more

Congratulations to Chocolista Colleen who has just had her second son. He was due June 4th, but was eager to arrive, born Mother's Day! Celebrate with us, by joining in the fun and festivities at the Mommie Daze Virtual Baby Shower now through Jun... read more

I want to thank everyone for their kind words and suggestions. Ramsay came back home a week a go, and then he had a relapse and had to go back into the hospital. He is back home, and has been for two days. He is on strict rest, and tranquilizers, ... read more

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For the past year I've been trying to spark up the debate about our messed up food system and what to do about it here at A Lucid Spoonful and over at the Slow Food Nation blog. Now, I am proud to announce that there is a formidable new kid on the... read more