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Moroccan Zaalouk From India we now travel to Morocco to try this very popular Moroccan dish called Zaalouk. It's a cold salad with cooked ingredients of aubergine, tomatoes and spices. It's regularly served as a dip with crusty bread or served as a side to a main meat dish. Ingredients...

John's Aloo Gobi mash. Today I have decided to put a twist to the very popular dish Aloo Gobi and create a mash but still using the dishes most popular ingredients. Please see below a little bit of information about the dish and then how to cook this simple but very tasty dish for yourself...

John's Spicy Asian noodle salad with beef and green peppers in a mushroom gravy. Ingredients & Directions:- Noodles. Soak the dried noodles in boiling salted water for five minutes and drain and leave to one side in a bowl. Noodle salad dressing. Five cloves of garlic 1 red chilli...

Good evening, afternoon and morning to you all:) What's ya plans for Friday? Nearly time for the weekend and time to chill so let's see what everyone has planned today:chef: I already ate - Herb crusted roast beef with star anise and s&p, served with roasted potatoes and roasted carrots with...

I'm looking for a little inspiration and just thought it would be cool to post a photo of some ingredients and come up with some suggestions for what you would cook. You don't have to use all the ingredients in the photo and can also add other things if needed within reason but it would be great...

Cornish Pasties. Ingredients 250g Plain flour 125g butter pinch salt Iced water Beef skirt steak Potatoes Onion Salt & pepper egg butter First make the pastry. Start by freezing the butter and putting the water in the freezer until it starts to form ice. Sieve the flower into a bowl and add a...

Sorry if I'm ahead of the game folks but I never know where to post because of the time difference and it's already 14.02 here in Moscow, Russia:) Anyway, what have you got in store for the kitchen table today? I'm going to attempt my own style of crab cakes with tomato and chilli jam(just a...

What camera do you use for your food photography? I love taking photos and my camera has broken so need to buy a new one and just wondered if any of you like taking photos of food and posting on here or on your blog what would be your choice specifically for taking food photos? Any suggestions...

Chicken Tikka Masala (Dopiaza) - Courtesy of Titlisbusykitchen Titlis Busy Kitchen - Recipe done to my style and taste. I love Chicken tikka masala but also love dopiaza so decided to incorporate them both by making a masala but adding onions twice, to the base sauce and then to the main dish...

I have a tried and tested chilli con carne recipe but just wanted to add a little twist by adding three types of beans and I was really happy with the result and it was so darn tasty:) 700g Beef mince 3 medium red onions finely chopped 4 cloves garlic chopped 1 medium green pepper chopped 1...

I would love to know all your thoughts on this. When you cook your steak do you only turn it once or keep turning it many times? Does it depend on what cut of meat your cooking? I'm talking mainly about when frying an approx one inch thick piece of steak in the frying pan and I used to always...

Hi everyone:) I've been a member here for a few years now but had a bit of a lay off for personal reasons so apologies to all for just disappearing but I have to say it is great to be back here with such great, friendly people again! You guys and gals rock! Thanks for a great site and a great...

My Broccoli Mash. Ingredients: 4 medium potatoes 8 broccoli florets 1 small onion 4 slices of streaky bacon knob of butter single cream salt pepper oil Directions: Peel and quarter the potatoes and add to a pan of cold salted water and bring to the boil. Peel and chop the onion into very...

Here are a few snaps from our trip to St Petersburg, Russia last week. You can see the rest of the photos here and please feel free to comment :biggrin: St Peterburg - a set on Flickr

I've started doing a little baking in the last few weeks and I'm looking to take the effort away by getting a mixer but not sure whether I should get a hand mixer or a stand mixer. What do you use and what would your reasons be for choosing that particular one?

Tarragon, lemon & garlic sauce Ingredients 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2tbsp dijon mustard 2 tbsp oil infused with garlic and chilli 4 garlic cloves 1tbsp lemon juice 1tbsp lemon zest 2tbsp chopped fresh tarragon 1/4tsp salt 1/4tsp pepper Firstly I put four cloves of garlic in a crusher and...

Tomato soup served with black bread Ingredients 1 finely chopped white onion 3 finely chopped clove of garlic 4 inch piece of celery finely chopped 1 medium carrot peeled and finely chopped 5 medium tomatoes cored and quartered 1 tbsp tomato paste Pinch finely chopped fresh basil...

Homemade Beefburgers Ingredients 500g beef mince 1/2 finely chopped onion 2 inch piece of celery finely chopped 1 inch piece of red chilli finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped 1/2 tsp thyme 1/2 tsp rosemary 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 egg beaten Salt & Pepper Directions...

Stuffed peppers with potato wedges and tomato sauce Ingredients: 2 yellow peppers de-seeded Wash and slice the top off the peppers being careful to leave the stalk in tact for decoration later. Deseed the peppers making sure no seeds are left inside. Cut the removed top of the pepper in...

I'm thinking about making some beefburgers today as I've got some beef mince needs using up in the fridge and just wanted to ask if I'm to add some finely chopped onion and garlic would it be best to fry them first slightly to soften or put in raw? It's just I've seen recipes say both so just...

Potato salad Ingredients Quantities are only a guide as this is prepared according to taste 8 medium potatoes 1 stick celery finely chopped bunch of spring onions chopped handful chopped fresh parsley 220g mayonnaise 1 tbsp wine vinegar 1 tbsp mustard Salt & Pepper 4 boiled eggs I peeled 8...

I just love reading about food in general and cuisines from different countries. Can anyone recommend books similar to this? I just finished reading this book and with me being a bit of a curryholic I loved it :biggrin:

Redcurrant and onion relish Ingredients • 2 medium red onions , peeled and cut into thin wedges • 1 small red pepper , seeded and cut into small chunks • 2 tbsp olive oil • 1 plump red chilli , seeded and chopped • 2 large garlic cloves , chopped • 1 small knob fresh ginger , chopped • 200ml...

Ok here's the dilemna. I've been thinking about starting my own LiveJournal blog as not only do I like creating new recipes in the kitchen me and my fiancee Ellen love photography so the two go hand in hand well. I'm thinking not only would it be a good way of sharing photos and recipes (as...

For lunch we finished up the chilli nachos from yesterday but for dinner I'm going to be doing some kind of stuffed peppers drizzled with homemade tomato sauce and herby potato wedges. What's on the menu for you today?