Category: Non-Italian Recipes
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Candied Yams (Sweet Potatoes and Marshmallows)
Going where I never thought I would go A recipe on how to make candied yams is not something that I ever thought I would post, to tell you the truth. Marshmallows on a savoury dish seemed like one of those foods of American lore, like deep-fried Twinkies, that were better off left…
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Sausage, Celeriac, And Pecan Tart
The Google+ community, Foodies+, which I help moderate is having a pie challenge this month. You can choose two or more ingredients from a given list, and then awaken all your mad scientist urges and invent a pie that has never been eaten before (and may never be eaten again if it tastes…
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Grilled Tomatoes And Feta Cheese
Hot weather, magpies, and a fabulous grilling recipe It’s hot up here in the Northern hemisphere; so hot that you could just about cook an egg by cracking it on the terrace outside our house. It would be covered in dust and bird-poo, so maybe wouldn’t be that great to eat. By the…
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Summer Vegetable Tart
Zucchini, Fava Bean And Cherry Tomato Tart This is a fantastically easy tart to make during the summer months when you can get zucchini and cherry tomatoes everywhere. If you’ve got a green thumb and a bit of garden, maybe they can even come from there. I made this zucchini tart one day…
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Bread, Celery and Apple Stuffing
The perfect stuffing for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving has crept up on us with the stealth of a lion stalking its prey. Where does the time rush off to in such a hurry? Sometimes I with I had a brake-pedal so I could slow everything down just a little. If Thanksgiving is launching itself…
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Potato Salad With Green Beans and Bruschetta Bread
What to do when your vegetables die and the mosquitoes arrive in force The heat has suddenly arrived with a vengeance. I went from dodging thunderstorms and procrastinating about sowing seeds to grow some vegetables to realizing that suddenly, just in one day, it is now way too hot for them to survive.…
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Pancake Day! Buckwheat Flour Crepes
Why eat pancakes only one day a year? Pancake Day has come and gone, but the need to eat them still lingers on…….it was Pancake Day (or Chandeleur) a month ago in France (and I think in a lot of the world), and we did the right thing and ate pancakes that day.…
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Rainbow Chard With Pine Nuts And Raisins
In my village a new, furtive fruit and vegetable seller recently appeared. A few times during the week, you need to wander through the cobbled streets and, if you’re lucky, you’ll find her and her battered old car full of fruits and vegetables from her garden. She sells them straight out of…
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Stewed Red Cabbage and Apples
Enjoying the food in Munich, Germany Recently, we were lucky to be able to visit the beautiful city of Munich, Germany and took in a visit to Legoland. The Munich part was for the adults in the family and the Legoland part was to convince the younger members of the family to wander…
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Marinated Shrimps With Tomato Salsa
A quick and delicious dinner: shrimps are great to keep on hand! I always keep a bag of frozen shrimps/prawns in the freezer for those times when I just don’t know what to make for dinner. They’re quick to thaw out and very fast to cook, and it doesn’t take much to make…
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Salmorejo (Cold Tomato And Bread Soup)
Why you should make Spanish salmorejo soup Here we are on Part III of Tapas Month on Italian Kiwi! I hope you’ve been enjoying the change of pace so far. If you want to have a look at the tapas up until now, you can feast on battered tiny fish and roasted surprise peppers. This…
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Spanish Tapas: Roasted Peppers
Amazingly easy to make To celebrate Spanish Tapas Month on Italian Kiwi this week, I’d like to introduce you to one of my favourite tapas that I ate when we were down in Andalusia in April: green roasted peppers. It’s one of the most simple tapas to make, as you’ll see when you…
