…la, Gouda, Parmesan etc… the old favorites… coffee, cranberry, smoked ham, wine soaked, ash coated, wood buried cheese. The new ones introduced were Pecorino, Pepperoni, Prunes & Port Wine, Edam with Apple & Roasted Walnuts, Mango & Mint Gouda, Edam with Morrels, Goat Cheese (a year old well ripened), etc. The cheese tasting was fun and the cheese I loved the most was Edam Cheese. I enjoyed the various cheese dips which were put up for…
…dish “Carne de Vinha d’ Alhos” which is a dish of meat, usually pork with wine & garlic. The Portuguese dish was modified by the substitution of vinegar (usually Palm Vinegar) for the red wine & the addition of red Kashmiri Chillies with spices to evolve into Vindaloo. The alternative terms are Vindalho or Vindallo. Traditional Goan Pork Vindaloo is intensely flavored with fragrant spices & does not include potatoes. No celebration &a…
…3 Spring Onions (separately chop the bulbs & greens) 3 tsp. Dry White Wine (optional) 1 tsp. Parsley or Coriander Leaves (finely chopped) 3-4 tbsps. White Sauce (Refer Mixed Vegetable Cheese Bake) or just enough to bind 1 tbsp. Butter Salt & Pepper to taste In a pan, heat butter. Saute, garlic, chopped onion bulbs, red chili flakes, cumin pwd., spring onion greens & parsley/coriander leaves. Add the pulsed chicken, wine & seasonin…
…Essence / Extract 1 cup fresh Carrots (peeled & shredded) ½ cup canned Pineapple (drained & cut into small pieces) ½ cup Pecans or Walnuts; coarsely chopped(optional) ½ cup Raisins (optional) Procedure: Pre-heat oven at 150C and line muffin tray with paper cupcake liners. Sift all the dry ingredients; flour, salt, cinnamon powder and baking soda. In a sufficiently large bowl, beat together wet ingredients; eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla esse…
…make this wonderful dish. We enjoyed these Egg Hakka Noodles with Chicken Pineapple Oriental which I posted yesterday. Do try this recipe.. Bon appétit ! Ingredients : 2 packets Egg Hakka Noodles 2 eggs (lightly beaten & seasoned with salt & pepper) 1 Carrot (julienned) 1 med. Capsicum (sliced thinly) ¼ Cabbage (sliced thinly) 1 Onion (peeled, quartered & peel into flakes) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger (grated) 5 flakes fresh Garlic (m…
…esan ladoos, boondi ladoos, banana sheera, rawa kesari, dahi with bananas, pineapple sheera, gulab jamun, jalebis, assorted barfis /burfis, neuris, karanjis, murukkus, chakli, assorted fruits and above all the favorite sweet of Ganapati Bappa… Ukadiche Modak. You won’t believe this! Each household would bring modaks to distribute as prasad on the day assigned for it. We had many neighbors who celebrated and I was so lucky to get to enjoy and relis…
…th ends, lightly scrape each karela, scoop out the seeds & pith with a pineapple/apple corer and cut into ¼ inch rounds or slice/dice as desired. Add about 1 tbsp. salt, toss & marinate for about 30 mins. Meanwhile, proceed to dry roast & then prepare the masala/curry/gravy paste.. For Dry Roasting : ¼ cup fresh Coconut (grated) 2 med. Onions (peeled & sliced) 3 tbsps. Coriander Seeds ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds (Jeera) 1tsp. Sauf (Fennel S…
…& peas, flaked tuna/sardines(tinned), boiled & flaked chicken & mayo, Russian salad, chopped ham/bacon & cheese, chicken pineapple, boiled & grated eggs & cheese… etc….
…. Chocolate (Dark/Milk /White) Few drops of flavors of your choice (I used Wine flavor) Colored Chocolate wrapping foil Procedure for Tempering : Break the chocolate into pieces in a steel/glass bowl. Melt & stir the chocolate in a double boiler till glossy. Take it off the heat & add flavor of your choice. Stir well & let it cool slightly before moulding/dipping. Procedure for covering Easter Eggs with Chocolate: After all the marzipa…
…lavor of charcoal permeating the food enjoyed with mugs of chilled beer or wine; especially if the weather is great. Do not worry if you do not have great open spaces or a charcoal /electric/gas fired barbecue. You can still have all the fun and enjoy it by grilling on a grill pan. This is exactly what we do when we want to enjoy grilled food at short notice. We do have a portable barbecue set which we do use sometimes but my grill pan gives excel…