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Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with a creamy sauce! Its like an easier, quicker version of Brussels Sprouts cookedgratin-style. And, we may as well face it: Brussels sprouts divide people and not everyone is into them. Prevent screen from sleeping (Yes, yes. I know real Roman carbonara uses eggs and no cream or garlic. I mean American-style creamy carbonara!) Look for small round ones that are tight, not loose-leafed and scraggly, and without black spots....

Artichoke bottoms are perfect little vessels to hold countless fillings. One of my favorite culinary gifts from my late Mother-in-Law Pat, was the discovery of canned artichoke bottoms. She always used the best of ingredients, but didnt shy away from a short-cut here and there. How about this? Wouldnt they be cute presented with a scallop? It was quick and delicious, perfect for Sunday supper. The artichokes tasted lemony, quite unexpected, and married beautifully with the scallops....

Pasta alla normais a traditional Italian pasta with eggplant in a tomato sauce. I like to make Pasta alla Norma using tomato passata instead of crushed tomatoes because it makes it saucier. I love how the pasta sauce clings to the pasta strands as well as the plump roasted eggplant. Prevent screen from sleeping I find a slightly smaller size is more suitable for pasta for dispersion and how it eats....

Sticky, crimson red Char Siu Pork just like you get from the Chinese Barbecue meat shops! The darn traffic lights! If they were GREEN all the way home, then I wouldnt have a chance to do that! Prevent screen from sleeping OK, thats a blatant lie. Authentic Char Siu gets the red colour from a speciality ingredient calledfermented red bean curdswhich is red. So I stuck with it! See next section for more information;...

Love buttery, roasted sweet potatoes? Well today, were raising the bar and making them FONDANT style! Slow-roasted in garlicky stock so they absorb flavour and become meltingly tender inside, and caramelised on the outside. Prevent screen from sleeping Serve as-is, or douse with Maple Butter Pecan Sauce for extra wow factor. Simple to make, sounds fancy, tastes fab. They become creamy and savoury on the inside, and golden caramelised on the outside....

Its as tasty as it looks and is very, very, very good! Quick Chicken Breast recipe thats good enough for company! Actually, it topped the class! Dusting with flour gives the chicken a light, crispy, golden coating that gives the sauce something to cling to. Thus Ive deemed it a recipe I must also have on my own website! The Creamy Mushroom Sauce is the real hero in this dish....

A Breakfast Casserole in cake form! Excellent way to make use of leftover bread. Make it now or leave it overnight, then just pop it in the oven the next day! Prevent screen from sleeping Breakfast Casserole Strata Cake! Something different but you know its going to be tasty right?! All the breakfast essentials! you’re able to also easily switch bacon for ham. Also, bonus if its stale bread because it holds its form better once soaked in the egg mixture....

Nothing wasted After the frost scare, all those green lovelies have to find a new life. My mom used to choose the biggest and best and wrap them in newspapers. Shed tuck them in an old breadbox (one I never saw actually used for bread!) and check them every week. Slowly they would ripen, and they tasted just like they were picked from the vine. Some years, we even had them on Thanksgiving....

So easy yet so superb! I mean, roasted pumpkin is already a good thing. But youll love it even more with a creamy garlicky-lemony yogurt sauce casually drizzled over it. Roasting in a hot oven makes the pumpkin golden on the outside and soft inside rather than turning into orange mush!! Add pine nuts for texture a dash of of the exotic and boom! People are always impressed. Oh and yes, pumpkin....

Its aChinese takeoutfavourite that just pushes all the right buttons! I can never resist a House Special! Sticky, spicy, savoury sauce. Prevent screen from sleeping All good stuff we like! Sauce / Marinade Heres what you need for the Sauce / Marinade: Chilli the spiciness in the sauce. Not loads just 3 tablespoons. Many other recipes usewaytoo much. This is not a dessert, its a meal! Hoisin sauce the secret ingredient!...

This is the time of year when youll find fresh shelling beans at the farm stands. A quicker cook than dried beans, makes comfort food fast! New Englanders love their beans! I know my mom did! Baked, they are delicious, but we also love them stewed. Speckled and striped, these vibrant pink and fuchsia pods hide equally flashy beans inside. If you see them, youll want to buy them even if you have no idea to cook them!...

No oil, no butter, no whisking! Terrific easy cake for gatherings. And because itsgluten-freeandlactose free, everyone can enjoy it! Prevent screen from sleeping Not to mention that zest doesnt makefrostingsandcake batterswatery. So we like rind for flavour. But we dont like the pith the white part underneath the skin because its bitter. Solution:boil the oranges. Almond flouris different but can also be used. This is made with blanched, peeled almonds, blitzed until it becomes powder form....

What is clarified butter and ghee? And why do I love it so much? So I thought it was about time I put up a separate recipe for it because its so easy! The Swiss secret to ultra crispy golden brownPotato Rostiis clarified butter. You can’t achieve the same crispiness OR flavour using normal butter or oil. The water has evaporated and the dairy has solidified which will be strained out....