Archive for July 2010

Jul/10

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Espresso Martini

1 Oz Espresso coffee 1.5 Oz Vodka (Finlandia or Absolute) 1 Oz Coffee Liqueur, I always prefer Kaluha (But Tia Maria will do) 1 Oz White crème de cacao, (optional) 3 Coffee beans per Martini for garnish The Espresso martini is cool, calm and collected. I would hazard a guess that if bond was first [...]

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Jul/10

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Jul/10

27

Tandoori chicken

Tandoori chicken, a perfect dinner when served with salad and rice. I love to serve this with Curry sauce Ingredients 1kg chicken thighs, drumsticks and or breast 80g natural yoghurt 9g tandoori masala spice mix 8.5g vegetable oil Preparation method 1. Mix yoghurt with the dry mix and oil. Blend into a smooth paste. 2. [...]

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Jul/10

27

Easy and Quick Sweet and Sour Chicken

Easy and Quick better than a take away (and a lot of restaurants!) Preparation method 1. Brown chicken in oil in a large wok over medium high heat. Add green pepper, red pepper, carrot and garlic and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes. 2. In a small bowl, combine cornflour and soy sauce and mix [...]

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Jul/10

27

Chinese Mouse Stew….

A restaurant owner has been criticised for an “appalling catalogue of offences” after health inspectors saw a mouse jumping from a bowl of sweet and sour sauce in the kitchen. Inspectors visiting the Kam Tong, Hung Tao and Kiasu restaurants in Queensway, Bayswater, west London, found mouse droppings all over the kitchens and cockroach eggs [...]

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Jul/10

15

Salmon and Colcannon Fishcakes

Makes 8-10 500g raw salmon (boneless and skinless) 500g potatoes 125g Savoy cabbage ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 15g white wine 1 egg (beaten) for coating Dried white bread for crumbing Peel and chop the potatoes into even-sized chunks and bring them to boil until tender. Shred the Savoy cabbage thinly and boil for [...]

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Jul/10

15

El Bulli and beer

So it is here the el bulli beer a good beer from Spain. This beer from the worlds best restaurant is a gastronomic dream. Will you be matching this with your favorite dish? Inedit beer. by Ferran Adrià and the sommeliers at El Bulli, is brewed by Estrella Damm To cut a long story short [...]

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Jul/10

14

lasagne sandwich?

The focus on healthy eating has never been greater, but the launch of a lunchtime lasagne sandwich – described as a “solid snack between meals” – has divided the eating public. Supermarket chain Tesco, which will stock the sandwich, says it is made up of “two thick slices of bread and a filling of diced [...]

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