Preparing Gado-Gado
Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce) — Serves 2 Overview Cuisine: Indonesian Dish Type: Vegetarian (can be made vegan) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: […]
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How to Prepare Baked Chicken Breasts with Garlic Butter
Chicken breasts are often sautéed or pan-fried but they are excellent when baked. This recipe from our local restaurant in Coleford came up with this […]
The Origins Of Welsh Rarebit
Take a trip to any café or restaurant for lunch and it’s likely you will come across Welsh Rarebit. This is the universally recognised toasted […]
Vietnamese Fish in Caramel Sauce
The Vietnamese love sweet and sour sauces and a caramel sauce offers both. It always seems unusual to have sweet sugary like syrup but this […]
Preparing Pickled Vegetables
Introduction Pickled vegetables of any kind bring a welcome acidic tang to any savoury dish. Not only are they quick to prepare but also easy […]
Tikka Pork Chops
Serves 6; Preparation time: 15 minutes; Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutes. Ingredients: 2 lean pork chops or loin steaks with the fat removed 1 […]
How to Make Yorkshire Pudding
Yorkshire pudding is one of our great contributions to regional cooking. Every roast beef dinner I know of has this pudding as a side. Whilst […]
How to Make Traditional Pancakes
Traditional pancakes which we all know from childhood are straightforward to do and not like the buttermilk pancakes which the good citizens of the USA […]
How to Make Buttermilk Pancakes
Pancakes are super at any time of the year bust especially so when Pancake Day comes round. In Europe it is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday. […]
Preparing a Japanese Ramen Soup (Shoyu Ramen)
It might seem a generic response to the question of what makes a Japanese Ramen soup but there are many ways and means as long […]
Preparing Really Creamy Hummus
Hummus is a velvety-smooth paste always made from chick peas and sesame seed paste which is often known as tahini. It is very straightforward to […]
How to Prepare Ads Bi Dersa (Spicy Tomato And Lentil Soup)
Algerians are very fond of Ads bi dersa because this lentil soup is highly spicy and also ideal for vegans and non-vegans alike. We cook […]
How to Prepare Tofu With Jollof Rice
One of the nicest dishes we had recently using a very crispy tofu was in a classic jollof rice which is a Senegalese/Nigerian dish. So, […]
How to Prepare African Spice Mixes
African spice mixes are commonly used to add a strong, pungent and extremely spicy flavour to dishes. My favourite uses the calabash nutmeg along with […]
How to Prepare a Tofu Phali
One of the great health recipes of India is tofu phali which relies on green beans with silken tofu. The fibre content is high but […]
How to Prepare a Tofu Jalfrezi
Tofu jalfrezi is a quick nutritious recipe that has both Indian and British influences. In most recipes tofu is cooked separately and here it is […]
How to Prepare a Red Lentil Dhal
Red Lentil Dhal or Dal is a fine Indian dish suitable for vegans if vegetable oil rather than ghee is used in its preparation. serve […]
Preparing the Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
Nacho cheese sauces have always been dairy based but there are some reasonable vegan versions that bring their own inimitable style. This version is a […]
Preparing a Vegan Cheese Sauce
The vegan cheese sauce is the ideal way to show off culinary talent using a combination of ingredients that can be adjusted to suit tastes. […]
Preparing A Vegan White Sauce
The vegan white sauce is straightforward to make and will give the non-vegan versions a run for their money. This sauce is also highly versatile […]