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Persian Pistachio Crinkle Cookies
Desserts/Sweets

Persian Pistachio Crinkle Cookies

Some of the best Pistachios are from Iran, and I know this firsthand because I’ve tried them all. Turkey, Sicily and the city of California are the world’s major producer of these gorgeous green hued nuts. Sure, I might be biased, but the Persian Pistachios I tried while visiting Iran, […]

Peri-peri Chicken
Meat & Fish

Baked Portuguese Peri-Peri Chicken

We have Nando’s BBQ chicken to thank for, for bringing the taste of Portugal to our shores. Nando’s Peri-Peri Chicken is juicy and moist with the perfectly balanced flavours of salty and sweet, tangy from lemon and vinegar with the just the right hint of spices and loaded with garlic. […]

Appetizers, Meat & Fish

Tuna Croquettes

I usually make these little gems, when I have left over mashed potatoes from a baked dinner and they make perfect sized irresistible little nibbles to go with any beverage of your choice. Tuna Croquettes ? They are just the fancy sounding name for mini Tuna Fish Cakes, and deliciously […]

Lemon and Turmeric Cake
Desserts/Sweets

Lemon & Turmeric Bundt Cake

I love a good lemon cake or anything with lemons for that matter. Lemon as we all know, is very rich in Vitamin C and turmeric they say, is a great source of anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories. I’d like to think this cake is healthy-ish and coming into the flu season, […]

Pork Asado
Meat & Fish, Pinoy Favourites

Pork Asado

This super delicious Pork Asado is Spanish in name (Asado means roast in Spanish) and Chinese in taste but for me it’s truly Filipino. It’s a little bit sweet, a little bit salty with the distinctive oriental flavour from the added five spice powder. In the Philippines, it makes it […]

Apple and Cinnamon Crunch Cake
Desserts/Sweets, Vegetarian

Apple and Cinnamon Crunch Cake

This is the perfect tea cake for autumn, with whole cinnamon poached apples baked inside the cake and with a buttery cinnamon crumble topping. Pop the kettle on , this cake was made for drinking with a cup of tea or coffee. As if that wasn’t enough, to make it […]