Archive For January 2014
From Stop and Shop Ingredients 1-lb top round or top sirloin steak, trimmed of fat 1/4 tsp each salt and black pepper 2 tsp Simply Enjoy garlic-flavored olive oil 2 cups fresh asparagus, cut on a slant into 1-inch slices 3 tbsp hoisin sauce 2 tsp sesame oil Method Slice steak, across the…
From BBC Food Ingredients For the stew 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1kg/2lb 3oz diced shin of beef (cut off the bone into large pieces) 2 sticks celery 2 carrots 2 large onions 3 cloves garlic 1 heaped tsp tomato purée 1 tbsp plain flour salt and freshly ground black pepper ½ litre/17fl oz real…
Anyone with a molecule of romance in their hearts will have considered a vacation in Italy. Any lover of good food and wine would have mused on a visit to this land of culinary abundance. Every traveller who prizes quality produce, striking accommodation and the best of restaurants will want to stay in Norcia. Where?…
Cocktails! We tend to have a vision of summer evenings, flowery dresses, sipping colourful libations in some place exotic. But for those of us who live far from the equator those days of balmy bliss only happen by during our short summer months, and even then there are no guarantees! But we still crave mixed…
From Stop and Shop Ingredients 3 pounds boneless chuck roast, bottom round or rump roast 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tbsp canola oil 2 cups apple cider 6 whole black peppercorns 6 whole cloves 2 bay leaves 1 pound fresh carrots, peeled and sliced 1 pound yellow onions, peeled and quartered 1 1/2 pounds white…
I am an enthusiastic home cook and a periodic professional cook, but I hold my hands up and admit that I have avoided using pumpkins & squashes, my excuse being that when I was growing up we never saw such things apart from on Halloween, and even that wasn’t a popular holiday/event till I was…
Baking is, thank goodness, enjoying something of a revival. We are reconnecting with some old-fashioned culinary values – the kitchen filled with tempting aromas, a cake on a glass stand, some home-made chocolate treats. But much of the appeal of the candy is the fact that it is also eye-candy. They look beautiful. Perhaps these…
From BBC Food The perfect sauce for any barbecue – slather it on sausages and burgers. Ingredients 1 small onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed olive oil 1 red chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed 55g/2oz dark brown sugar 50ml/1¾fl oz dark soy sauce 300ml/10fl oz tomato ketchup salt and pepper…
Valencia is the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. The Port of Valencia is the 5th busiest container port in Europe and the largest on the Mediterranean, and is these days something of a work in progress. For those lucky enough to arrive by ship the impression is of a sprawling building…
From Stop and Shop Sides: Serve with fried rice and snow peas. Dessert: Finish the meal with homemade fortune cookies with personalized messages. Wine Pairing: Zinfandel pairs well with the sweet flavours in this dish. Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 3 cups packaged broccoli…
There is a whole section of the British population that lives to float. They are dedicated cruisers and remain faithful to their chosen line. P&O seems to have attracted many of those who have adopted cruising as part of their lifestyle. The Americans have a term for those who fly south in winter to follow…
I am not, by Oriana standards, a seasoned cruiser. I have only had three floating holidays to date and this was the first with P&O. Some of my fellow passengers had enjoyed up to 70 such trips and those with a score of a dozen or more were numerous! This company is obviously doing something,…