Lettuce in Lime Juice INGREDIENTS 1 crisphead (iceberg) lettuce 2 tbs olive oil 1 lime or 1 small lemon juice 4 tsp golden caster sugar METHOD Tear lettuce, mix olive oil, lime juice and sugar. Pour over lettuce, store in cold place before serving. This dressing is very good for bitter lettuce, as it reduces bitter taste. Can be […]
Polish Potato Pancakes – Placki Ziemniaczane – Potato Latkes Potato pancakes Polish way made with grated potatoes and topped with various sauces or simply salt and sugar.
Mushroom Sauce INGREDIENTS 2 large onion (chopped) 700g white mushrooms (sliced) 50g unsalted butter 2 cups hot water 1 ½ vegetable cube (10g each) 2-3 tbs plain flour METHOD Fry onions and mushrooms on butter for a while. Place cubes in hot water and let them melt, pour into frying pan. Sprinkle with flour and stir till […]
Cesar Salad with Homemade Croûtons INGREDIENTS 1 large or 2 smaller lettuces (I like to use Iceberg or other crisp lettuce) 30g tin of anchovies (oil discarded) 4 tbs mayonnaise 4 tbs soured cream ¼ of the baguette or similar bread roll (sliced) 15g unsalted butter to fry croûtons 1 garlic clove (chopped finely) or ½ tsp garlic powder 4 […]
Pineapple & Ginger Chicken [recipe adapted from magazine Claudia] INGREDIENTS 10-12 drumsticks (if frozen defrosted before) 2 cups of water 2 chicken cubes (10g each) 5-7 garlic cloves (peeled and crushed) 1 tbs ground ginger powder handful of fresh ginger root slices 3 tbs lemon juice (½ lemon juice) 3 tbs oil (I used Carotino oil) 430g tin of […]
Hot Peppers Dried Bird’s Eye Chillis Bird’s Eye Chilli Peppers are also known as Thai Pepper, they grow mostly in Thailand, Malaysia and India. There is also African version of Bird’s Eye Chillies, they are called African Birdseye or African Devil. In some parts of Africa that used to be Portuguese Colony they are called Piri-Piri, Peri-Peri […]
Which oil to use? For a long time I’ve been using olive oil for salads and stir frying, and corn or rapeseed oil for deep frying… as they have not so strong smell as for example sunflower oil (which I hate). I use also grape seed oil that is good for short frying and salads as well. Recently I […]
