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1 lb (450 g) meat tortellini
1 ½ tbsp (20 mL) butter
½ green pepper, sliced
3 good quality sausages, preferably spicy, cut in 3/4 inch (2 cm) pieces
3/4 cup (185 mL) ricotta cheese
½ cup (125 mL) grated pecorino cheese
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Cook tortellini in boiling salted water.
2. Melt butter and saute pepper and sausage […]

2 cups (500 mL) granulated sugar
1 ¼ cups (310 mL) sour cream
4 oz (110 g) white compound chocolate, chopped
½ tsp (2 mL) salt
3 tbsp (45 mL) liquid glucose or light corn syrup
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
2 tsp (10 mL) unsalted butter
2 oz (60 g) unsalted macadamia nuts, chopped
1. In large, heavy-based saucepan, combine sugar, […]

5 oz (150 g) Chocolate
Coffee oil flavoring, to taste
4 oz (110 g) Hazelnuts
1. Melt chocolate over hot, not boiling water. Add coffee extract.
2. Cement three hazelnuts together at a time with melted chocolate.
3. Allow to set, then dip in melted chocolate. Decorate with hazelnut on top.

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I have been drinking wine of different labels lately, there is chardonnay, red wine, vodka, tequilla and sometimes rhum but i just don’t understand their true differences, i mean there’s not much difference when it comes to their tastes, obviously that makes me a wine idiot, maybe *grins*.
What makes a wine expensive than the other […]

3 lb (1.5 kg) chicken
4 green onions, shredded
Marinade
1 tsp (5 mL) chopped garlic
¼ cup (60 mL) soy sauce
3 tbsp (45 mL) vegetable oil
½ tsp (2.5 mL) five-spice powder
½ tsp (2.5 mL) sugar
1. Combine marinade ingredients. Brush mixture inside and over chicken. Let stand 30 minutes on a rack over a pan of water.
2. Drain chicken […]

It has been a year already since i bought new cooking wares. That is the reason why i am making this Christmas Wish list;
Most of my cooking tools are for Chinese cuisine only, mostly wok/clay pots and non-stick pans, and since i am teaching myself to learn western recipes so i am buying a couple […]

1 kg. beef shank, sliced into serving portions
2 Beef Broth Cube, dissolved in 4 cups water
2 tbsp cooking oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, sliced
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup coconut milk
1/3 cup flour, dissolved in 1/4 cup water
2 tbsps. sesame seeds, toasted
Vegetables:
2 tbsp cooking oil
3 cups string beans, sliced 2 inches long
3 pieces eggplants, sliced […]

½ lb (225 g) beef fillet, thinly sliced
2 tsp (10 mL) salt-reduced soy sauce
1/3 cup (85 mL) vegetable stock
1 lb (450 g) broccoli florets
½ tsp (2.5 mL) sugar
½ tsp ( 2.5 mL) chopped fresh ginger
1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch blended with
3 tbsp (45 mL) vegetable stock
1. Combine sliced beef with soy sauce, and let marinate […]

½ cup mango pulp
2 cups curd (made out of skimmed milk)
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
½ tsp oil, ¼ tsp mustard seeds
1/8 tsp fenugreek seeds
salt and pepper
1. Strain the curd. Add the mango pulp, salt and pepper.
2. Heat the oil. Fry the mustard and fenugreek sees. Add to the curd.
3. Then add the coriander and […]

1 ½ cups (375 mL) uncooked rice
4 tbsp (60 mL) oil
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 clove garlic, bruised
1 slice fresh ginger, roughly chopped
6 green onions, cut in ½ inc (1 cm) pieces
½ lb (225 g) Chinese barbecued pork (char sui)
¼ cup (60 mL) soy sauce
1. Cook rice. Heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil in a wok. […]