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The 43rd Super Bowl is this weekend and there will be Super Bowl parties and gatherings with loads of food to be consumed. Did you know that Super Bowl Sunday is the second largest American food consumption day, following Thanksgiving? The Super Bowl was created as part of the merger agreement between the National Football…

This is a guest posting today from Holly McCarthy who has her own blog, Culinary School Guide. Her recipe seems quite fitting given the fact that this winter seems to be hard hit with frigid temperatures and loads of snow! So, help give another blogger a boost by visiting her site. Thanks! Holly invites your…

While I was flying back home from Hong Kong last week, I watched Jamie Oliver’s cooking show. I don’t get his shows here and so, like a kid in a candy store, watched Jamie as if I had never seen him before! I know, sad, but this episode was amazing. The recipe I was drooling…

This recipe hails from an Australian chef, Curtis Stone, whom I have been following ever since his days at Surfing The Menu show with Ben O’Donoghue. Curtis is currently doing a reality cooking show called,’Take Home Chef‘. He’s very entertaining to watch and like all good chefs, comes up with meals that are relatively easy…

This is an unusual paella with an egg crust that is finished in the oven. The egg crust seals in all the aromas and comes out when broken at the table. The two most widely known types of paella are Valencian paella (paella valenciana) and seafood paella (paella de marisco). Valencian paella consists of short-grain…

Ravioli is a type of filled pasta which has a filling sealed between two layers of thin pasta dough. The filling may be meat-based (either red or poultry), fish-based, or cheese-based. Ravioli can be rectangular, triangular, half-moon or circular in shape. Click here for a video demonstration on how to make fried ravioli with a…

White beans (cannellini) are perfect for soups, salads as well as sides and it’s loaded with nutrients so it’s wise to keep a can in the cupboard. Throw an easy salad of white beans together with tuna, tomatoes and baby spinach dressed with red wine vinegar or stir the beans through minestrone soup. Delicious! Serve…

My husband and I enjoy entertaining and I also like introducing new dishes whenever we have family or guests over. This keeps me on the outlook for new dips, antipasti etc. which also means scouting the grocery stores for new gourmet crackers. And so it was that I spotted a new brand of gourmet crackers,…

A fritter is any kind of food coated in batter and deep fried and can refer to a dessert, a side dish or a main course food. This recipe is lovely as a simple snack or as side dish to the main meal. And, what’s really appealing about this dish is that it’s not at…

Bangkok doesn’t get many cool days but when the temperature dips to 21c overnight, it’s chilly in the morning (northern parts of Thailand can get as low as 10c-12c)! Yes I know, why would a hardy Canadian like me say 21c is chilly? I’ve been living in a tropical climate for 11 years where the…