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  • May
  • 06
  • 2013

Nostalgic Peanut Butter and Jelly Smoothie Recipe

I don’t know about you but I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! So I thought why not enjoy the same classic flavor combo as an ice cold smoothie! As you can see we couldn’t help but drink some even before the photos were taken… Actually we were really wanting to try our hand at…

  • Apr
  • 18
  • 2013

Totally Tortilla Soup

Enjoy a burst of southwestern flavor when you create this delicious soup. Tofu replaces the traditional chicken and gives the soup a hearty texture. To be honest we didn’t have high hopes for this recipe and we put off making it for a long time but turns out it is really delicious and we sat…

  • Apr
  • 16
  • 2013

Oliebollen – Dutch New Year’s Doughnut recipe

Sweet fluffy pastry deep fried and lightly dusted with icing sugar, sound familiar? Oliebollen is thought to be the original doughnut recipe. Brought over to America and cooked by early Dutch settlers and of course being as tasty as they are they soon caught on and developed. Although traditionally oliebollen is only eaten during New…

  • Oct
  • 04
  • 2012

Banana Pudding with Soy Custard

Following on from last week’s post about vanilla cookies here is a recipe for a home style banana pudding with a bit of flare. A southern favorite with layers of banana, cookie and warm custard topped with meringue how could you not love this dessert. There are two options when it comes to presentation –…

  • Sep
  • 27
  • 2012

Tamarind paste

Here in Taiwan we are living in a melting pot of culinary delight. Many Taiwanese have lived overseas and return home with new foods and tastes they find hard to kick; beefy burritos, cheesy pastas, thin crust pizzas, French treats or high stacked hamburgers. You can easily fine almost  any food you are looking for. However…

  • Sep
  • 19
  • 2012

What are Tamarinds?

While I was growing up my Father used to love cooking curry’s and we always had a strange smelling dark square of concentrated tamarind paste in the fridge. Every now and again I would scrape some off close my eyes and eat a spoon full of thick dark paste, it’s intense sweet and sour flavours…