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Please scroll down for English version   Pappa al pomodoro je klasična toskanska letnja supa od paradajza i starog hleba. Na blogu već imate zimsku čorbicu,  takođe iz Toskane  u kojoj je ključni sastojak stari hleb. Sl...

Cooking time: Less than 15 minutes Cuisine: Asian-Vietnamese Serves: 6 Type: Salad Ingredients 1 bought roast chicken, skin removed, flesh coarsely shredded 1 iceberg lettuce, shredded 250g carrots, julienned ½ cup thinly sliced red radish 2/3 cup...

Please scroll down for English version   Pappa al pomodoro je klasična toskanska letnja supa od paradajza i starog hleba. Na blogu već imate zimsku čorbicu,  takođe iz Toskane  u kojoj je ključni sastojak stari hleb. Sl...

I went to the food pantry the other day and some things they give you there is a shelf life.I decided to use the bread I got from there because its really nice bread that really compliments what I made … Continue reading →...

I wanted something that was light and easy to make so I decided to make a shrimp dish as that takes only a few minutes to cook.  I looked in my fridge and I had some summer squash to use up (zucchini and yellow squash).  I also had a can of...

Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes Cuisine: Asian-Thai Serves: 4 Type: Salad Ingredients 1kg chicken pieces, such as thighs and drumsticks, skin on and bone in iceberg lettuce leaves 2 lebanese cucumbers, sliced diagonally ½ bunch green onions, sl...

Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes Cuisine: Thai Serves: 4 Type: Salad Ingredients 2 tablespoons uncooked jasmine rice 500g boneless skinless chicken breast, minced 2 tablespoons cornflour 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 4 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespo...

Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes Cuisine: Malaysian-Thai Serves: 4 Type: Curry Ingredients 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 tablespoon penaeng curry paste 270ml can coconut cream 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 teaspoon sugar 600g beef fillet steak, thi...

20 Cherry Tomato Plants andI still have more!It's a perfect spring day. The sun is shining brightly, the sky is blue, the bees are buzzing, birds are chirping and I am one with my tomato plants.I have big dreams for my writing, my Passion Test certif...

Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes Cuisine: Thai-Modern Australian Serves: 4 Type: Salad-Seafood Ingredients 400g fresh whole squid (or squid tubes) 1 cucumber, thinly sliced lengthways 2 handfuls of bean sprouts â…“ cup crushed roasted peanuts...

Cuisine: Thai Serves: 2 Ingredients 4 garlic cloves 4-10 bird’s eye chillies (scuds) Good pinch of salt 3-4 tbsp vegetable oil 2 eggs 200 gm coarsely minced beef About 2 tbsp fish sauce Large pinch of white sugar ¼ cup stock or water 2 large...

Cuisine: Thai Serves: 6 Type: Curry Ingredients 175 gm (200ml) coconut oil 75 gm (1/3 cup) red curry paste (see recipe for red curry of beef) 20 (25gm) pea eggplant 2 young coconuts, flesh scooped out and thinly sliced 55 gm shaved light palm sugar,...

Cuisine: Thai Serves: 6 Type: Curry Ingredients 150 gm coconut oil 1 kg boneless Angus beef short rib, cut into 4cm pieces 500 ml (2 cups) chicken stock, brought to the simmer 300 ml coconut cream, brought to the simmer 50 ml fish sauce, or to taste...

Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes Cuisine: Thai Healthy options: Lactose free-Low carb-Healthy Serves: 4 Type: Curry Ingredients 1 tablespoon peanut oil ¼ cup (75g) green curry paste 3 long green chillies, chopped finely 1kg chicken thigh fillets...

Cuisine: Thai Serves: 4 Ingredients 90 ml vegetable oil 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 600 gm coarsely minced pork 100 gm snake beans (about ½ bunch), cut into 2cm lengths 4 red shallots, thinly sliced 1 tbsp roasted chilli paste (see note) 70 ml...

Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes Cuisine: Thai Serves: 4 Type: Easy-Salad Ingredients 200g scotch fillet steak, trimmed 1 telegraph cucumber, seeded, sliced 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 cup each mint and coriander leaves ½ cup basil...

Cuisine: Thai Serves: 6 Type: Curry Ingredients 1 bamboo shoot (about 1.2kg), outer husk and tough white exterior removed, thinly sliced (see note) 35 gm galangal, chopped 5 red shallots, coarsely chopped 3 long green chillies, coarsely chopped 2 gar...

Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes Cuisine: Thai Serves: 4 Type: Curry Ingredients 24 (1kg) medium uncooked prawns 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1/4 cup (75g) Thai green curry paste 4 kaffir lime leaves 1 stick lemon grass, cut into 4cm pieces 2 cups (5...

Cuisine: Thai Serves: 4 Type: Easy Ingredients 1kg green king prawns, peeled and deveined 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons bottled minced lemon grass 3 tablespoons bran Oil 1⁄3 cup lime or lemon juice...

Cuisine: Chinese-Thai Serves: 4 Type: Curry Ingredients 250 ml (1 cup) coconut cream 60 ml (¼ cup) vegetable oil 200 gm good-quality red curry paste (see note) 4 kaffir lime leaves 60 ml (¼ cup) fish sauce 2 tbsp grated palm sugar 500 ml (2 cup...