From the monthly archives:

January 2008


Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans – make your own

January 21, 2008 Coffee

Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans are a quick and simple snack you can make yourself, either as a special treat, or to serve at the end of a dinner party.
Chocolate and coffee work well together, so much that some chocolates in Europe will have recommended servings that include serving with coffee, particularly dark chocolates. However, [...]

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Barbecue delights: Cooking Brisket

January 16, 2008 Food

Brisket is a cut from the breast, usually the lower part. It commonly refers to beef, but can mean chicken, pork or other animal meats. Though a badly made brisket can certainly be tough and unappetizing, if well done they can be highly tasty.
One key to cooking a brisket is the necessity to do so [...]

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How to cook a basic white sauce – Bechamel

January 16, 2008 How to cook

A white sauce (you’ll often see it in recipe books as a “Béchamel” sauce) is an essential for your cooking repertoire.
White sauces form the basis of many recipes, and you can trick up left-overs by adding them to a white sauce. Flavorings for white sauces can be anything you choose: simple pepper and bay leaves, [...]

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