Pumpkin recipe - Fritters, everyone's favorite!

Ask my sister for a pumpkin recipe and she will most probably roll her eyes in a 360º fashion. You see, pumpkin is not her thing. I don't blame her, poor thing! I hail from an era where you were forced to eat whatever was put on your plate. Sometimes my mom would sit and wait until you finally gave in, scoffed down the food just so that you could go and play. With my mom and my sister it was a battle of the wills, I swear neither of them would give in. If only she took my advice and ate her pumpkin with her other food, but no she kept it until last and ....cold. As far as I am concerned, cold pumpkin is only good for one thing.......

Best steak I have ever had, really!

My family thinks I cook the best steak and I have always thought I CAN cook a mean steak, but let me tell you, on Friday I was knocked right off the podium for "The best steak ever!". It is very seldom that a meal leaves me speechless, but all I could muster in between bites, were "Mmmmmm, ohhhhh, ahhh"! Wow, it was really the juiciest, tastiest and most flavorsome piece of meat that I have had in a long time and that says a lot about fillet....

Onion Bhaji - A delightful Indian Snack!

Onion Bahji has as many spellings as it has recipes. It varies from "bhajees" to "Bhajias" to what is accepted as the correct spelling "Bhajis". When it comes to the recipe, it is a whole different story.Every full-blooded Indian swears by his/her recipe. I have to admit that my knowledge of the Indian cuisine is not so good that I would know a good from a bad recipe, but I tasted these delightful snacks at a function the other night and I just had to find the parent who supplied this plate of eats to the school and then try to bribe her for the recipe.......

Cooking Roast Beef and Creamed Horseradish and another great Sandwich!

British people eat roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, gravy and roast potatoes for lunch!At least that is what I have always believed about British people. Just like, I am sure, foreigners to our country think that we eat game everyday(game we shot ourselves by the way! . Life is so fast these days, that I think Sunday roasts are a rare treat, even for the British. I  think that the British can do a Sunday roast better than anyone else, but the truth is, in my home I often make roast beef and I'll tell you why in a second........

Spanish Recipe - Fritata with Exotic Mushrooms

I thought a Spanish recipe would be just the thing to give my hubby a bit of a melancholy trip down memory lane of his work/vacation trip to Spain a few years ago. "Let's move to Spain" has become a phrase we jokingly use to let each other know when we see or hear something upsetting in the news. It is our emergency code to each other for "I am having a tough day!". I have been hearing this code quite often in the last few weeks so I thought it was time to treat hubby to a Spanish meal, but .....

Jamie Oliver's Chicken - Simple Food, just the way I like it!

Jamie Oliver cooks simple food, period! I am sure at his restaurants he will dolly up the plates, 'cause that is the cheffie thing to do, but what I love about Jamie, is that he has made home cooking popular again. I dare anybody to sit and watch a Jamie programme and  not get inspired to the point where you just want to get up and start cooking something.......

Thai Event - The Winners!!

Finally we are ready to announce the winners of the Thai Blog Event. It was my first blog event and I have to  be honest I did not even expect to get 1 entry, but I got 8 entries and they were all so good that I refused to make the final decision by myself. I called in the help of some experts and we sat drooling over all these delicious entries. I wish everyone could be winners but sadly that is not how life works. So, (drum roll please) .......

This Panini Steak Sandwich could easily be my best ever!

I'm a sucker for a good sandwich! What do you mean "it can't be" Of course it can,  I mean really, it has all my favorite ingredients....bread(in whatever form or shape), butter, fresh lettuce and whatever else I fancy to slap on. Have you, fellow foodies also experienced that  friends and family are reluctant to invite us for a meal and their excuse most of the time is that they feel threatened or intimidated by us in the kitchen. I have always said that even buttered toast tastes better if it was made by someone else.....This sandwich, I am sure might seem intimidating, but I can assure you it is sooo easy!