Pastaholic goes domestic.
Today I have a guest blog written by Annika Ziehen aka anysroad, who I have mentioned and referred to in many of my blogs. She is my cousin, close friend, fellow foodie...
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Lemon scented cup cakes with raspberry jam centres
Last week Adam had to go on a very last minute work trip which is going to take him away over his birthday. So I decided to have a mini birthday party for him the...
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When only the best will do!
This week I helped one of my clients prepare a traditional Eid luncheon for her friends and family. It was such a spectacular day and a real role reversal for me as I...
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Entertaining made easy!
Wow, what a weekend – I am completely exhausted but it was all worth it. We haven’t been entraining much in the last while and somehow we ended having three gatherings...
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Home made mayonnaise in minutes!
There are some cooking methods which are just so much easier to demonstrate than to explain in writing… making mayonnaise the quick and easy way is one of those....
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Life is too short to eat average cake!
This weekend we were invited to a birthday dinner of friends and I suggested baking a cake for the event. The birthday boy requested a carrot cake and luckily enough I...
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Breathless for broth
I am crazy about brothy soups and under that classification I would also put many asian soups and consommé’s. There is something incredibly refreshing and satisfying...
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Salted caramel and hazelnut cup cakes
A few days ago, while my nephew was with me, I received in the mail the first edition of a new magazine called ‘Baked and Delicious’ and with the magazine came a gift...
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Indian Feast
On Friday I trained a set of recipes I had never personally cooked before. This usually stresses me out but I have worked with Nomiki, the housekeeper I was...
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Nachos for girls night
My teenaged nieces are coming to spend the night with me tonight as we want to finish watching season 2 of Vampire Diaries together. They got me addicted to the series...
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Creamy Shiitake and Courgette Pasta
Wow, what a weekend. The weather was fantastic and we were surrounded by fabulous people, food, music, wine and venues. Oh my word, the venue we were at on...
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Coffee, Ice Cream and Caramel Fudge Sauce.
Phew… what a day! I spent the entire day with my housekeeper spring cleaning our kitchen so I could find space for all the treasures I got from my Mom yesterday....
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Bite sized maple syrup crumpets
Recently I got a lovely big bottle of Great Northern grade A amber Maple Syrup and have been dying to use it, aside from slurping up a few teaspoons on the side....
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Rosemary and red wine sauce
This sauce is sooooo good you just have to try it. It will blow you and any guests you might grace with it away. Add it a grilled fillet, lamb, steak, chicken, hell...
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Vanilla, berries and birthdays!
I was very excited to have three good excuses to bake one of my favourite cakes today. We are celebrating the birthday of a friend, I just bought a bottle of Vanilla...
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Thekla is a teacher and seeker, a foodie and a yogi.
Offering customized training in cookery and yoga, she aims at making your life healthier – the easy way.
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