Ma Lai Cake – A Pearl from the Orient
Ma Lai Cake is a typical Hong Kongese (or Cantonese) dish. Many people flock to Yum Cha for a taste of this feather-light sponge with its warm, treacly fragrance. Served freshly steamed and eaten with chopsticks, it is the perfect way to cap a … read more
Wedding Cake Topper of the Day….Rock Cli…
….Climb every mountain…could be their theme song…perhaps when you are a rock climber there is an advantage to ascending the heights of true love…?….Here we have the groom with his climbing harness and rope at the ready…while the advent… read more
Fantastic Pumpkin Pie Recipe
INGREDIENTS 2cups fresh cookedpumpkin puree 3mediumeggs 1/2cupheavy whipping cream 1/2cuplight brown sugar 1teaspoonground cinnamon 1/2teaspoonground ginger 1/8teaspoonground cloves 1/2teaspoonground nutmeg 1/2teaspoonsalt 1pie shell DIRECTIONS Pr… read more
Chocolate lace cookies
I first made these cookies in 2006, when I only blogged in Portuguese. I had just discovered Haalo’s blog and was blown away by the quality of her recipes and photos.Those were the times when my oven temperature wasn’t so accurate – somethin… read more
Technicolor Kitchen – English version
Balkan Beauty
Oh, you guys are good. I figured a few of you might get it, but so many? Well, I hope there was at least a little head-scratching required. Greece was certainly a good guess, but according to Wikipedia only shares land borders with four countries,… read more
Ramps…oh my!!!!
When spring attempts to kick off the winter’s covers and finally, grudgingly, hauls her ass out out of that bed she’s been lolling in for far to long, well I don’t mind admitting that I get more giddy than I usually am…yes indeed folks, I get gid… read more
A little bit of palate-cleansing news and …
Please excuse this brief interruption in the regular procession of sweets. I have a couple of things to take care of. Google likes Sugar and Sweets, too First of all, I’m excited to let you know that Sugar and Sweets has been given a page rank of … read more
Sugar and Sweets: find something crave-worthy
Stir-Fried Shrimp with Snow Peas (Prawns w…
Even though I am no longer a certified member of the rat race (the rats won) I still enjoy a leisurely dinner on Friday nights. With Steamed Artichokes and Yogurt/ Herb Dipping Sauce to start, there was a lot more nibbling and sipping going on, t… read more
Ingredients, Odyssey and Foie Gras – three…
Posted by Andrew Barrow on Paper Palate Three new cookbooks have come my way. Actually one is getting on a bit, one is quite new but I’ve seen it mentioned on several blogs already now, while the last is so new it’s not actually been printed yet! … read more
Torta per festeggiare la serie A.
Si festeggia il compleanno e il ritorno del Catania in serie A con questa torta. read more
And The Winners Are – Drum Roll Please…
The Publisher has been notified. All 5 ofthe winners of The Sweet Melissa Baking Book Challenge were notified by email.For the first contest conducted on Renaissance Culinaire, it went verywell. I will do this again soon when I have the opportunit… read more
Tropical tuna salad
Who said salads had to be boring? This tropical tuna salad is anything but. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
As the Blog World Turns
A summary of some interesting goings on in the blogosphere recently:Lofty Matters: This fruit from South Africa makes anything sour that you eat up to one hour afterwards, taste sweet.A soap dish made from recycled record albums is among these ear… read more
Breakfast Week Recipe #5; Pineapple Pancak
Pineapple is such a fresh and wonderful fruit. Pancakes, you can’t say the word and not think about breakfast. When you put the two together it makes for a delicious breakfast dish that you and your family will love. Ingredients: 1 1/4 c. Flour 2 … read more
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VEGAS
This Food Network gig is wild, baby. On Wednesday, they’re flying me out to Vegas to cover Bon Apetit’s Vegas Uncorked, a food and wine festival featuring some of the most famous, important chefs alive (Wolfgang Puck, Daniel Boulud, Lorraine Brac… read more
Oven Baked Pumpkin, Leek and Chicken Risot
How wonderful it would be to wind down after a long, hard day with a wholesome, home-cooked meal! This one pot meal does the trick and can be easily made when you get home from work without having to be in the kitchen for a long period of time! Ye… read more
MarketWatch: Asparagus, Ramps, Miner’s Let…
Ramps at the Union Square Greenmarket, added to the MarketWatch Photo Pool by Flickr user guessica. MarketWatch is a monthly report on what’s fresh and new at farmers markets in New York and San Francisco. If you’ve visited a farmers market recen… read more
Ricotta Pie Crostata di Ricotta alla Roman
Ricotta Pie Crostata di Ricotta alla Romana Serves 8 to 10 1/3cup raisins 2 tablespoons dark rum Sweet Pastry(recipe on page 256) 1 pound 2 ounces fresh ricotta, drained (510 g) 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar (250 g) 1 whole egg 2 egg yolks Grate… read more
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