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Chef Secrets (Page 39)

Miso-Udon Soup - Detail - © trail.recipes.com

Miso Mystery & Magic: More Than Meets The Taste Buds!

2024-11-11
By: Maggie
On: November 11, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Eastern Secrets, Food Tips

Everyone who likes to make Asian food knows and loves Miso. It’s a multi-faceted cooking paste that also provides more than enough salt to suffice in most recipes. And its flavour is uniquely ‘Asian’. But Miso is also a super-healthy fermented product!Read More →

Copenhagen Market Cabbage - © seedsavers.org

Cabbage Fritters A Surprising Twist On Veggie Sides

2024-11-11
By: Maggie
On: November 11, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Food Tips, Foodie Life Lessons

If you love pancakes and wish there were more varieties of them that went with savoury mains… You’re in luck! These ‘classic’-looking fritters conceal a ton of nutritious cabbage, and they can be flavoured and augmented to complement just about anything!Read More →

SO Simple! SO Good! No-Knead Baguettes In A Jiffy…

2024-11-08
By: Maggie
On: November 8, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Food Tips

There was a time not so long ago that a party or brunch wasn’t complete without Bruschetta or some variety of French hors d’oeuvres on a piece of diagonally-sliced Baguette bread. That ‘fashion’ has waned. But the Baguette remains an all-time classic!Read More →

Ajvar - © 2023 biancazapatka.com

Quick, Easy Serbian Burger A Refreshing Supper Change-Up!

2024-11-06
By: Maggie
On: November 6, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Eastern Secrets, Food Tips

You thought the hamburger, as we know it, was invented in the US? Not so. We’ve already noted, in this space, that German immigrants brought it with them in the late 1800s. But they’ve been making something eerily similar to our burger in Serbia for generations…Read More →

Puff Peach Gallette - © Carolyn Eddie via Darien Magazine

File-Away The Phillo: And Pull Out The Puff Instead!

2024-10-31
By: Maggie
On: October 31, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Food Tips

I got a great idea from a recipe Sister Erin lit-erally waved under my nose, to make sure it grabbed my attention. It was for a custard-topped meat tart.. What a concept! But it was the crust that got my attention. The chef spe-cified puff pastry…Read More →

Single Cinnamon Bun - © 2012 Judith Fertig via Andrews McMeel

Precious As Gold: A Perfect Sticky Bun Dough Recipe

2024-10-30
By: Maggie
On: October 30, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Food Tips

If there’s one sweet treat I can’t pass up, it’s fresh, warm Cinnamon Rolls… Maybe that’s because I’ve never been able to make them as perfectly as I dream they can be. The issue has always been the bun dough. But I think I’ve found a recipe that I can live with!Read More →

Tomato - © 2024 Revival Seeds

You Never Expected: Savoury Italian-Style Tomato Fritters!

2024-10-29
By: Maggie
On: October 29, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food

I love both the idea and the simplicity of these savoury fritters. Not to mention the beautiful colour and the ease with which the recipe could be adapted to other veggies – or even fruits. And finally, its a truly alternative to pasta as a side for Italian meals!Read More →

Breakfast Egg Roll - © 2023 Lilluna.com

Dress Up Any Western Dish With An Egg Roll Wrapper!

2024-10-28
By: Maggie
On: October 28, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Food Tips

My brain exploded with ideas when Sister Erin handed me an obscure post suggesting a fun ‘fist-food’ upgrade: Swap your burger bun for an Egg Roll Wrapper and ‘bake’ the result in your air fryer. And imagine all the other grab-and-go ‘classics’ you can elevate!Read More →

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