Scallops Laska and Asian shrimp salad

This was a tribute to a similar dish that I had at Wild Ginger in Seattle this winter.  I used Jamie Oliver’s Laska recipe (tumeric, lemongrass coconut milk, tamarind were just a few of the ingredients - the book is already back at the library, sorry!) and made up the salad recipe based on memory […]

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Menu of the week Feb 10th and Valentine’s Day

This week’s menu swap is being hosted by Ginger Lemon Girl and the theme is chocolate! Since it is Valentine’s Day this week, I thought I would send you all some flowers and remind you that spring is on the way:

If you look closely, you will see a honey bee flying in to the […]

Filed under: French, Hungarian, aphrodisiacs, burgers, cheese, chocolate, cocktails, fondue, grilling, herbs, oysters, pork, potatoes, sausage, shrimp, valentine's day, wine | 4 Comments »

Singapore street noodles and sunday brunch

Ok, I know I am a day late here with my menu of the week (see the next post), but I have a good excuse.
Saturday afternoon, my boyfriend decided that he wanted to cook brunch for everyone (8 of us) on Sunday. He started picking up my recipe books and started making a grocery […]

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