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Confit of tomatoes with tuna spread

14-Nov-09

These recipes from David Lebovitz can be served as an appetizer or as a light dinner, with some French or Italian bread, in a salad, or even with pasta.
This is Mediterranean gastronomy at its best!
Ingredients for the confit of tomatoes (preserved tomatoes):
- 1 kg / 2 pound tomatoes
- abundant olive oil
- black pepper
- salt
- 3 [...]

Beijing beef

25-Oct-09

Today we’ll do another good recipe from Blogchef…
I particularly like it because the beef stays tender and moist, because it contains yummy vegetables and because the sauce is delicious!
Ingredients:
- 750g / 1,65 pounds steak sliced into thin strips
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- vegetable oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, I sliced it [...]

Hummus

23-Jul-09

The gastronomy of the Near and Middle East is really something to explore. I can’t say I know much of it, but more often than not, whenever I try something new, I am quite pleasantly surprised.
Today we will recreate a quite popular sauce called hummus. Great with some pita bread and other appetizers.
Ingredients:
- 1 420g [...]

African recipe – Fried “plantain” (Aloco)

12-Jun-09

The “plantain” banana is a staple food in many tropical countries. This specific banana is not very sweet when consumed green, and it is very often fried, to serve it either as a side or as a snack.
Here in Europe I don’t think it is available in regular supermarkets, but you should be able to [...]

Carnitas with guacamole and pita bread

09-May-09

Today we are having a great, Mexican-inspired dinner…The recipes are of an amazing simplicity, but ohhhh so good, and they go perfectly together! Spicy, tender, pork bites combined with a great guacamole and some paprika pita wedges instead of tortilla chips.
The recipe’s were adapted from the David Lebovitz blog…
Ingredients for the “carnitas”:
- 2 pounds/1kg pork [...]