Category: Gastronomy

Gastronomy

Black Bean Recipes

on 25 Jul 2026 | ByDinna |

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Black bean recipes are a cornerstone of Mexican, Latin American, and Tex-Mex cooking. With their creamy texture, mild earthy flavour, […]

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Buckwheat

on 6 May 2026 | ByDinna |

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Buckwheat has been making a comeback in recent years—but it’s far from a new ingredient. It has long been part […]

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Chinese Cuisine

on 5 Apr 2015 | Byluv2cook |

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Chinese cuisine is famous world-wide. Almost every town has a Chinese restaurant serving popular dishes and in cities many now offer special delicacies from

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Chinese New Year Almond Cookies

on 20 Feb 2018 | By |

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To celebrate Chinese New Year, a Malaysian friend of mine made me some yummy, melt-in-the-mouth almond cookies, which are dairy-free and vegan too! These Ch

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Chocolate bat cookies

on 28 Oct 2017 | ByPudding Pie |

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I wanted to make some snacks for Halloween so I decided to make these Chocolate bat cookies. The dough was very easy to make and the cookies were really yum

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Chocolate skeleton bones

on 30 Oct 2015 | ByPudding Pie |

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These chocolate skeleton bones are really easy to make! They are made from pretzel sticks, marshmallows and white chocolate. They’re perfect snacks for a Ha

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Christmas dinner ideas for two

on 23 Dec 2016 | ByDinna |

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Many of us spend Christmas with only our partner, child, a friend or even alone – yet most magazines, cookery books give us recipes for a feast big enough f

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Classic gingerbread men

on 13 Dec 2016 | ByPudding Pie |

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Every year I make some gingerbread men for Christmas but I like to experiment with different recipes. This recipe is the classic version, the cookies ere ve

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Crispy tortilla bats

on 27 Oct 2015 | ByPudding Pie |

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These crispy tortilla bats are really easy to make! They are perfect for a Halloween party. You can make them sweet or savoury depending on the the rest of

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Dairy-free vanilla sponge cake

on 3 Oct 2018 | ByPudding Pie |

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I made this dairy-free vanilla sponge cake (adapting Marry Berry’ classic Victoria sandwich recipe ) for the Macmillan Coffee morning fundraising event at m

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Easy Halloween recipes

on 25 Oct 2022 | ByDinna |

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Halloween is the time of year when you can really have fun with food! But this doesn’t mean that you have to spend hours in the kitchen – with a little ima

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Fondant Christmas decorations

on 5 Dec 2015 | ByPudding Pie |

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I love making things from play-doh! When I heard that I could do the same thing to make edible Christmas decorations from fondant icing, I was very excited.

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Frankenstein’s specimen jars

on 29 Oct 2016 | ByPudding Pie |

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These are probably the easiest Halloween treats you can make! You’ll only need some jelly powder and a bag of specimen sweets or bugs candies that are so

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Ghost pretzels

on 29 Oct 2018 | ByPudding Pie |

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If you want some super easy party snack at Halloween try these Ghost pretzels.

You’ll only need some small salted pretzels, one white chocolate bar and s

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Gluten-free Christmas

on 14 Dec 2016 | ByDinna |

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For many years I used to find the festive season unbearable because I couldn’t enjoy much of all the lovely food at parties and events because almost everyt

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Gluten-free Christmas baking

on 16 Dec 2017 | ByDinna |

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One of the hardest parts of the Festive season is trying to say NO to lovely, delicious looking cakes and mince pies, particularly if you have a gluten into

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Gluten-free Christmas desserts

on 17 Dec 2017 | ByDinna |

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When Christmas dinner comes around and you have someone with gluten intolerance/allergy among your family or friends, it can be quite difficult to find or c

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Green curry paste recipe

on 12 Nov 2021 | ByDinna |

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Green curry paste is one of the basic ingredients in Thai cuisine. Its colour is provided by the coriander leaves and green chillies. It is the most spicy o

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Green jelly monsters

on 10 Oct 2015 | ByDinna |

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These green jelly monsters are perfect for Halloween and birthday parties. They are easy to make but you’ll need to wait a few hours for the jelly to set, s

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Gremolata

on 24 Oct 2022 | ByDinna |

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Gremolata (or gremolada) is one of the most important Italian condiments. It’s a green, coarse sauce made of chopped parsley, lemon zest and garlic. Gremola

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Frankenstein’s specimen jars

on 29 Oct 2016 | ByPudding Pie |

These are probably the easiest Halloween treats you can make! You’ll only need some jelly powder and a bag of specimen sweets or bugs candies that are so

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Mozzarella Eyes

on 31 Oct 2016 | ByPudding Pie |

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I made these scary Mozzarella Eyes with my mum for a Halloween party. We used green olives stuffed with red pepper for the iris because it seemed easier. B

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Spooky spider deviled eggs

on 29 Oct 2016 | ByPudding Pie |

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My mum and I made these spooky spider deviled eggs last year for our Halloween party. It was very successful and quite easy to make, everybody loved them!

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Halloween tortilla chips

on 28 Oct 2016 | ByPudding Pie |

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These chips are really easy to make for Halloween! In fact they are similar to the crispy tortilla bats I made last year – but in this case I used other Ha

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Injured gingerbread men

on 30 Oct 2016 | ByPudding Pie |

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At Halloween time you can buy boxes of freshly-baked gingerbread men at most supermarkets. These are perfect for making spooky Halloween treats – for exampl

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Spooky ghost brownies

on 31 Oct 2016 | ByPudding Pie |

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I made these spooky brownies with my friends for our Halloween party. It’s a really simple recipe – you’ll only need a box of ready-made brownies from the s

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Homemade Harissa recipe

on 5 Sep 2016 | ByDinna |

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Harissa is a North African chilli-based paste, which is used for stews, soups, grilled meat and flavoring couscous. It comes from Tunisia, although nowadays

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Homemade chocolate Easter eggs

on 30 Mar 2016 | ByPudding Pie |

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Did you know that you can make your own chocolate eggs? It’s very easy. I’ve made these with my friends last year:

You’ll need:

150g dark chocolate

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How to roast turkey

on 19 Dec 2015 | ByDinna |

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On most Christmas Day menus the main dish is roasted turkey, which is particularly popular for big family get-togethers. Although it’s actually very simple to c

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Mulled wine

on 11 Dec 2015 | ByDinna |

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Mulled wine is one of the most popular drinks during the winter festivities. It’s particularly associated with Christmas markets all over Europe – but a cold &a

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Fondant Christmas decorations

on 5 Dec 2015 | ByPudding Pie |

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I love making things from play-doh! When I heard that I could do the same thing to make edible Christmas decorations from fondant icing, I was very excited.

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Mulled wine recipes

on 2 Dec 2015 | ByDinna |

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Mulled wine is very popular all over the world, almost every nation has its own version, such as the German Glühwein, the French Vin Chaud, the Scandinavian

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