We hear about many spices being used widely in various cuisines but so very often we are unaware of the incredible health benefits they possess. Turmeric is a curry staple and a quintessential spice in ayurvedic and Indian cooking, most appreciated … [Continue reading]
The festive season is almost upon us and if some people have already finished wrapping gifts and putting up decorations and the Christmas tree, some of us here in Australia are still going over the Christmas menu rethinking meals and baking awesome … [Continue reading]
Everyone does it at some point or another: buying the wrong gift for someone. But it’s only when you start repeating the same action over and over again that people take it personally. This means that if you keep on buying your parents the wrong kind … [Continue reading]
Christmas specials have been rolling for weeks now and Aldi Australia is known to carry some of the best selling products in the foods and drinks category every year. While it is true that some of their products score high value-concerned but lower … [Continue reading]
If you are anything of the thoughtful gift giver, then buying Christmas presents for your loved ones is a job that you probably take very serious. No silly gift-giving and no forgetting anyone, although that’s been known to happen every now and … [Continue reading]
Green onions are vegetables harvested very young, before they have had a chance to mature and the bulb to swell. So actually green onions are young shoots of the usual onions we all know and love with our food. There is a difference, however, … [Continue reading]
Aloe Vera juice is produced from the aloe plant. The entire leaf is processed, first by crushing, grinding or blending it, then by filtering the resulting liquid. To obtain a nutritious drink that presents many health benefits, producers mix Aloe … [Continue reading]
What makes chocolate cake the epitome of delightful desserts? A good baker, one might argue, but truly, it’s also the ingredients. You give the world’s greatest baker cheap ingredients, and they’ll bake cheap chocolate cake. You give an aspiring … [Continue reading]
Do you know for how long of a time milk has been consumed in the world? Not many people think about it, but it took a while before milk could be drunk without people getting sick from it. For a good amount of time researchers believed it was the … [Continue reading]
View Doors Plus Catalogue - Spring Catalogue, valid Friday 1 September - Thursday 30 November 2017. Save with this week Doors Plus Sale Specials, and catalogue deals. Searching for high quality doors and related services, then you are in the right … [Continue reading]
Ceviche is a tasty dish that seems to originate in Spain. "Seems" is the word here because it’s not certain when and where exactly ceviche was first invented. Credited, however, with introducing this food to the world is ancient Peru. According to … [Continue reading]
Part of the Rosaceae family and the single member of the Cydonia genus, the may-have-been fruit of the Garden of Eden is similar to pears in its appearance and to apples in regards to how it grows, but it is more tougher and less popular. It has a … [Continue reading]
Two rich desserts you don’t hear about every day: Brigadeiros and Suspiro de Limeña (in translation A Lady from Lima Sighs), first hailing from Brazil, the second coming from Peru. Brigadeiros are chocolate balls or bonbons made with sweetened … [Continue reading]
Here’s what you will need to make Garash cake, and then let’s talk about why make this cake. For the cake: 6 egg whites; 250 grams walnuts; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon flour. For the chocolate ganache: 250 grams dark chocolate; 200 grams … [Continue reading]
You know what’s good with ketchup? Fries. French fries. And then some more fries. You know what’s even better with ketchup? Read on to find out. A table sauce initially made a whole lot differently than today and derived from a totally … [Continue reading]
Coca Cola is a favorite soda drink from one corner of the earth to another. Forever found in supermarkets and convenience stores, there’s hardly a soul out there who’s not had at least a sip of the caffeinated beverage. The Coca Cola beverage is … [Continue reading]
Ah, the difficult task of cutting a watermelon and not making it look like a fruit of mass destruction! There are several ways to cut a watermelon. Some are simple yet clever, others are quite original, and a few are the genius of slicing … [Continue reading]
Zucchini is a fairly recent vegetable. It was developed in Italy in the nineteenth century, although earlier variants of zucchini go back to more than seven thousand years ago. The ancestors of the modern zucchini originate in today’s Mexico and … [Continue reading]
When you’ve had enough of tasteless frozen pizza and restaurants serving the same kind of pizza over and over again, it’s time to reward yourself with some homemade pizza. And not every pizza night has to be BBQ chicken pizza, or pepperoni pizza, … [Continue reading]
Travelling around the world is easier than you’d think, not so expensive, but oh, so very delicious. Sometimes all it takes is some dulce de leche prepared the traditional way to take you straight to Buenos Aires or a decadently sweet baklava to … [Continue reading]