International Cuisine

I just love trying and tasting cuisines all over the world and i'm generally up for trying almost anything! Fortunately coming from an Italian/ French family I have been brought up on mediterranean foods which gives a wide variety of textures of flavours. My partner is half Hungarian so he has been brought up on Eastern European foods which has quite a variety too! My recipe I will be reviewing is technically not my receipe but my kinda mother in laws! It is Ukrainian but my partner's family regular eat this dish all year round and I have been fortunate to try it and I'm now trying to perfect the dish myself! There are as many variations on this ...  Read the complete review

I'm not a very good cook, in fact I'm quite lousy. However I went on weight-watchers (I had 6 stone to lose) so I had to learn to cook to get the best out of point system! I'm mainly vegetarian as I'm not keen on meat though occasionally I'll have a little, but I do love fresh fruit and vegetables and I do love fish. This recipe is effortless, it looks great and is impressive to serve someone! 'Foxy's Portuguese style Halibut' Ingredients.... 1 red pepper 1 yellow Pepper 3 and a half Oz's fresh plum tomatoes (any will do really), halved 1 shallot, finely chopped 6 black olives, pitted Half a teaspoon of ...  Read the complete review

If you are entertaining and fancy something different then why not have a Japanese meal? Japanese food is not all raw fish and sushi! The Japanese diet is much healthier than many western diets but many people are put off because they hate the thought of eating raw fish! I suppose to many of us the idea of "raw" fish brings to mind the fishmonger stall in either the markets or supermarkets, where there is a display of whole fishes, complete with heads, eyes and tails. They don't look exactly appetising do they! This is NOT what sushi is like! However, the Japanese do eat whole fish, but usually if they are served this way they are cooked ...  Read the complete review

When I was younger, Mum would always drag me in the kitchen to learn the secret of the authentic Sicilian pasta sauce. I would hate it of course, but despite all my protests she made me learn it to save money on all the Dolmio abominations! So how do you do it? You'll need: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 2-3 medium sized onions, 2 medium cloves garlic, Beef mince, about 200-400g (Don't worry, if you're veggie there is an alternative below!) 2 small tins of tomato puree, 1 tin of chopped tomatoes, ½ tablespoon salt 1 level tablespoon sugar Ground black pepper Large pinch of oregano 2-3 sprigs of ...  Read the complete review

Well heres a recipe i got from my grandmother (my nana) and she didnt give me actual measurements so i generally play things by ear (or eye) to make sure it comes out okay! Its a nice short recipe as my nana was never one to give too much information but my soup is made this way and always comes out tasting yummy!! Like I said in the advantages - this soup can be a meal in itself served with bread - my husband can eat 4 bowls of this in one sitting - he loves it! So i thought i would share it with all of you! Take a large pan and half fill it with water. Add a couple of chicken or vegetable stock cubes (according to taste). I use chicken but theres ...  Read the complete review