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  One cake which I fell totally in love with when I moved to the UK was the Traditional Battenburg Cake. This was not a cake which I had ever heard of prior to moving there.   There really is no end to the varieties of traditional and regional cakes and goodies amongst those fertile green and septred isles!  With it's church window appearance, delicious texture and flavours, the Battenburg was one of my favourites.   After the holidays we are firmly entrenched in Winter, and with Covid, this year can be feeling especially depressing to you.  We are all stuck...

Words: Kristina Jensen Ah, sugar. It’s known as ‘white death’ in our family. That’s the name given to it by a chap we met 25 years ago who was convinced sugar was the most poisonous food you could put into your body. Interestingly enough, this is what science is starting to tell us. My journey with the sweet stuff has been a bit up and down. I’ve struggled with a sweet tooth all my life. Despite trying many ways to wean myself off it, I still have sugar in the house. My ‘sweet’ recipe book is full of delicious cakes...

Sweet savoury sauce coated all over the deep-fried chicken wings is so tasty. The spiciness from the generous amount of pepper makes this dish so unique. Nagoya-style Fried Chicken Wings makes it into the top 3 of the Nagoya’s specialty gourmet food. In Japan, people call it ‘Nagoya no Tebasaki’ (名古屋の手羽先), meaning Nagoya’s (‘Nagoya no’, 名古屋の) chicken wings (‘tebasaki’, 手羽先). The name only indicates something to do with chicken wings, but people know what it looks like and how good it tastes. Origin of Nagoya-style Fried Chicken Wings Nagoya no Tebasaki was accidentally invented by a restaurant owner in Nagoya....

Starting around Thanksgiving and lasting through January, you’re compassed by endless treats at parties, get-togethers, and grocery stores.  What’s more, your normal fitness routine—working out, preparing meals, getting plenty of sleep, and so forth—will likely be interrupted with travel, festivities, and other obligations.   Many fitness folk respond to this scenario by battening down the hatches and trying with all their might to resist the onslaught of indulgences, but this isn’t necessary. As we’ve covered in previous articles, you can maintain a fit, lean, healthy body while enjoying high-calorie meals and treats over the holidays if you use the right strategies....

It’s one of the best roasts sliced and served with gravy or for making Beef Wellington….and for leftovers, too. Whether you’re cooking eye of round with a slow cooker, InstaPot (Instant Pot), or your oven, this roast is fast, lean, and delicious. Beef Eye of Round Roast Recipe Please Note: We do use referral and affiliate links here for products and services that Chef Alli loves and recommends. Howdy! Chef Alli Here. Let’s Get You Cookin’….Shall We? 🙂 Eye of Round Roast. Yowza! I can honestly say that even though I’ve cooked SCADS of beef all my life, I have...