Tag: cuisine
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[Recipe]: Bacon & Mushroom Curried Rice 🥓🍚
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Yesterday, I more or less had nothing in particular to do. I stayed at home all day, sipping on far too many homemade coffee ice cube lattes, and did my best to keep the cats amused. With this spare time I attempted to conjure-up a new dish with whatever I had at hand. From the…
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[Recipe]: ABC Pasta.
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If you have clicked on this blog post in confusion, curiosity, accidentally or just hoping this is some kind of educational meal for young children. You have come to the wrong place. In other words ABC Pasta is a three ‘sauce’ pasta dish: Arrabiata Balsamic Carbonara/cream It’s another one of my 20 minute pasta dishes…
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Where to eat in South Korea #1 – Seoul Food 🇰🇷🥢
Food has become a consistent topic on my blog. I have discussed the foods I have eaten in reacounts of my daily life and outings, as well as occasional taste experiences abroad plus numerous recipes. However until now I haven’t given the names of many of the restaurants and fast food joints I have enjoyed…
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[Recipe]: Vegetarian – Napoli e crema fusilli.
It has become apparent that I have accumulated more jars than neccassary of premade pasta sauces as well as already opened cartons of cream and basic vegetables. In the attempt to put my ingredients hoarding to beneficial use, I made a simple pasta dish that one takes 15 minutes to prepare. If you have jumped…
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12 Must Try Dishes From Around the World.
From the ‘foodtography’ featured in the majority of my blog posts, you have possibly determined that I eat more ‘cultural’ foods rather than British Dishes and it’s been this way even before I moved abroad. There are still countless dishes and types of cuisine I haven’t delved into as of yet, so with a little…
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[Recipes]: 2 Flavourful Salads.
There’s no need to dread eating salads with these two recipes, which additionally allow you to have make multiple bowls of salad packed with flavour just as a single store brought salad bowl provides. First up is ‘Honey Mustard, Ham, Egg, and Baby Potato Salad’. Ingredients (serves 2-3): New Potatoes peeled or with the peel…
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[Recipe]: Vegetarian Feta, Avacado and Courgette Cous Cous.
To deter away from only sharing recipes which are usually hearty overfilling dishes, I thought I would share a light satisfying Cous Cous recipe with you. It takes only 15-20 minutes, with Cous Cous prepared beforehand. Ingredients: A small courgette/zucchini Regular Cous Cous Feta cubes Half of an Avacado Fresh coriander leaves Half of a…
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[Recipe]: Chilli Beef Egg Fried Rice.
Let’s say for instance you have some left over beef from a roast dinner or another dish that requires small cuts of beef, and you also need to use up some eggs before their consumable date expires. Almost everyone has rice, chilli powder and soy sauce in their kitchen storage; so the only ingredients you…
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[Food]: 20 British Dishes – Part 2.
As indicated in the title of this post, this is a continuation from 10 British Dishes – Part 1 More puddings: Eton mess – Assumably this Summertime dessert came about from the annual cricket matches played on the grounds of Harrow School (- a prestigious independent boarding school for boys, founded in 1572). Eton mess…
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[Food]: 20 British Dishes – Part 1.
I’m returning with another food related post (-someone help me). In homage of the series I seem to have unintentionally begun on my blog, starting with 25 Korean Dishes, I thought it would only be appropriate to form a list of 20 British Dishes in two parts. British cuisine may be less flavourful or unique…
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[Food]: 25 Korean Dishes.
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By no means am I an expert when it comes to Korean cuisine: I simply haven’t digested enough of it yet – luckily. Despite regularly rotating between my most favourite Korean dishes I believe I have tried enough or am aware of plenty of traditional and modern Korean meals to comply a list. If you…
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[Recipe]: Sundubu-jjigae (순두부찌개).
Sundubu-jjigae is a Korean spicy soft tofu stew that can either be vegetarian or more commonly consist of seafood and meat. The word ‘jjigae’ literally is given to any traditional Korean dish that has a stew or soup. As this cuisine mainly consists of vegetables and tofu, it is a filling healthy meal perfect for…
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[Recipe]: Chilli Cheese Stir-fried Rice.
Whilst sitting in a cafe yesterday I came to the realisation that I never begin my blog posts with a simple greeting. I promise you I am not impolite or inconsiderate to others. So, much overdue… Hello everyone! Hope you are all well and looking forward to New Year’s eve tomorrow. Before the ever so…
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[Blogmas] Day 26: Christmas Day & Boxing Day.
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If you read my blog posts regularly you will have most likely realised that yesterday was my first ever Christmas away from my family; I regard my boyfriend as family, so I am just referring to being away from bloodline family relatives. As much as it felt unusual to have an alternative environment and plan…
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[Blogmas] Day 25: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 19/12/17
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The events of our holiday unravelled, replaying in my mind as we woke up with heavy eyes. We slept quite late as we much rather preferred spending as much of our last hours in Osaka with friends as apposed to getting plenty of sleep before dawn: our flight being around 11am. Thankfully we passed through…
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[Blogmas] Day 24: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 18/12/17
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That Monday was our last full day in Japan. More so or less we had achieved to experience everything we had set out in our rough plans in which me made prior to the holiday. One thing for sure was that we were surprising quite hungry considering we had ate well the evening/night beforehand. We…
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[Blogmas] Day 23: A Trip to Kyoto, Japan – 17/12/17
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As it was a Sunday, our friends very kindly used their only day off from work to explore Kyoto with us. Our meeting destination was Osaka Station (-I think that’s the station, all the different names of places have become muddled in my head). We had a little time to spare so we decided to…
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[Blogmas] Day 22: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 16/12/17
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Our third day in Osaka didn’t exactly begin until past midday, as we decided to stay indoors to restore our energy levels until meeting our friends once again after they had finished work for the day. I vaguely remember mentioning that the Airbnb we had rented wasn’t well equipment in terms of providing a sufficient…
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[Blogmas] Day 21: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 15/12/17
The first couple of day’s of our trip to Osaka had required alot of walking, switching back and forth between modes of transport and early morning starts; so we decided to sleep until almost midday. Shortly after waking we took things easy by completing our blog and YouTube tasks before heading out to Namba during…
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[Blogmas] Day 20: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 14/12/17
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I should have guessed… this was a what I like to call an ‘eating cycle’ day. We started off the day’s journey by directing ourselves toward Shinsaibashi: an area particularly associated as a shopping and restaurant district. Among all the foods that we could experience in Osaka, we knew it would be a must to…
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[Blogmas] Day 19: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 13/12/17.
Our day started of not so pleasantly with a 6am start, though I somehow managed to sleep enough considering I left packing my suitcase to the last night before departure (not intentionally). The flight from Seoul International Airport to Osaka-Kansai Airport thankfully was shorter than the stated duration. The view was quite nice: plenty of…
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[Blogmas] Day 13: [Recipe] – Bread Pudding.
Today’s Bread Pudding Recipe is something my Nan taught my Mum, my Mum and my other Nan adapted it before my parent’s taught me (if that makes sense). Basically it’s one of the only few recipes which has been passed down in my family. It’s not exactly a Christmas dish, but it’s festive with is…
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[Blogmas] Day 7: [Recipe] – Nan’s Bacon Roly-Poly.
Comfort meals: ‘guilty pleasures’ of the chilling seasons. My Nan’s (-British word for Grandmother, if anyone was wondering) Bacon Roly-Poly is the ideal accompaniment to much loved mashed potatoes with gravy. Bacon Roly-Poly isn’t exactly something eaten on Christmas day or around that time, although it is a great way to use up any extra…
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[Blogmas] Day 6: No more bland Vegetables for Christmas Dinner!
Whichever country you are in that celebrates Christmas, and Christmas with a specially prepared traditional dinner it has many components; it takes a lot of preparation to provide such a meal but making a little extra effort for everything to be flavourful is totally worth all the hours spent in a hot kitchen. It’s too…
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[Recipe]: Mozzerella, Feta, Tomato & Pepperoni Puff Pastry Slices.
So it seems that I have cheekily taken too many recipe inspirations from my past and present family members this month, though I have freely admitted that the dishes I share aren’t always my own developments. This is more of a fuss free meal eaten around Spring or Summer time; but I believe we should eat…
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More Food!?
Well…it seems as if I’m not going to totally slow down on the ‘exploring new foods’ train. I’m eating enough well balanced meals thesedays, just twice a week my lunch or dinner will be some fast food or at a restaurant in the streets of Incheon and Seoul. Besides, I’m doing well with my cardiovascular…
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[Recipe]: Mum’s Banana Cake – Back to Basics
Mum, if you are reading this, then yes I have stolen your banana cake recipe. Thank you very much (even if I didn’t ask for your permission to do so). My Mum didn’t bake that often, and if we did my brother and I would just use cake baking kits from a supermarket (-not that…
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Panettone Mascarpone Ice-cream Cake: Festive Recipe.
Without a doubt we overindulgence ourselves at Christmas time throughout until New Year celebrations. Often you’ll find your way snacking through left over chocolate selection boxes and some form of savoury wheat snacks for weeks posterior to Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Thesedays the struggle in my family is getting though Christmas puddings, that my…
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Prawn & Chicken Alfredo: Recipe.
When I was making this I didn’t intend to put much of a ‘homemade’ effort into it. I brought a ready made jar of creamy cheese pasta sauce; unexpectedly it was very bland like eating the white sauce of a lasagna without the tomato puree to accompany it. I ended up experimenting with ingredients that…
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Snack Recommendations – Low in Saturated Fats and Calories.
Heading in the direction of healthy eating choices doesn’t mean restricting yourself of savoury or sweet snacks nor eating fruits and vegetables alone for every meal. You just have to do a snack swap. Instead of being tempted to eat a Snicker bar or a packet of Doritos, there are plenty of alternatives you can…
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This past weekend.
This past weekend was a little different for usual. I barely spent time at home and past through the crowded city of Seoul which I preferably would avoid at a weekend. My boyfriend and I attended two music concerts held and produced by a lovely, very talented married couple who we are only just beginning…
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What is Tonkatsu?
I very rarely eat pork, only as sausages or thesedays in Japanese pork cutlet form. I’m afraid I have an addiction. It’s just like fried chicken! It’s Tonkatsu. So what is Tonkatsu? – Its a pork cutlet which has been made thinner by hitting it with a wooden or metal meat mallet also know as…
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