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Monica
Nov 10
romanian mici
Mici (literally translated little ones ) are made from minced pork, beef or sheep or a mixture of them, shaped like small sausages and...
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Monica
Oct 6
mapo tofu
A favorite dish in Kuala Lumpur, minced meat and diced tofu in a spicy, delicious sauce. My tolerance for spicy food is way bigger than...
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Monica
Aug 26
carmen's schnitzel
In one of my visits to my friend Carmen, she made schnitzels… but a bit different from the schnitzels I know. They were crispier and...
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Monica
Aug 11
transylvanian cluj-style cabbage
This is a deconstructed version of sarmale or stuffed cabbage rolls, the Romanians’ most loved food. The name comes from one of the...
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Monica
May 19
cheese tortellini with roasted red pepper sauce
My daughter learned how to make these in a cooking class and loves making them. She makes the tortellini from scratch, but if you want a...
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Monica
Apr 14
curry laksa
Malaysian soup This is one of the first local dishes I tried when I moved to Malaysia. It takes time to complete all the steps for making...
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Monica
Mar 24
gyros
You can eat gyros with French fries, wrapped in a pita bread, but I prefer it with tomato bulgur. For vegetarian gyros, use oyster...
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Monica
Mar 17
pan-seared scallops with truffled potato and celeriac mash
Enjoy! pan-seared scallops with truffled potato and celeriac mash 2 portions Ingredients Mash: 300g cooked potatoes, peeled and diced...
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Monica
Feb 25
japanese curry
This was the first Japanese dish I’ve ever eaten and for a long time it has been my favorite Japanese dish. While we were at university...
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Monica
Dec 17, 2023
chicken livers with caramelized onions
This is my comfort food, chicken livers with caramelized onions, french fries and salad. Usually I eat them with a cabbage salad but...
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Monica
Nov 26, 2023
lebanese molokhia
This is one of the best Middle Eastern dishes I’ve ever tried. The recipe is from my friend Lina. She is from Lebanon and we met at the...
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Monica
Nov 19, 2023
tom kha gai
I was given this recipe by the owner of a small Asian shop in Edinburgh, many years ago. After I made it for the first time, it became...
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Monica
Nov 12, 2023
gogu's baked spareribs
My friends all love to cook and one of them, Gogu, cooked these spareribs for us. They were so tender and tasted so good I had to get the...
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Monica
Nov 5, 2023
thai steamed fish with garlic fried rice
If you’ve ever eaten fish at a mamak in Malaysia, you know there are different styles of cooking and different dressings on the fish. I...
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Monica
Oct 15, 2023
kimchi rice
You need just a few ingredients to make kimchi rice. It’s easy to make and very tasty. I adapted the original recipe to use leftovers I...
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Monica
Oct 1, 2023
lucskos
This hearty, simple soup made with cabbage and pork is very common in Transylvania, and comes from the local ethnic Hungarians. I can...
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Monica
Sep 23, 2023
Fried spring rolls
These delicious spring rolls have been a firm family favourite for years. My eldest daughter once spent some time at an animal shelter in...
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Monica
Sep 16, 2023
nasi goreng
In Malay, nasi goreng means fried rice. You can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner and it’s my husband's favorite dish. Whenever I...
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Monica
Aug 13, 2023
thai garlic and pepper chicken
love Thai food and try to cook it when I’m not in Southeast Asia. I ate this dish for the first time in a very basic, family run...
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