Apple–walnut crisps with tequila

There are few things as comforting as the smell of baking apples… except perhaps digging your spoon into a warm apple dessert.

Here’s a crisp that will fill your kitchen with those irresistible baked-apple aromas for sure. But once you’ve taken the first bite, your taste buds will be smitten not just by the delicious warm-apple flavors, but by the zestful orange and the zingy tequila too.

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Spicy black bean tacos

February 8, 2012

Spicy black bean tacos

Tacos! Who doesn’t love tacos? This traditional Mexican dish has certainly become a beloved American food, and it’s easy to see why. Tacos are incredibly versatile (they can be stuffed with just about anything), they’re easy to make, they’re nutritious and, most of all of course, they’re incredibly delicious.

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Cumin-crusted oven fries

January 27, 2012

Cumin-crusted oven fries

It’s hard to resist potatoes. Puréed, boiled, baked, fried, roasted.. no matter how you cook them, these humble roots always taste good.

But bake oven fries with cumin seeds and these spuds are not just good, they’re sublime. The cumin seeds, while roasting along with the potatoes, acquire a deep flavor and add a bit of crunch to each slice – making them addictive and dreamy!

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Homemade mayonnaise

January 25, 2012

Homemade mayonnaise with spoon

Mayonnaise has completely lost its place as a homemade condiment – and what a pity that is!

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Celeriac soup with crispy lemon zest

Unlike its cousin, the common celery, celeriac (also known as celery root or knob celery) is grown for its roots rather than its stalks and leaves. As ugly as the root may look, it offers a white flesh that, when cooked, becomes incredibly tender.

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