Hey everyone! So I thought I would kick-start 2017 with a wonderful comfort food dish, shepherd’s pie. This dish is actually inspired by my mother, she always loves to cook shepherd’s pie on a cold evening. And she loves making mash potato, but she would always add sweet potato without telling me because I used…
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New years fruity punch (video)
Hello everyone! I’m super excited, I have another video out for a super deliciously fruity punch for anyone who is thinking of having a new years party, or any party for that matter. Now I will say first off, that it did take a bit of adding and subtracting in terms of balancing the ingredients….
Individual champagne jelly Christmas trifles (first video!)
Hello everyone! So before we get to the recipe for these Christmas trifles, I got big news, I have officially created a YouTube channel for Blogtastic Food, and this is my first video. So I won’t be writing too much today, and I’ll just let the video speak for itself. However I just wanted to…
Christmas spiced apples
v So, spiced apples, this to me is the warm, comforting kind of dish that makes you think about Christmas. The reason I made this recipe is that I wanted to make a dish that goes well with the Christmas pork belly recipe I recently posted. Which I will link at the bottom of this post…
Mini Halloween pavlovas
First off, let me just start by saying a massive thank you, I just got 100 WordPress followers. To show my thanks, I have something quite special coming out very soon that I have worked really hard on. You guys are going to love it. Now, without further or do, on to the recipe. You…
Easy French Toast Soldiers with Scrambled Eggs
A quick and easy French toast brunch that tastes amazing! And a recipe that calls for 0 waste. So you use the leftover egg to make scrambled eggs, which is just like the icing on the cake. Sounds like a pretty epic breakfast right? The toasted soldiers actually remind me of my childhood. My mum…
Snappper Croquettes
Hi everyone! So let me just start by saying that these snapper croquettes are a bit fiddly and they do take a bit of time. But I can assure you that it is worth it in the end because they are so damb tasty. Plus, you can make the mixture in advance and get it…
Roast Quail with Polenta
If you ever want to try something different or cook something that will get people super curious. Roast quail is a great way to go. It was very nice to cook a meat other than the usual chicken, lamb, beef and pork. I have tried cooking and eating a fair few different game birds now….
Whole Roast Duck
It was quite challenging finding a conclusion on how to go about cooking a Whole Roast Duck. I have said it once before and I will say it again. Although I have done quite a bit of research, that does not make me a duck roasting expert. I completely lost count on how many roast duck…
Classic Daiquiri
So, here we are, with another cocktail post. Today I decided to do a classic daiquiri with prosciutto wrapped asparagus, as I believe the fruity and salty flavours are a great combination. I did quite enjoy the daiquiri and I thought it was nice to take it up a notch in terms of strength. I…
Cannelloni
Most cannelloni recipes I see on the internet are made with ricotta and cheese. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure it’s a fantastic flavour combination. However, I decided to make a change, so I have gone for a tomato based cannelloni with a creamy minced beef filling. I remember doing this at my culinary school…
Pan fried snapper with grenobloise sauce
I’m not going to say that this is the best way to cook fish, because I’ll probably never find out everything there is to know about fish even if I tried. However, in my experience, simply just pan frying in butter is such a good way to go. when/if you go ahead and make this…
Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict
French baguette instead of an English muffin, and smoked salmon instead of ham. This is some next level eggs Benedict action going right here. Why change the classic? To inspire some creativity. I want this blog to be about easy and quick recipes, but I also want to incorporate recipes that aren’t necessarily difficult, but…
Mojito
I think a mojito, being one of the lighter cocktails is my favourite so far. Although I do believe I have a fair bit of knowledge and “palate maturing” to gain when it comes to the world of mixology. My biggest challenge for making a recipe for the Mojito was that I saw sooooo many…