It was Paella time in the BUX office yesterday. We had a ball. Rafael brought his Paella pan from home, it was up to me to make the Spanish proud. No pressure! I love cooking this fantastic Spanish dish. It was my first time and I did take a lot of tips from our Spanish…
Author: margykitchiner
Classic ratatouille
Some vegetarians in our office did a little dance in the kitchen this afternoon. Ratatouille for lunch! With dark brown bread to sweep up the juices. Another Buxer tried to find some bacon in his food, but after the huge chicken schnitzel from yesterday’s lunch I could convince him this dish was perfect for a little…
English onion soup with sage and Cheddar
My first office made onion soup and what a success it was! Thank you again Jamie Oliver for your inspiration. Of course I did have to adapt the recipe a little bit for (to many eaters ;-), but apart from the non-toasted bread and melted cheese, I did follow the method as stated. The stale…
Amaretti biscuits
A quick and easy treat to make. Have a go. Just make sure the egg whites are firm enough 😉 Ingredients (makes 50) unsalted butter , for greasing 4 large free-range egg whites 350 g caster sugar 350 g ground almonds 30 ml amaretto liqueur icing sugar Method Preheat the oven to 170ºC/gas 3, and…
Chicken milanese with spaghetti
One of my favorite Italian dishes. I often make this recipe for my family but never with the Parmesan cheese, but from now on I will never leave this ingredient out! yum. -enjoy- Ingredients (serves 2) 2 cloves of garlic ½ a bunch of fresh basil olive oil 1 x 400 g tin of plum…
Sausage pasta bake
Jamie Oliver is a true genius! How can something so easy to make be so delicious? This crumb mixture is fantastic. Have a go, go, go…! And -enjoy- Ingredients (serves 4) 3 cloves of garlic 50 g mature Cheddar cheese 50 g stale bread 2 teaspoons dried oregano olive oil 4 higher-welfare sausages 1 pinch…
Chicken fajitas with homemade guacamole & salsa
This time I cheated a little on the guacamole…making this gorgeous dip for 35 people I would of needed a lot of avocado’s and time was limited. I opted for a very good brand and didn’t hear any complaints. The salsa was gorgeous together with the limes, I could of eaten the whole bowl. Instead…
Cauliflower dhal
“Dal or dahl, a dish or preparation of lentils or other pulses”. I enjoyed making this dish as I never made dhal before. One word from my Bux audience today…filling! -enjoy- Ingredients (serves 4) 4 shallots 1 clove of garlic 1 small cauliflower groundnut oil 1 small handful of curry leaves 2 teaspoons mustard seeds…
Blueberry and yoghurt loaf
Another easy peasy lemon squeezy recipe! This cake is so gorgeous, the yoghurt makes the texture so soft. Best to eat warm. Bet there is nothing left within a no time! 😉 -enjoy- INGREDIENTS (Serves 6–8) 150g unsalted butter, melted 1 cup (220g) caster (superfine) sugar 2 eggs ½ cup (140g) Greek-style (thick) yoghurt 1…
Baked mushroom, bacon and spinach risotto
Absolutely delicious! And what a great way to make risotto for a whole lot of people. I had two big oven dishes going, one with and one without meat. The one thing I would say is that you have to put the oven dish at the bottom of the oven so it does catch the…
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