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As the weather gets warmer, lighter meals, summer ingredients and grilling come to mind, so I decided to go with a Southeast Asian theme for my Cascade Platinum dinner party. See recipes for: Burmese Tea Leaf Salad, Pok Pok grilled pork shoulder, and Grilled Corn with Salty Coconut Cream.
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I’m honest and transparent about what I do, and as someone who’s skeptical and somewhat critical about everything, I had to do more research. Luckily, the more I learned, the more enthusiastic I got about Pure Leaf. It isn’t just another “iced tea” on the market, but it’s the only ready to drink iced tea in Canada made from fresh tea leaves.
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Follow Me Foodie to Kashi’s new cereals and granola bars! Kashi introduces new gluten-free and Non-GMO Project Verified products. Whoa! That’s a lot of…
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For a fun presentation, the Black Sesame & Coconut Ice Cream ice cream can be sandwiched in a rice crispy square. The soft chewy crunch of the rice crispy is a nice contrast to the creamy coolness of the ice cream, and the black sesame colour stands out nicely.
Read MoreEnter the world of sous vide. Sous vide means “under vacuum” in French, but the cooking technique refers to sealing food in airtight, food-safe, plastic bags, and cooking them in a water bath at a controlled temperature for a certain length of time. It is comparable to poaching and slow cooking, but the heat is controlled and there is no loss of nutrients.
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It is pretty much a Thermomix, but more affordable. The one machine is supposed to replace 8 kitchen appliances, and save you time to do other things while it does its thing. The Bellini Intelli Kitchen Master is a thermal blender and this is how you make Bacon, Onion & Corn Risotto in it. Recipe included.
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For the banana shake, it’s essential that the bananas are frozen because they give the shake a thick and creamy texture while still keeping it healthy and light. The hazelnut & chocolate puree plus a bit of cinnamon and vanilla rounds the flavours out and complements the bananas nicely.
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I introduce to you the Baking Steel! “According to Modernist Cuisine, steel is a more conductive cooking surface than a brick oven’s stone. Because of that conductivity, it cooks faster and more evenly at a lower temperature, resulting in a beautiful, thin, crispy crust.”
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