Dye your hard boiled eggs.

Any food that will stain your clothes will probably make a good dye for eggs. With that in mind, we ransacked our cupboard, spice cabinet and fridge for stain-worthy dyes. Here's what we pulled out: turmeric (also used in the Food Network Magazine feature) blueberries (ditto) pomegranate juice instant espresso powder Sriracha canned...

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Mandarin Chicken Salad with a Sweet and Sour Vinaigrette

Dressing 1 Tbsp. Rice vinegar Juice from 1 lime ½ Tsp. Tamarind pulp ¼ Tsp. Sriracha sauce 1 Tsp. Sesame oil 1 Tbsp. Soy sauce ½ Tsp. Dark brown sugar 1 garlic clove, minced ¼ Tsp. red pepper flakes 1 Tsp. Freshly grated ginger Salad 1 Boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces 1 Tbsp. Sweet Chilli Thai Sauce 1 Tsp. sesame...

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Peanut Butter with melted dark chocolate !

6 ounces lightly salted peanuts 2 tablespoons oil (peanut, canola, vegetable) 4 ounces dark chocolate chips, melted Pour peanuts into a food processor. Process nuts 5-7 minutes, adding oil 1/2 tablespoon at a time until smooth (more or less oil may be needed). Add melted chocolate and process until fully incorporated.Yields: 1 pint...

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How to chop an onion.

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Aubergine & Feta Bruschetta drizzled with Balsamic Vinegar...

                                 Aubergine & Feta Bruschetta drizzled with Balsamic Vinegar This recipe was my own take onthe good old Bruschetta and tobe honest, it came out...

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Sorbet of Basil and sweet mango...so easy and so divine !

What You will need: - 4 Big, ripe mangoes-  Half a cup of basil syprup (method shown below)- 4 tbsp lemon zest- Pinch of salt To make 1 cup or 250ml of BASIL SYRUP:- 1 cup of white sugar- 1 cup of water- 1/4 packed basil leaves, finely chopped Bring sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan, then addthe chopped basil leaves and...

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Condensed milk/ caramel ICE CREAM.........................YUM ! !

Condensed milk/ caramel ICE CREAM.........................YUM ! ! 380 ml Condensed Milk (boil for 1-2 hrs) 2 cups full cream milk 1 cup cream 1/8 vanilla extract 1/2 bar dark chocolate Step 1: - Boil the condensed milk for one or two hours This will allow the condensed milk to lose water and start to turn to caramel. Step 2: - Bring...

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Myths about domestic appliances...

We've all come across a myth or urban legend. Fortunately, most of us know how tospot a tall tale when it crosses our path, usually because it just sounds down right crazy. But what do you do when the myth actually sounds plausible? MYTH 1 Microwaves emit radiation that can harm you: FALSE This is easily the most popular of all the appliance...

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Bamix Hand held blender.

Yesterday saw Durbansannual decor showreopen for yet another year,but this time they added a food component.Trends and tastes was a good combobetween decor, design and of course food. During the expo, you are bombardedwith salesmen demonstrating their'amazing and one-of-a kind' kitchen accesories- mostof them claiming to achieve thingsthat...

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Dishwasher Cooking....

Now this is what you call multi tasking- do the dishes whilst cooking a meal, without using another appliance... We've examined using the dishwasher to poach salmon and clean potatoes in the past;  here's another take on the unusual oven. An oven is an insulated box with a heating element inside. Looked at that way, is the dishwasher...

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Delicious Irish cream truffles.

Suprisingly, Truffles really arnt that difficult or complex to make, and they are the perfect delicasie for tea times and also make a really good personalised pressy if packaged well. Just learn from my mistake, and dont take them on the plane- they melt and dont look half as good as when they were first put in the jar ! Ingredients: 12...

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Easy peasy lemon Ice cream

Lemon Ice Cream recipe from joelens.blogspot.com 1 cup milk 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons freshly grated lemon peel Whisk milk and sugar together (about 1-2 minutes) until sugar completely dissolves. Stir in whipping cream, lemon juice, and grated lemon peel until well-blended. Pour immediately...

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