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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