Peking Duck Pancakes

When you prepare Peking Duck, apart from cucumbers, spring onions and Hoisin sauce, you also need special pancakes to serve the dish. If you don’t have time, you can buy them in a Chinese food shop. But if you don’t have such a shop nearby, you can make the Peking Duck Pancakes at home. They are pretty easy to prepare, you will only need some time as they are made from a dough and require rolling. The good thing is they can be rolled and fried...

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Spinach and Pineapple Smoothie

Having tried (and fallen in love with) the Banana and Spinach Smoothie, I decided to experiment with different combinations of ingredients so that I could enjoy this drink as often as possible, but without getting bored with it. I still used spinach but I replaced coconut water with apple juice (preferably, you'd use a natural one without any sugar added).  When it came to deciding about which fruit I was going to use, I chose a pineapple-...

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Fish Pie with Prawns

I am surprised that this Fish Pie recipe hasn’t turned up earlier on my blog. My whole family loves it and I have been making it for years as it is so delicious. It is a bit of a cheat’s pie since it uses garlic and herbs cream cheese as a base of the sauce so the flavor of the pie is sorted right from the start. This pie can be prepared a day earlier and just baked when needed. That is why it works really well when you know...

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Gingerbread Spiced Apple Cake

Although gingerbread spice is more associated with winter, this cake is great for any season of the year. Firstly, it uses ingredients that are cupboard staples. Secondly, it is very easy to prepare. Thirdly, although it has to be in the oven for approximately 1 hour, that’s actually good news as it only means that your home will smell wonderful for even longer. And lastly and maybe most importantly, it is delicious! The gingerbread spice...

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