Recipes from Ingredient: Celery
Ossobuco & Gremolata (Italian Cross-Cut Shanks)
Ossobuco is a speciality of Lombard, a region in Italy. The cross-cut shanks (usually veal meat) are cooked with some vegetables, white wine and broth. It is garnished with Gremolata, a mix of parsley, garlic & lemon zest. It is usually served with either polenta or risotto. I like to ...
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Texan-Mexican (Tex-Mex) Chicken Drumsticks and Rice
The cuisine that is called Tex-Mex comes from Texans of Mexican heritage who lived in Texas before it became part of USA and also from Mexican immigrants who came later, largely from Northern Mexico. It is basically Mexican but has some variations and tends to be less hot and complex ...
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Lentils Salad and Sautéed Prawns
Lentils and prawns are two ingredients that are good sources of protein and other beneficial nutrients. Lentils are known to be part of the world’s healthiest foods. They are low in calories and high in vitamins, minerals and fibre. Prawns are also low in calories (low fat) and contain numerous ...
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Tigua Degué aka Mafé – Chicken in Peanut Butter Sauce
Tigua Degué is the national dish of Mali, a country situated in West Africa. It is also a popular dish in Senegal where it is known as Mafé. It is usually cooked with either chicken or meat (beef or lamb), some vegetables and the signature ingredient, peanut butter. I have ...
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Baked Sea Bream, My Style
Fish is not my favourite food but lately I decided I should give it a try so this my first inspired fish casserole. However, strangely, I love smoked salmon, herring roll mops and all kinds of seafood! My husband suggested two kinds of fish: sea bass and sea bream because, ...
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Burghul Bi Banadoura – Bulgur wheat in tomato sauce
Burghul is ground wheat that has been parboiled and dried beforehand. It comes in finer and larger grains and is either white or brown (whole wheat). The finer grains are used for tabboulé and kebbé (see recipes) whereas in this recipe a brown bulgur with coarse grains is used. The ...
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Brown Mushroom soup
To make this rich and delicious soup, I use 2 types of mushrooms: dried porcini (or fresh if available!) and chestnut mushrooms. The porcini mushrooms are a must. They will give an incredible taste and aroma to this soup. In Poland, the soup is done entirely with porcini mushrooms which ...
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Shepherd’s Pie or Cottage Pie
This British comfort food is a variation of other similar dishes existing in other countries. For example, in France it is called Hachis Parmentier whereas in Lebanon it is called Kebbet Batata. In UK, the dish that is prepared with minced lamb is called Sheperd’s Pie and the one that ...
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Ragu alla Bolognese (Bolognese Sauce)
In Italy, Ragu alla Bolognese is referred to as Ragu and in Bologna as Tagliatella. Whereas, outside Italy, it is referred to as Bolognese sauce and commonly served with pasta. There are many variations for this famous sauce but my recipe is a traditional one and I use it with ...
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Spinach Soup
This is a recipe of mine. It is a healthy and hearty winter soup! Also Easy and quick to cook! I use fresh spinach leaves but you can do it also with frozen spinach.
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