Lemon & Garlic – My 2 favourite things in the kitchen… garlic & lemon! Almost everything I cook is marinated and garlic and lemon juice is the base. It gives the tenderizes the meat and gives it a nice aroma. Preparing it for the cooking process. If you soak the garlic in the lemon juice before…
Salmon & Avocado Salad
This is a little dish that almost all of my friends have had at one point or another at my house. A variation is you can also use prawns instead of salmon or together if you make a big salad to go with it. Its delish! factor is its simplicity. All the flavours work well…
Christmas comes to Cuizzine!
Christmas is around the corner, can be described as a fun time, a nightmare, and for some even a non-event. For me it really is a time to sit back, relax, eat good food and drink gorgeous wines. Let’s be honest Christmas come with the unchallenged argument that “you can’t diet at Christmas time”, so…
Turkish Rice: The Ultimate Pilav
In case the name didn’t give it away, this Aussie is definitely of Turkish decent. The food is a massive part of any Turkish family and the culture of food is very strong in Turkey. I learnt to cook Turkish food from my mother and grandmother but it seems when it comes to rice or…
My Kitchen Basics
Sharp Knives – Having sharp knives is not only safer but it just makes cooking so much more pleasurable when you can enjoy the ease of your slicing, dicing, and chopping. For most home cooks, sharpening should be done once or twice a year. You can get yourself some stones and do it yourself, though most…
Chicken Wraps with Asparagus
My special relationship with chicken continues and you don’t know this but I really like to wrap things with chicken breast. It’s lean, it’s easy to work with and it cooks through easier than steak. So all you need to decide is “what” you want to put in the chicken wrap and you are on…
Broccoli on the side
This is a side dish that never fails to amaze. Very simple and very satisfying. This dish goes really well with meat, fish and poultry. I even eat it with salad when I don’t feel like eating meat. My kids, who are a bit picky when it comes to their greens, eat this without a…
Green Lentils with Chorizo
I don’t know if it’s just me but when winter starts knocking on my door all I want is comfort food. Obviously I can’t eat rice and pasta each day, not because it’s bad for my waistline but also because I need a variety. Pulses and grains are go good for us and for some…
Chicken & Veggie Pie
The chicken week continues with Chicken and vegetable pie. This pie is made with the left-over chicken breast from the roast I posted recently, but of course, you can use the freshly cooked chicken breast as well. You can add pretty much any vegetable you like to this pie but, using vegetables that cook faster…
Lemon & Herb Butter Chicken
Hello again, After a long break, we are back with “Chicken Week”. I like chicken in many forms but my favourite way is roasted chicken. For me, the classic Sunday roast is not lamb roast like we had at our house growing up, but it is a chicken roast. Since my family is not as enthusiastic…
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