Tangy Melon Salad
Excellent with Mexican food or an Indian curry. …
Dinka's Cookbook
Tried and Tested Recipes
Entries for: March 2010
Savoury Mushroom Burger
Serve hot, as a burger in a bun with traditional trimmings, or with mashed potatoes or another creamy potato dish and vegetables or salad. …
Notes on Frittatas
There are a myriad fillings for frittatas. The recipe was originally developed by the thrifty Italians as a way of dealing with leftovers, and turning them into a fairly substantial meal. One of the more ‘famous’ fillings is leftover spaghetti bolognaise! …
Baked Rigatoni with Meatballs
Making the meatballs is fairly tedious, but they may be made ahead and frozen – thaw completely before using. Also delicious served as finger food. …
Crustless Mixed Vegetable Quiche
Use almost any vegetables of your choice, just ensuring that you have the total amount of vegetables specified in the recipe; green beans are very good as are peas, also broccoli. …
Chutney
Chutney is loan word incorporated into English from Hindi. It is derived from caṭnī , a term for a class of spicy preparations used as an accompaniment for a main dish. Chutneys usually contain an idiosyncratic but complementary spice and vegetable mix. …
Cayenne Pepper
The cayenne pepper – also known as the Guinea pepper or bird pepper or, especially in its powdered form, red pepper – is a hot, red chilli pepper used to flavour dishes and for medicinal purposes. Named for the city of Cayenne in French Guiana, it is a cultivar of Capsicum annuum related to bell peppers, jalapeños, and others. …
Capers
A caper is a perennial spiny bush that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and big white to pinkish-white flowers. A caper is also the pickled bud of this plant. The bush is native to the Mediterranean region. The plant is best known for the edible bud and fruit (caper berry) which are usually consumed pickled. …
Buttermilk
Buttermilk refers to a number of dairy drinks. Originally, buttermilk was the liquid left behind after churning butter out of cream. It also refers to a range of fermented milk drinks, common in warm climates. …
Sambal
A sambal is a chilli based sauce which is normally used as a condiment. It is typically made from a variety of peppers, although chilli peppers are the most common. It is sometimes a substitute for fresh chillis. It can be extremely spicy for the uninitiated. …
Tahini
Tahini or sesame paste is a paste of ground sesame seeds used in cooking. Middle Eastern tahini is made of hulled, lightly roasted seeds. East Asian sesame paste is made of unhulled seeds. …
Cheese and Onion Muffins
This is also very good baked in a small loaf tin – adjust the baking time accordingly. These muffins are the very best in terms of flavour delivered in relation to effort expended. …
Gorgonzola and Caramellised Onion Tartlets
The larger muffin size makes a lovely starter. The onion marmalade makes a wonderfully unusual topping for plain grilled fillet steak or caramelize parboiled baby onions, to toss into a green salad. …
Cooking in a Bain-Marie
Dishes that curdle easily, or that need even gentle cooking are best cooked in a bain-marie in the oven. …
Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
Excellent as a hot hearty first course or as a main course with salad with crusty bread. …
