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Middle Eastern Hummus Balila Recipe for Creamy Warm Chickpeas Spiced with Cumin
This hummus balila recipe makes a dish of creamy warm chickpeas gently spiced with ground cumin, drizzled with a dressing of extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice, and served…
Best Canned Beans Recipes for Budget Friendly Meals that Are Easy and Healthy
Our best canned beans recipes will make you budget friendly meals that are not only easy and affordable but also healthy. Kidney beans, chickpeas or garbanzo beans, and white beans…
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Spiced Pumpkin Soup Recipe with Sour Cream, Crunchy Croutons, Crispy Shallots and Chilli Oil
This spiced pumpkin soup recipe makes a rich pumpkin soup that’s a combination of the kind of old-fashioned Australian creamy pumpkin soups my grandmother used to make and the Cambodian…
What to Cook This Week – Korean Noodles, Tonkatsu, Tapas, Burmese Curry and Beef Stew
My delicious suggestions for what to cook this week include easy recipes for spicy Korean kimchi noodles with bacon and fried eggs, Japanese tonkatsu for tender deep-fried pork cutlets, Burmese…
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Lessons in Silvermaking in San Miguel de Allende
Getting lessons in silvermaking in San Miguel de Allende is one of the top priorities of many long-stay visitors to the charming city north of Mexico City. It was on…
Drinking in Mexico City – From Mexican Wine to Pulque and Mezcal
Drinking in Mexico City… Most of us think cerveza and tequila, maybe margaritas and micheladas. Mexican wine probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, few foreigners know about…