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Since I got my halogen oven I wanted to bake a DUCK. Yes, big, fat duck I remember my Mom was making it occasionally stuffed with apples and served with red cabbage salad. Actually my first memory about baked duck comes from early childhood – …
For the past few weeks I was asked numerous times, if I planned to write something for MC anytime soon, and I always answered yes, but I ending up needing some more time. Some sad, and hard things happened in the past few weeks …
Probably I mention that Cookies often comes back very late from work and unfortunately he doesn’t believe into eating before he goes so his last meal is very late. And since one of the rules in The Mullen Household is to eat at least one meal a day together I mostly wait with my meal until he comes back.
I know, you will probably say that we shouldn’t really eat that late, but… when I was consulting dietitian I was told, that it doesn’t matter when you eat, it matters what you eat. Though to not feel heavy before sleeping hold the rule to eat last meal 2h before you go to bed. She also told me to make sure the meal is not heavy, so no potatoes with gravy and fried meat…
This snack I put together one evening when I had quite a headache and I didn't want to spend too much time in the kitchen. It’s a fruit salad with some cream cheese. This idea can be used in many ways – as a light snack in the evening, as a dessert or easily even to be packed to work for lunch. Actually did that once and I was surprised how filing it was.
If you didn’t know, pork tenderloin contains as much fat as chicken breast – so it’s nice change for us dieting people 0_o. It doesn’t need too much work or cooking time. The meat is very tender and tastes great without too much effort. I …
For the last couple weeks I was tormented by visions of apple cake, pie or whatever but absolutely with apples. I know a good recipe for an apple cake but the baking tin dedicated for it won't fit to my beloved halogen oven. I …
I know, I’m boring everybody with my peans about my beloved halogen oven… but truth is, its awesome equipment. I learned to use it quite well – ask Cookies about Xmas turkey (post coming soon!) ;-). Since the halogen oven is not too big, plus I can’t find here right size baking forms and I like to eat some cakes 😛 yeah, beats me too 0_o. I went to the store I hate the most (only one open at the time) and believe me or not I found french dough on sale. Of course I have halogen oven now so I bought 2 big rolls. Then every time I looked into the fridge I saw it there screaming at me to use it, but I never did before and couldn’t get my head into it. Most of the recipes I found needed baking dish I didn’t have. Some time passed and I still didn’t have idea what to do… One Sunday, I think the last before the dough expired I decided I can’t wait no longer and I have to take the bull by his horns… I took it out of the fridge and kept looking at the shelfs what I can make with it… Drawer? Carrots… peppers… celery root… piece of ginger… nah not a dessert material.. Shelf above? Pickles, mayo, stuffed olives… DAMN!!! Then I got enlightenment… There was apples inside… More painful thinking and I had it all figured out 😉 my own recipe for french dough apple filled pouches.
Veggie salad I was always curious why the traditional polish vegetable salad is called ITALIAN? I started digging a little and actually found out that the mother of vegetable salad came from… Russia. But it still didn’t answer why Italian? Maybe one of you would …