Someone get me some wagyu beef steak

My journey of exploring amazing food started when I started living alone and learned how to develop flavours on a limited budget. Since then I have opened my mind and experienced some of the best food this planet has to offer. My brother has since introduced me to some of the tastiest red meat ever…

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Summer time: Sangria 101

Happy 1st of December! If you’re in the southern hemisphere you’re probably switched boots for open toe shoes and are sleeping semi naked because of the heat. This summer heat is such a blessing but it does make it a little hard to enjoy a dry red wine at room temperature. If you’re like me…

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What are Tannins in wine?

While doing research on suflites in wine, I learned a couple of things: Sulfur dioxide aka sulfites are added into wine as a preservative. White wine has more sulfites than red wine. People with asthma are more likely to have a reaction to sulfites. Red wine has less sulfites because it has tannins added which…

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What are sulfites in wine?

I once had a boss who asked me to recommend a great bottle of wine for him and his wife. When I asked if they are typically red or white lovers, he said that he loves his whites but his doctor said there’s too much sulfites in white wine so he should be drinking red…

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Which #Cheese best describes you?

I think I would be best described as the cheese that was named after the Emme river in Switzerland, Emmenthal! Emmenthal is great in cordon bleu’s and other European food! It has a nutty, buttery flavour and melts at medium temperature! FUN FACT: The holes in Emmenthal are formed by gas bubbles released by the bacteria…

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#Dubai2017: Food, food and food

So, I know it’s late but an experience like this is not exactly something you forget so I guess it’s better late than never! I spent just over a week with my friends in the UAE for a well-deserved girl’s trip. We couldn’t keep it just the girls as we shipped my best guy friend,…

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Hosting 101: Puff Pastry Poppers

In an effort to get something out to my guests as quick as possible, I used the first ingredients I could find in my fridge: Puff pastry, Cherry tomatoes and some dried thyme. You can view the entire process on my cookpad profile: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/828956-puff-pastry-tomato-poppers