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Salmon + Cream Cheese & Basil Parcel

Salmon + Cream Cheese & Basil Parcel by kaye laforteza

This is a beautiful dish, a treat I must say of flaky pastry and moist, creamy salmon with cream cheese and spinach. Mmmm and folks- it is so easy to make and if you have guests coming over this is a fuss free number. Great even for beginner level cooks.INGREDIENTS:Salmon fillets with skin removed2 tbsp. worcestershire sauce, salt +…

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Bread Pudding Filipino Style

Bread Pudding Filipino Style by kaye laforteza

INGREDIENTS:HOW TO:1. In a big bowl, tear you bread into pieces, you can rid of the crusts or you can keep them. It's up to you the key is to mash them well.2. Add in all the ingredients except raisins. Soak the bread with the wet ingredients for a minute to soften it up.3. Mash with a handheld masher until free from big lumps (it…

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Chicken Asado Steamed Buns a.k.a. Siopao

Chicken Asado Steamed Buns a.k.a. Siopao by kaye laforteza

INGREDIENTS & HOW TO:1.) For the dough: (makes 10 pcs.)3 cups self-rising flour¾ cup powdered sugar1 teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon vegetable oil1 cup milkPour all of the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix them well. Create a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients and add in the milk and vegetable oil. Bring the…

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Empanada

Empanada by kaye laforteza

INGREDIENTS:Pork/Chicken/Beef Mince Filling:Mince of your choice 500 g.HOW TO:1. Cook your filling first but make sure you've prepped your veges!Prepare all your veges- cut into small cubes your potatoes, carrots and kumara- you want them chunky and not too small or too big either. Boil your eggs etc...Once you've prepared everything,…

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Curly Churros

Curly Churros by kaye laforteza

I think everybody I know loves Churros, our family does for sure. We used to go all the way to the Mount to have our cravings satisfied but then that cute little churros kiosk all of a sudden shut down to our hearts dismay. So...one night after work and with the rain pouring like mad, the craving struck me...so bad that I had to make…

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Coconut Cream Cake

Coconut Cream Cake by kaye laforteza

Hi folks! haven't been around lately but I'm back with a much requested recipe for this cake that I posted on Facebook. Anyway, how this came about is my natural love for coconut...the smell and creaminess of it is just so heavenly scrummy. I have heard of many versions of coconut cake but I just tweaked my own recipe because first of…

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Pasta Puttanesca

Pasta Puttanesca by kaye laforteza

I've heard of this pasta so many times and of course the name is a tad bit controversial meaning (in english)- whore's pasta. But i have not really attempted to make it until last christmas. The fact that it's got no meat in it, not even a shred of bacon kind of makes it unappealing to me but- I realized the key here is to complement…

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Chicken and Camembert Pasta Blanc

Chicken and Camembert Pasta Blanc by kaye laforteza

This pasta dish is another product of experimentation, so puritans be warned that non-traditional ingredients are used- before you go blah on the thought of using evaporated milk and flour in place of half the amount of cream. Unfortunately in NZ we don't have half and half HOWEVER- this is such a creamy, velvety sauce that is just…

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Big, Fat Chocolate Cake

Big, Fat Chocolate Cake by kaye laforteza

Hello! i'm back with a recipe i'm sure you would like to try, if you are like me i suppose anything with chocolate IS woth a try. Anyway, i don't know what got to me but a couple of hours before work i thought i'd bake a cake- and so i did, a new recipe too that was just screaming at me from it's pages so i have to give in, Lol.…

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Quick & Easy Savoury Chicken Parcels

Quick & Easy Savoury Chicken Parcels by kaye laforteza

[courtesy of delicious magazine, again apologies as I still don't have my camera yet]Okay, another delightful treat for you guys, back to Euro after some Asian flavours, ha,ha,ha...that's how I like it! eclectic and a happy jumble of recipe mix so it doesn't get boring at all, agree? :) i know you would. Now, this recipe is plain…

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