Alex

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  • Kitchen Hack : Easy Garlic Crushing !

    Crushing garlic isn’t difficult but it might take a couple of minutes to peel. Don’t bother, with this simple trick you’ll have minced garlic in no time at all.

  • Kitchen Hack : Slice 25 Tomatoes in 5 seconds !

    Who has time to slice in half a single cherry tomatoes per time? Most of the times I don’t and even if I did I wouldn’t anymore after learning this trick. I hope you find it as useful as I do!

  • Australian lamingtons, original and twisted recipe

    Being always up for a good challenge I accepted the one thrown at me by Anna from Cooking with Karma. The Aussie lady wanted me to prepare the famous Australian treat known as Lamingtons whereas I challenged her to prepare French Profiteroles. Lamingtons are very simple to prepare: delicious squares of sponge-cake are covered in a chocolate frosting and…

  • Vegetarian French Tartare Recipe

    Do you like the idea of a proper French Steak Tartare but you’re not that into raw meat or meat in general? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with my vegetarian twist on this beloved classic that involves three gorgeous shades of red groceries: red bell peppers, cherry tomatoes and strawberries. These ingredients together oddly work magic and…

  • French Steak Tartare Recipe

    Today I feel like showing you my take on another beloved classic: the French Steak Tartare. This dish doesn’t require cooking, just a bit of fine chopping. The only compulsory step is for you to shop for the freshest ingredients since all you are going to eat is raw: that’s why I urge you to buy higher…

  • Sharpening your Spatulas ! Kitchen Hacks

    In the kitchen, knives aren’t the only tools that must be sharp. Have you tried to flip your food with a spatula whose edge got squared? Not funny. Use this trick to made them brand new again.

  • Twisted American BBQ style Okonomiyaki Recipe

    As promised here is my twisted version of the traditional Okonomiyaki recipe: I went American and experimented with the bold and smoky flavours of the Southern barbecue. The batter is the same of the traditional Japanese pancake but for the dashi (or fish stock) that I suggest you to omit. It’s perfect to use any leftovers…

  • Japanese Okonomiyaki Recipe

    Today’s food request was submitted by Noriko, from Japan: she asked my take on the mighty Okonomiyaki which literally translates into “whatever you like, grilled”. This Japanese savoury pancake may contain a variety of ingredients from fish, to meat to veggies so much so that it is also known as the Japanese Pizza. Being so versatile…

  • Food Snapshots from my Instagram | June 2014

    http://ift.tt/1k9WsmO Little glimpse at my pictures posted daily on Instagram Follow me on http://ift.tt/1o6sFRB Love, Alex !