Depending on the type of tagine pot, there are different methods to season the pot. Here’s how to season a glazed CLAY tagine pot. Wash the glazed clay tagine pot in warm water (without soap) Soak the glazed clay tagine pot in cold water, leaving it completely submerged in water for at least an hour. Some
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There’s a difference between cooking with a glazed tagine compared to an unglazed clay tagine. I didn’t realise until after I bought a glazed tagine that there’s a difference. Before helping you to decide whether to buy a glazed or unglazed clay tagine, I just want to clarify that by glazed tagine I am not refering
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My parents went on a gourmet BBQ course last year and were given this recipe for chicken satay. I have to say it was delicious, so I ask mum for the recipe. Here it is: Ingredients Here are the ingredients for the chicken satay base: Chicken 2 tsp turmeric 2 tsp coriander 2 tsp cumin
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This is my recipe for a stir fry sauce. It’s really simple, I got the idea from the ingredients list of a stir fry sauce in the shop and decided that it would be cheaper to buy the spices myself. I figured it should also be healthier than the store bought stir fry because there wouldn’t
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Jacket potatoes are a great healthy and cheap meal, so I thought I’d just share a few idea’s about toppings that work well. Please feel free to add to this list of jacket potato topping ideas: Cheese and beans – the classic jacket potato topping Tuna and mayonnaise – my favourite, some people like to add
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Sanitarium have teamed up with New World, an New Zealand based supermarket to give away some of their breakfast products. So what’s the catch with the Santiarium Try Me Free offer? Basically you have to buy the products from New World supermarket, then mail the receipt and Try Me Free voucher to Sanitarium, who promise to send
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If you’re allergic to nuts, you probably want an alternative to almond flour for baking recipes. A better alternative to almond flour is to use coconut flour. Coconut is a drupe, not a nut and is therefore makes a good alternative to almond flour for people who are have nut allergies. Coconut flour and almond flour
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I was at the supermarket the other day, looking at the bacon and happened to notice the ingredients of one of the packets of bacon. I was astounded to read that it said 90% bacon. This packet of bacon contains only 90 percent bacon? My immediate thought was “What else does bacon need to have in
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This is the best creamy carbonara recipe I’ve ever tasted. It’s a traditional Italian carbonara, the recipe is creamy, but the cream is balanced by the salt in the bacon fat it’s cooked in. That’s right, I said that the sauce is cooked in bacon fat. You’ll soon see why I say this is the best creamy carbonara recipe ever…
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This pie recipe was based loosely on Hells Pizza’s Unearthly dessert pizza. My Unearthly Pie recipe contains banana (+ mixed fruit), chocolate and custard. Ingredients Sweet short crust pastry chocolate Nutella 1 tin of fruit cocktail 1 banana custard Recipe Directions Drain the syrup from the tinned fruit, keeping the fruit Add sliced banana, Nutella
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