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Dessert

Creamy Vanilla Rice Pudding

My husband loves kozyshack rice pudding. So naturally, I had to recreate it. Cooking rice in milk from the start slows down the breakdown of starches, resulting in grainier less tender rice pudding. As such, we parboil rice in water prior to adding it to milk. Rice pudding does not […]

Soup and Salad

Gazpacho

Gazpacho is also called Andalusian gazpacho. It’s a cold flavourful soup made from raw, ripe vegetables and stale bread. It’s widely eaten in Spain and Portugal, considering how refreshing and cool it is, especially during the hot weather. I will be honest, I don’t always include the bread and it […]

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Spiced Carrot Ginger Soup

This soup really made me wonder if it makes it into the top 10 for when it comes to soup. Can such a humble assortment of simple ingredients be worthy of being in the top 10? And I think it might just be. What’s interesting about this soup is that […]

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Ube Cheesecake Bars (No-Bake)

Wow we really like this! Ube has a very mild flavour, so by all accounts this is just a regular extra creamy smooth cheesecake, but prettier thanks to the beautiful purple colour provided by ube. In addition, its floral, nutty and vanilla-like notes erase any of the typical sourness you […]