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Bianca’s perfect soft-boiled eggs
Hello everybody! This is a mini-post – a simple recipe for those on a quest for the perfect soft-boiled egg. I love eggs and my favorite way to eat them is soft-boiled or poached and the added bonus is that making them does not require oil or butter + I love yolk dip-ability. 😉 Before now, I…
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Giada’s Vegetable “Meatloaf” with Checca sauce
Hello everybody, So, how’s 2014 treating you so far? I don’t know if its because I am in my mid 30’s now but this holiday season really affected my weight and I know that I didn’t eat more than in previous years. I have surpassed my acceptable weight limit, broke the unbreakable barrier. If my scale could talk it…
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Monkey Bread – Easy entertaining
Instead of passing the breadbasket for Christmas dinner, serve this fun pull-apart loaf! I fell in love with this idea after seeing it in the November 2013 issue of Food Network magazine. I had never heard of Monkey-bread before but it was love at first sight. I loved the idea of this pretty, multi-coloured and…
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Slow-Roasted Filet of Beef with Basil Parmesan Mayonnaise
Hello there, Vanilla-beaners! I have a few recipes to share in time for the holidays. This, my first and favorite, was found in my new cookbook, ‘Foolproof’ by Barefoot Contessa. Out of my vast library of cookbooks, when I have a dinner party to host and want to…
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“Fancy” Pernod Shrimp (Quick and easy)
Fancy Shrimp With Pernod Shrimp in Pernod is now my favorite way to eat this crustation these days! My dad makes this once and a while; it’s his specialty. I found this recipe on my previous Vanilla Bean blog site, “Classic Vanilla” 😉 I thought, “oh, yeah…this was really good!” What is Pernod, you ask? Pernod is…