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The amazing ceviche

A popular seafood dish in South and Central America, ceviche is made up of spicy raw fish and tangy citrus juices. The main ingredients found in ceviches are a variety of fish, citrus juice, onion and chilli peppers.

Mainly popular in South America, ceviche is made up of raw fish cut into chunks, and marinated in a citrus, salty and seasoned sauce. The juices can penetrate the fish and change its flavour but still retains its raw texture.

Instead of cooking the fish, the citrus juices are used instead to soak into the fish to ‘cook’ it. The dish has a light and refreshing taste and is a perfect meal for lunch or brunch. Although it is a traditionally South American dish, there are many varieties from other places in the world.

Different takes on ceviche recipes

A Thai Shrimp ceviche is a popular take on the basic dish and is sweet yet spicy which gives it a great Thai taste. You will need:

1/2 pound cooked shrimp, shelled, deveined and chopped
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup jicama, julienned
1/4 cup red bell pepper, julienned
1 tablespoon scallion, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons minced Serrano chilli pepper
1/2 cup fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup fresh grapefruit segments

Put your lime juice, salt and cooked shrimp in a large bowl, and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.

Next, add jicama, bell peppers, scallions, Serrano pepper, grapefruit juice and cilantro. Toss your mixture gently, then refrigerate until chilled or for about an hour.

When ready to serve, divide the shrimp mixture on your plates and garnish each plate with 2 tbsp of fresh grapefruit segments and serve. This recipe uses the citrus of the grapefruit to penetrate the shrimp and adds a sharp yet sweet taste to the dish.

For a Spanish style ceviche, gather together the following ingredients:

12 to 16oz lean white fish, diced in 1/2-inch cubes
8oz bay scallops
2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2/3 cup fresh lime juice
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp fresh minced oregano
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp white pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1 tomato, diced
1/2 medium sweet onion, diced
1 tsp white vinegar
1 cup cooked bay shrimp
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded, deveined and minced
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro

Mix fish, scallops, half the lemon juice, half the lime juice, salt, and oregano in a bowl. Toss to coat the fish, cover, and refrigerate 2 hours. After 2 hours, drain juice completely. Place drained fish into a freezer bag.

In a bowl, combine remaining the rest of the lime and lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, cumin, tomato, onion, vinegar, shrimp, jalapeno, and cilantro. Stir well. Add to drained fish in the bag, squeeze out the air and seal.

Refrigerate overnight. Serve ceviche cold on a bed of mixed lettuce greens as a salad.

Refreshing and cool, ceviche makes the perfect summer dish.

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Celebrating Buttermilk Biscuits

Buttermilk biscuits are popular creamy snacks similar to scones. They are light and easy to bake and have a great flaky texture which makes them truly delectable! It’s National Buttermilk Biscuit Day today and it is the perfect time of year to celebrate these delicious little treats.

As buttermilk biscuits are a light texture, if you want to make them, you need to ensure that you end up with a light, tender and flaky texture – not a thick and doughy mixture or they won’t taste right!

Tips for making buttermilk biscuits tender and flaky:

• Keep the butter cold before you use it.
• Remember to preheat your oven so that you don’t leave your mixture to sit.
• Mix the dough with a fork – lumps are fine – you don’t want it to be smooth!
• Avoid using self raising flour as this gives the biscuits a strange taste.
• Don’t knead too much.
• Roll the dough out to about ¾ inch.

To make a buttermilk biscuit, you will need:

1 1/4 cup cake flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter, cut into small chunks
3/4 cup buttermilk

1. Preheat oven to 500F.

2. Cut butter into 1cm cubes, put them in a bowl and place in fridge. Measure out buttermilk. Dust work surface with flour, using extra flour to keep your hands and cutter dry. Have the cutter and a baking tray to hand.

3. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together until very well blended. Using a pastry blender, cut flour into butter. Alternatively you can use two knives or your fingertips, until mixture goes crumbly. Pour in buttermilk and stir until the mixture forms a dough.

4. Place dough onto floured work surface. Sprinkle flour on your hands then lightly knead dough until it is blended quite well. Push dough out into a circle (about ¾ – 1 inch thick) and push the cutter into flour and cut biscuits (try to avoid twisting the cutter). Without re-rolling the dough, push the scraps together to form another biscuit shape. Place the biscuits on the baking tray so that their sides are touching.

5. Place baking tray in the middle of the oven at 500F and bake for 8-10 minutes until they are golden brown. Take biscuits out when done and place on a wire rack to cool for a few minutes.

Try various twists on buttermilk biscuits

For a different twist on the traditional buttermilk biscuits, you might like to try a pecan version. Either crush pecans up and mix into the dough for an overall nutty taste, or coat the biscuits in syrup and toasted pecans for a sweet and nutty taste.

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A slice of apple pie for mom!

Celebrating Mother’s Day today? Well, this year it’s also the National Apple Pie Day, so don’t forget to add a slice of this quintessential American dessert to your menu today. Invented in Europe in the 14th century, this delectable fruit pie is no doubt America’s favorite comfort food and so apt to be falling on Mother’s Day this year.

Essentially a fruit pie with apples as the main ingredient, the first recipe of apple pie was printed by Geoffrey Chaucer in 1381. It consisted of apples, spices, figs, raisins, pears, saffron and cofyn. Since then numerous recipes have evolved for this dessert.

A traditional Apple Pie is so simple to make, and is a great way to celebrate your love of apple pie.

You will need:

• 3 pounds of apples (about 9 medium apples) sliced
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/8 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions:

1. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in a saucepan
2. Add apples to mixture and stir well
3. Let sit approx 25-40 minutes until you see liquid forming.
4. Add lemon juice
5. Heat over medium until sauce thickens
6. Pour into already prepared pie crust.
7. Bake 45-60 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbling.
8. Let cool and enjoy with ice cream!

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Celebrate Mother’s day with a lovely brunch

Mother’s Day celebrate the most important woman in your life. Creating a Mother’s Day meal to remember is possible without spending hours slaving away over a hot stove. Make an effort with your decoration and create the right ambience for a spring time meal – flowers and chic accessories is a great way to show your love and care to your mom- it’s all about attention to detail.

Brunch is a meal that gets family and friends together in the most casual way, there’s room for all ages, and a perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day. So whip up some of these dishes in honor of Mother’s Day this weekend:

• Belgian Waffles recipes
• Eggs with prosciutto recipes
• Ricotta Pancakes recipes
• Quiche recipes
• Fruit tart recipes
• Bacon biscuits recipes
• Sausage, veggies and cheese strata recipes
• Breakfast burritos recipes
• Mimosa recipes
• Banana bread recipes

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Afternoon tea to woo mom

Afternoon tea is the perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day and is a great social occasion and special time for people to come together and chat. A popular beverage all over the world, it is associated with sophistication and comfort.

There are over 3000 different types of tea in the world and the trick to brewing the perfect tea is to let the tea bag sit in the cup for up to 6 minutes. Allowing the tea to brew for this length of time means that the tea is properly infused and mixed in with the water. It also allows it to cool to a more comfortable drinking temperature (the ideal drinking temperature is about 60C) so that you don’t burn your tongue!

As tea is associated with being comforting and cosy, it is usually the accompanying beverage to a range of afternoon snacks such as sandwiches, cakes and pastries. A perfect mid afternoon snack, tea time sandwiches can have simple fillings or can be made up of more intricate ingredients. The key to a successful tea time sandwich is to have something tasty yet simple.

A very popular yet simple recipe is the Cucumber Tea Time Finger Sandwiches. All you need is a loaf of sliced bread (wholemeal or white is up to you!), whipped cream cheese spread and one cucumber. First, spread the cream cheese over the bread and then cover in slices of cucumber, cover with another slice of bread to make a sandwich and then cut the crusts off your slices of bread. Cut the slices diagonally to make triangles and arrange on a plate. Find more finger sandwich recipes on Recipebridge.

Hosting a tea party for Mother’s Day

The idea of hosting a perfect tea party for Mother’s Day is to get the right amount of bite size snacks. Petit fours (a variety of sweet confectionery treats) are perfect afternoon tea time snacks made up of an assortment of biscuits, pastries and other desserts.

In addition to tea, sandwiches, and petit fours, bite size cookies and tarts are also a popular choice for tea time. Cookies such as an assortment of shortbreads, sandwiched cookies or other small treats go perfectly with a well brewed cup of tea. Fruit tarts are particularly decadent at tea time due to their mixture of textures and flavours. These are custard filled cups of pastry and often topped with glazed fresh fruit and maybe a dollop of jam.

Find recipes for petit fours on Recipebridge.

If you want to have a different kind of Mother’s Day treat then set out a table in your garden in the shade. Set out your plates and cups in a pretty way – don’t forget little touches such as a tablecloth or seat cushions maybe even balloons can add extra charm to the occasion! If the weather is poor outside, a cosy tea party to celebrate Mother’s Day will go down just as well and any guests will love the combination of lovely tea and the mixture of bite size snacks.

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Components of a steak sandwich

Steak sandwiches are the perfect lunch, dinner or mid afternoon snack with a mixture of flavours and textures to get your taste buds tingling. The perfect steak sandwich can vary according to personal preference, but ideally it should have the right amount of crunch, chewiness and moisture.

There are four main parts that make up the ultimate steak sandwich which are:

• Bread
• Steak
• Condiments
• Dressing

The bread needs to be soft yet sturdy enough so that the sandwich doesn’t fall apart, the steak should be done to your liking (baring in mind that ‘well done’ meet is very difficult to chew along with the rest of the ingredients) and then condiments and dressings should complement both the meat and the bread perfectly without overpowering the beautiful taste of the steak.

How to make the Best Steak Sandwiches ever!

For the sandwich ingredients gather together:

• 700g rump steak, cut into four 2cm thick steaks
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion (cut into 1cm thick sliced rings)
• 8 tbsp mustard mayonnaise
• Half a head of iceberg lettuce
• 4 tbsp chili and coriander jam
• 2 sliced tomatoes
• Salt and black pepper

1. Select four soft yet firm bread rolls – crusty bread rolls or ciabatta are ideal for steak sandwiches.
2. Either heat up your barbeque or turn your griddle onto a high heat. Put one tbsp of oil over your steak and then rub in salt and pepper on both sides.
3. Place steak(s) on griddle and cook for 3 minutes on each side (this will cook it to medium – still juicy but not too chewy!). When cooked to your liking, remove from the pan and allow them to rest.
4. Pour a little olive oil in the pan and throw in onion slices. Turn the heat down to mid-heat.
5. Cook for two minutes, turning occasionally. Remove from pan and keep them heated on a plate.
6. Slice the rolls and place them side down on the pan to toast for just a few seconds.
7. Spread both halves with mayonnaise, then place lettuce on the bottom half of each roll.
8. Spread a little chilli and coriander jam over the lettuce then put a couple of onion rings on top. Slice your steak and place it on the onion.
9. Add seasoning (salt and pepper) and top with tomato. Place the other half of the roll on top.
10. Enjoy!

You can make the mustard mayonnaise or chilli and coriander jam yourself or you can buy them – either way, they are a great addition to the ultimate steak sandwiches. If you like your sandwiches simple, you can alternatively try a steak and cheese sandwich for a quick lunch, but spending time on your steak sandwiches is the best way of getting the delicious results that you want.

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Everyone’s favorite – Coke

Following some interesting national food observances, on the heels of National Orange Juice Day and the National Beverage Day, today is the National Have a Coke Day. Our infograph from visual.ly shows some interesting facts about this favorite drink. As the infograph shows Coca Cola or Coke was invented by pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton, back in the 19th century, though it was popularized by Asa Chandler, who founded the Coca Cola company after Dr. Pemberton died. Nevertheless, it emerged as the most popular carbonated drink over the centuries and consumed worldwide.

Coke recipes

Believe it or not, besides being a popular beverage, Coke is often used in many cocktails, desserts and what not! So why not indulge in some of these fun Coke recipes today in honor of the National Have a Coke Day:

• Coke Float Recipes
• Vanilla Coke Recipes
• Cola Slush Recipes
• Coke and Rum Recipes
• Coke Steak Recipes
• BBQ Recipes with Coke
• Coke Chocolate Cake

So enjoy this popular drink many ways and cheers on the National Have a Coke Day!

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Find Recipebridge on Pinterest

Pinterest is a social network in the form of a virtual pin board which lets you collect and organise all your favourite online things. From recipes, to decoration ideas to wedding inspiration, all member of Pinterest can gather and share their interests with others by putting a “pin” in their items of choice. A “pin” could be a video, an image or other content which can be selected and added to your personal board.

With more and more food bloggers, food enthusiasts and experimental cooks out there joining Pinterest, we thought we’d share with you a few of the food publishers which are already on the site. These publishers are well known and lesser known brands and by browsing each of the publisher’s pin boards and pins, you may discover new recipes, healthy options, nutrition tips, or dinner party menu ideas, thus making Pinterest ideal for food lovers everywhere.

Here are a few of the food publishers on the site which may interest you:

Epicurious – A publisher dedicated to restaurants, recipes, cooking, drinks and entertainment, Epicurious explores food-based occasions such as Passover and Easter, and everything else in between. Find Epicurious on Pinterest.

Real Simple – A publisher whose primary focus is making the reader’s life simple, Real Simple’s pin board is ideal for anyone who needs dinner time, decoration or wedding inspiration. With categories covering all aspects of the home, you are sure to find many pins you like. See Real Simple on Pinterest.

Saveur – Originally a magazine which celebrated the culture of food, Saveur’s pin board is a great place for food lovers to enter contests, pick up new recipes and learn new cooking techniques too. See Saveur on Pinterest.

Donna Hay Home – An Australian celebrity chef, Donna Hay has published cookbooks and her pins illustrate personal interests including ideas for the home and things she loves – a great way of connecting with someone you admire! See Donna Hay Home on Pinterest.

Gourmet Live – With recipes for every meal and practically every occasion, pins found on Gourmet Live is a great way to connect with food experts. See Gourmet Live’s Pinterest page.

Food Network – Possibly one of the most well renowned publishers in the world, Food Network take a positive, teaching style approach to its pins. With recipe ideas and cooking techniques to suit everyone, you are sure to want to save a few of the network’s pins!

Cooking Channel – Re-watch videos from your favourite food shows, or get recipes for all kinds of occasions using a variety of ingredients. Ideal for vegetarians, meat eaters, cocktail lovers and everyone else! Find Cooking Channel on Pinterest.

Food Dot Com – Designed for home cooks, Food.com is a huge online cooking community and Pinterest has expanded this even further with food lovers everywhere being able to connect over common cooking interests. See Food Dot Com on Pinterest.

Cooking Light – Whether you want fast, easy, creative or seasonal meals, Cooking Light offers recipes, ingredients and party ideas for you to celebrate you love of food.

Food 52 – From simple recipes, to One Pot Wonders, to Kid’s Meal Ideas, Food 52 is a great place for those who love spending time in the kitchen to share tips and connect with others. Find Food 52 on Pinterest.

Pin Recipebridge on Pinterest

If you love Recipebridge and Pinterest sounds like your kind of thing, then show the love by pinning Recipebridge on Pinterest, you’ll find plenty of recipes from food publishers – ideal for food lovers!

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