Prep time : 5min                   Cook time : 10min                Total time : 15min Ingredients ⅔ cup of small shell pasta 1 medium onion (chopped) 2 cloves of garlic (smashed) ⅔ cup of quartered mushrooms ⅓ cup of diced mushrooms stems ½ Cup of sliced mushrooms 2 tablespoons of white wine ½ teaspoon of dried oregano ½ teaspoon of dried cilantro ½ teaspoon of dried basil ½ teaspoon of pepper 3 tablespoons of olive oil 5 tablespoons of heavy cream 2 tablespoons of grated edam cheese Olives to garnish Salt Preparation 1.  Add salt to a pan of water on medium heat and bring it to a boil; 2. Once it's boiling, add the pasta and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix to loosen up the pasta. 3. Allow the pasta to cook (about 6-7min) and strain it. 4. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a pan on medium low heat, followed by 1 medium onion, diced. 5. Let the onions soften a little and then add the smashed garlic. 6. Stir and add 2 tablespoons of white wine and I let that go for about a minute.

  Prep time: 5 min             Refrigerator: 2h            Total:  2h 5min Ingredients ½ Cup of rolled oats ½ Cup of milk ¼ Cup of natural yogurt 1 Tablespoon of Chia seeds 1 Tablespoon of honey 2 Tablespoons of diced strawberries + more whole ones for decorating 1 Teaspoon of cinnamon ( optional ) Preparation 1. Dice the strawberries and set aside; 2. Pour the oats into a mason jar or a cup and add the milk, yogurt, honey, chia seeds, diced strawberries and cinnamon if desired.  3. Mix together all of the ingredients and allow to refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight. 4. Remove from the refrigerator, decorate with more strawberries and enjoy!  Check out the Youtube video! https://youtu.be/5w0WFpC81aI

  Ingredients 5 teacups of water; 4 teaspoons of oil; Spaghetti; olives; ½ teacup of tomato paste; ½ diced onion; ½ teaspoon of smashed garlic; ½ teaspoon of smashed ginger; 1 teaspoon of soy sauce; ½ can of tuna; salt; pepper; thyme; tomato powder shredded cheese; oregano; parsley. Preparation Pour water into your pan with a little bit of salt and 1 teaspoon of oil to ensure that the pasta does not stick. Let this boil in a high heat and put the pasta to cook until it is  al dente  (about 13 minutes); Save a little bit of the water to use in your sauce and drain the pasta; To make the sauce put the onion, oil and soy sauce in a frying-pan; Add the garlic and ginger and straightaway put the tomato paste with the seasonings mixed (salt, thyme, oregano, parsley, pepper and tomato powder). Put only one teaspoon of this mixture; Let this cook for 2 minutes and add the tuna; If needed add more salt and put the water from the pasta if you think that the sauce is too dry; Join the pasta and t

  Preparation:  20 minutes   Cooking time:  45 minutes   Total:  1 hour and 5 minutes Ingredients Cake: 4 medium eggs; 1  teacup of sugar; 125 grams of butter; 1½ teacup of flour; 3 ½ tablespoons of shredded coconut; 40 grams of small chocolate chips or shredded chocolate; ½ teacup of milk; 2½ teaspoon of baking powder; ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract. Chocolate sauce: 2 ½ tablespoons of cocoa powder; 4 tablespoons of milk; ½ teacup of cream ; ½ tablespoon of butter; 60 grams of chocolate. Preparation Cake Preheat the oven at 18 0 ⁰ c and grease a cake pan with parchment paper or butter and all-purpose flour; Pick two bowls and separate the eggs. In one bowl put the yolks and in another put the whites; Beat the whites with 1 teaspoon of baking powder until peak form and put it on the fridge; In the second bowl add the sugar and mix it until it turns white-yellow color; Add butter and mix for 4 minutes; Add  ¼ of the flour, mix it and after that put  ¼ of the milk. Repeat the same process

                                                          Photo by: WallPapersforU Many of us have been in a position where we tried to give our dish a small kick, just to make things a little more interesting, but ended up going overboard. Maybe you've mislabelled your containers and wrote Paprika where it's actually Chilly Powder. Or maybe you meant to add a teaspoon and added a tablespoon instead (I confess that one gets to me a little hahaha). Anyway, could happen to any of us. Often times - unless you're a spice lover - that comes on too strong. Now, there are better solutions to this problem than drinking milk with every bite, though that may go really well with some dishes! Depending on the type of dish you can: Add Acid Most of the heat we experience in hot peppers comes from capsaicin - a self defense mechanism compound in hot peppers to prevent them from getting spoiled before they're ripe. This compound wards off parasites, so they will not be able to ruin t

Prep time : 1h 10 min            Cook time : 1h 15 min               Total time : 2h 25 min Yields 15 portions Ingredients 1.  330ml of warm milk; 2. 60g of  butter; 3.  1 1/4 teaspoon of salt; 4.  2 tablespoons of caster sugar; 5.  1 egg; 6. 3 1/2 - 4 cups of flour; * 7.  2 teaspoons of instant yeast; 8.  1 teaspoon of baking powder; 9.  3 tablespoons of corn flour. Preparation 1. In a large bowl, mix together the warm milk, sugar and yeast.  2.  Once it's mixed, mix in the butter, the egg and the flour.  3.  Over the flour, add the salt and baking powder - the point here is to not allow the salt to come into direct contact with the yeast. Mix thoroughly. 4.  Once mixed, transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead a bit until you achieve a smooth ball.  5.  Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl and allow it to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour. 6.  Sprinkle a bit of the corn flour onto a surface and transfer the dough onto it.  7.  Roll the dough out to about

Prep time : 2 min                            Cook time : 10 min                                      Total time : 12 min Yields 2 portions Ingredients 1. 4 eggs; 2. 1 English muffin ;  3. Ham; 4. 30g of butter; 5. 2 tablespoons of White wine vinegar; 6. Olive oil; 7. Salt and pepper; 8. Green onions, chives or green herbs to garnish. Preparation Pre-step: have a large pot of water to poach the eggs on medium heat before starting. You're looking for a medium boil, if it's boiling too fast, your eggs will get all messy when you put them in. 1. Melt the butter in a small pan. 2. To make the hollandaise sauce, place your eggs in a double boiler with one tablespoon of white wine vinegar and salt and immediately start whisking. 3. Whisk continually, slowly adding the hot melted butter until thickened and smooth. 4. Warm a bit of olive oil in a frying pan on medium high heat and fry your ham until it crisps (don't burn it!). 5. In the same pan, toast your muffins unti