Soup/Salad

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Slow Roasted Tomatoes

  I love oven-roasted tomatoes. They have incredibly intense flavors and when chopped up, they make a great condimento for pasta! Tomatoes somehow get quite intensified after roasting. I just love the intoxicating aroma that lingers around the kitchen while the tomatoes are roasting away with the garlic, herbs and olive oil. Yums! I have tried roasting tomatoes using various approaches. Nigella's would…

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Vietnamese Salad

Vietnamese Salad with Peanut Sauce

      Vietnamese Salad with Peanut Sauce. Don't cha think that the name of this salad itself sounds delicious? I know I have said this even so often, but I am a huge huge fan of salads.I mean what is there not to love about salads? They are  Nutritious Colourful Easy to prepare Delicious Makes you feel good Eating enough fiber lowers the risk of developing heart disease later…

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Avocado and Fresh Mozzarella Salad

I love salads. Love is an understatement because I LOVEEEEEEEEE salads. If there is 1 food that can turn me into a vegetarian, then it has to be a good avocado and fresh mozzarella salad. I don't just eat any salads though. I can never understand as to how people would toss some extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) on some leaves and…

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marinated-cherry-tomatoes

Marinated Cherry Tomatoes

  Sometimes, you don't need to do much to certain ingredients as they just blend in harmoniously with other ingredients. In this case, I am referring to the combined flavors of tomatoes, olive oil and garlic; just like how you get gorgeous bruschetta with the 3 mentioned ingredients.   Recently I joined the Pinterest community and I have started pinning and pinning everything…

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cucumber-salad

Easy Cucumber Salad

This is a favourite at home...esp when it's eaten with curries, chapatis, nasi briyani...etc2. It's awesome with fried chicken wings too! It's a simple version of Acar Timun actually. I usually add strips of carrot too. I had none in the fridge, so I had to omit it.     Simple Cucumber Salad   Author: : Maya Kitchenette Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 10 mins Ingredients 2 Cucumbers…

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