Tuesday’s with Marco: Slow Roasted Beef Brisket
Ingredients 1.5 kg Beef Brisket Vegetable Oil 2 stalks celery with leaves, chopped 1 bay leaf 250 ml beef stock 250 ml red wine…
August, 2016
A visit to the Deira Fish Market
Most of the earth’s surface is covered by the oceans and the seas. A fisherman’s job is to pick out the best out…
The passion to Train
To impart knowledge on a continual basis is quite a challenge, especially for one to take up but it comes from an innate…
Managing Your Time In The Kitchen
The most valuable resource that we have is undoubtedly Time. Limited, not extendable, non- transferable and definitely not storable, wish there was a…
Chocolate Fudge Cookies
Chocolate fudge cookies with marshmallows-Dessert mashup Baking Temp: 160*c for 7-8 min Portion size:10 pieces Ingredients Quantity Semi sweet chocolate 15gm 72%Dark chocolate 25gm…
ARTISAN ITALIAN PIZZA
ICCA Dubai in collaboration with The Scuola Nazionale di Pizza provides courses in Artisan Pizza production, in its state of the art training facility…
Veggies for Your Picky Eaters – School Reopening Special
It’s that time of the year when the children are getting back into a world of time tables and a routine of studies, homework…
French Basics: Coulis
Coulis is a well known French purée used for forming bases of several sauces to be used over meat and savouries, or served over…
Tuesday’s with Marco: Green Paradise Smoothie
Green Paradise Smoothie Serves 2 Ingredients 120 ml pineapple juice 100 g packed baby spinach leaves 1 banana, peeled 1 Ripe peach, pitted 30…
Japan’s Unique Take on Healthy Eating
Vegan, organic, farm-to-table, etc. are familiar terms for healthy eating. These days, it is a common trend to see restaurants and cafes adapting…
EATING FOR A BETTER WORLD
We have all heard the word ‘sustainability’ and in our industry, it gets used like “caramelized”, “de-constructed”, “organic” or “healthy” without actually any…
A catch like none other
Harvest of the sea! Some love it, and some do not show much liking for it. Most like me just like to eat…
The honest humble potato
“My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.” – says Oprah Winfrey. One would not associate…
Meeting the Champion over a Coffee
Coffee – some like it hot and some like it cold. But most coffee lovers are not aware of the difference between…
Tuesday’s with Marco: Rhubarb Pie
Pastry 300g plain flour 150g butter Pinch of salt Method Sift the flour into a large bowl, add the butter and rub in with…
9 Factors that Govern the Quality of Meat
As Chefs it is our job to know everything there is to know about food. Today we are talking about meat. Before we…
The Knightly Knife
Being a phenomenal cook is not merely about whipping up food that looks and tastes out of the ordinary, but also mastering ways…
For the Love of Pasta
The world is exceedingly familiar with Pasta, the staple food of Italy. The neutral taste of Pasta that is customizable with a variety…
Mint Week: Watermelon and Mint Salad
Mint, one of the most aromatic and delicious herbs around is used in a myriad of ways. With a high antioxidant capacity and innumerable…
A Celebrity in the Making
Nothing screams as loud as your Personality! Whether it impresses or fails to make an impact, your Personality is the trademark of a…
Roasted Chicken Breast with Balsamic, Honey & Mustard
Roasted Chicken Breast with Balsamic, Honey & Mustard Serves 4 12 Jersey royals potatoes, quartered 2 cups cherry tomatoes 2 tablespoons olive oil Maldon…
Sustainability
Many years ago whilst coming through the ranks of a cook, the word sustainability was not a word that really meant anything to…
Going the Good Old Artisanal Way
Pizza is an Italian piece of art loved by the world. It is food best described as a comfort delicacy. It became hugely…
Why Microwave Cooking is Harming your Health?
Technology has always been a boon to the human race. Our everyday lives have become extremely convenient and comfortable with the advanced level…
Meringue Week: Pistachio Gateau
Pistachio Gateau Ingredients Quantity Egg white 100gm Sugar 25gm Pistachio (ground) 80gm Icing sugar 45 gm Flour 20gm Cream cheese frosting Cream cheese 100gm…
Colour me Beautiful
Summers all over the northern hemisphere and all the colours of nature are resplendently arrayed. Celebrating guaranteed sunshine weather, upcoming holidays or special…