by Rena Cook | Jul 29, 2013 | Croquettes, Vegetables
Croquettes are always popular and you can hide inside all kinds of vegetables that children and many grown-ups are not very fond of. The children like this kind of finger food and will gobble them down, no questions asked. They are also fantastic as a snack, for a...
by Rena Cook | May 20, 2013 | Meat
Take a cheap cut of meat and transform it into an outstanding delicacy fit for a king! Shanks require a bit of your attention, but then they will cook slowly in the oven until the meat is soft and falling off the bone. The juices in the pan make a fantastic sauce that...
by Rena Cook | Apr 8, 2013 | Vegetables, Vegetarian
Spinach with rice! A humble dish but so tasty and full of goodness. As a child it was the only dish I plainly refused to eat – I hated it! When I grew up and had children of my own, I thought that I should cook it for them. Of course I had to taste it for salt – and...
by Rena Cook | Oct 29, 2012 | Meat
If you like your greens, this is a dish that you can never have enough of. Endives have a mildly bitter taste and marry perfectly with the egg-lemon sauce. The addition of green onions and leeks gives the dish the required sweetness. If you like celery, you can add a...
