The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is guaranteed to be the best shopping point for people who loves to cook. There is the spice bazaar, I bought ten different spices to add to my kitchen stocks today! The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is guaranteed to be the best shopping point for people who loves to cook. There is the spice bazaar, I bought ten different spices...

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Red wine sauce makes an ideal partner for all red meat. To enjoy it at its best however, you need to serve it over a good steak. To serve two people, with healthy appetites, you will need.2x 7oz Rump steak1x tbsn Olive Oil2x Diced Shallots100ml Beef StockSalt & Pepper½ a Glass of Red Wine (I used a Californian Merlot)Optional:1x Diced garlic clove &...

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Originally uploaded by zannnielim Tried these salad next to a 'Quick' Supreme burger during our trip to Brussels. The produce in their salad is very fresh! No wonder as I found from their website that the quality of their salads are prepared with such pride: "Our salads are made every morning in each restaurant with fresh ingredients. The mixture of salads we use...

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Originally uploaded by zannnielim Rétes is the layered pastry and in English, we called it 'Strudel'. It is rather a popular traditional pastry in the former Austro-Hungarian empire. Some says it is a little similar to the Turkish baklava, but I don't think so :) ...

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Originally uploaded by zannnielim Have you tried the Vana Tallinn Chocolate Cream? My husband arrived back from Tallinn with one bottle of this and since Tallinn is one of the Baltic states, you could find its distribution there. With this and I managed to try some. It is a robust rum-based liqueur with 16 percent proof being the Chocolate Cream variation. It is...

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Originally uploaded by openended Bruschetta, Little Italy, bread, Dip, Italian food ...

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