Author: Toby

Afternoon TeaPuddings

Pastel de Nata

Pastéis de nata date back over 300 years to Belém, a civil parish located west of Lisbon, where they were created by monks in the Jerónimos Monastery. At that time, the nuns and monks used egg whites to starch their clothes, and the left over egg yolks became a major ingredient in desserts, or so the story goes…

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Main Course

Pinapple Teriyaki Chicken

Teriyaki is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are baked or grilled with a glaze of soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. Deriving from the noun teri (照り), which refers to a shine or luster given by the sugar content in the tare (タレ), and yaki (焼き), which refers to the cooking method of grilling or baking.

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