Second Helpings
Thursday, January 30, 2014

BREADED SCALLOPS

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We will go to the sea today. Scallops. Easy to make. Easy to eat. Let’s cook. Ingredients: ½ pound scallops 2 tablespoons very ...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

TOMATO SOUP

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Soup for today. Tomato Soup. I give my personal touch to this classic. Rice will add richness to the soup. Healthy, delicious and easy to...
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Friday, December 27, 2013

ROASTED RABBIT

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A different meat today. Rabbit. I know. I know. Some of you will find this meat dish a bit discouraging. But it is a delicious meat. It d...
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

POTATO SALAD

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Today Potato Salad. One of my favourite salads. It is a classic in the United States. I just love it. There are many variations. All of t...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

HUEVOS RELLENOS

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Deviled Eggs! So many memories from my childhood! Very common in many countries. Lots of ways of making them. But always with a common in...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

MEAT STUFFED EGGPLANTS

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Eggplants, aubergines… A very good vegetable for today. And stuffed with meat. Delicious. There are many variations for this dish. You ca...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

JAMAICAN CURRIED GOAT

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Curried Goat! A Jamaican classic. I will cook my version today. For the ones that like goat. And talking about Jamaica, of course, it wil...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

MARLIN PRESERVE

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Let’s make a fish preserve. We will use marlin today. But you can do it with tuna. And with bonito, if you can find it. Marlin will do. L...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

PASTEL DE CHOCLO

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A recipe from Chile. I love it. Pastel de Choclo is, in fact, a corn and meat sort of pie. Sweet or savory? Some people make it sweet, o...
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

HARIRA

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Today we will travel to the North of Africa. Harira is a delicious soup/stew, similar in a way to the Spanish Cocido but in fact, closer ...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

BARBECUE PORK SANDWICH

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Today a wonderful sandwich. We can use loin or tenderloin pork. Pork and barbecue sauce. The perfect combination. Let’s cook. Ingredi...
Monday, August 5, 2013

CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD

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This is a delicious salad. With an Indian touch. I love it. Let’s make it. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chopped shallots 1 tablesp...
Saturday, July 20, 2013

WHITE BORSCHT SOUP

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A different soup. From Eastern Europe. From Poland. People there love soups. Let’s try it. Ingredients: 2 potatoes 1 egg 1 cl...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

CRAB AND CREAM CHEESE WONTONS

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Asian wontons. They are so good. You can get the wonton wrappers in good supermarkets or Asian stores, fresh or frozen. Let’s get started...
Saturday, June 15, 2013

TUNA SALAD

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A wonderful salad. Very popular in the USA. One of those simple dishes that I love from the cooking in the USA. Simple but delicious. Let...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

FRIED SMELTS

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Some fish for today. Smelts. Small and delicious fish. Easy to cook. And so rewarding! Let’s cook. Ingredients: 20 smelts 1 egg...
Friday, May 17, 2013

CHAPATIS

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Indian bread. One of the delicious Indian breads. Chapatis. Let’s get started. Ingredients: 2 cups chapati flour ½ teaspoon sa...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

TANDOORI CHICKEN

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We will cook some Tandoori Chicken today. Sort of. No tandoori oven. But it does not matter. We will use a regular oven. It will be good...
Sunday, April 21, 2013

TEMPEH CURRY

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A different curry for today. A vegetarian curry with Tempeh. Perfect for vegetarians and meat eaters. Why not! There are many kinds in t...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

PORRUSALDA

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Cod and leeks. Those are the main ingredients of this delicious recipe from Spain. A wonderful soup. Let’s start cooking. Ingredient...
Thursday, March 7, 2013

VATAPÁ

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A delicious seafood dish from Brazil. One with Portuguese and African influence in the Brazilian cuisine. Let’s cook. Ingredients: ...
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SECOND HELPINGS
I am a guy who loves to cook. But I did not start to cook up until four years ago. Till then I had not set foot in the kitchen. Then I got married and my wife had no kitchen skills either. So, it was either take outs, dining out or eating chips for dinner. And that can dent your wallet after a while and is also unhealthy! So, I decided to try to cook, first by following published recipes line by line, and then by using my imagination. Of course it was not perfect at the beginning. But little by little I started to get good results. Once you start to cook, you love it. It is something really rewarding.
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