The 2009 Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Simone of Junglefrog Cooking. Simone chose Salmon en Croute (or alternative recipes for Beef Wellington or Vegetable en Croute) from Good Food Online. It was the perfect recipe for the holidays! Easy to make, and you have the choice of mixing your own shortcrust pastry or using [...]

Whenever I visit Manila, I had to buy these taro pies from the local McDonald’s.  For some reason, the fried apple pie does not interest me much but I could devour several of these taro pies.  The filling is made from taro root sweetened and flavored with a bit of cinnamon (I am only guessing) [...]