Pumpkin Spice French Toast

Is there any better way to incorporate the flavor of fall into your home? On Saturday mornings, heat up the skillet and fill your entire home with the scent of pumpkin pie! From the original site: These toasts frying up is pretty much the smell of heaven. The vanilla/cinnamon/nutmeg smells waft through the house and […]

Tomato Bocconcini Salad

Why pay top dollar at a restaurant when this deliciously easy dish can be made at home? From the original site: I’m a steadfast believer of making simple dishes found in restaurants at home for a fraction of the price. This definitely rings true for one of my favourite kinds of salads the Caprese salad. […]

BBQ HOTPLATE MUSSELS WITH ONION AND GARLIC

Summer is best time for picnic right? What are the food to prepare? Let’s BBQ! Other than meat what about seafood? If you find bargain on Mussels then do try this simple recipe, I bet you’ll love it! This is Kiwi way of BBQ :-) Get the Recipe: BBQ HOTPLATE MUSSELS WITH ONION AND GARLIC

Peach Milkshake

Peach milkshake is a blend of peach, strawberries and apple juice which makes for a little more layering of flavors. Check out the easy recipe for a delicious, creamy, icy milkshake. Ingredients: Peaches (fresh or frozen) – 1 cup sliced ; Strawberry – 1/2 cup ; Milk – 1/2 cup * ; Apple Juice – […]

Fish Fillets with Ginger and Onion

Thinking to get fishy tonight? Chinese takeaway Seafood dinner? Try this, however try not to use fillets with soft and flaky texture which easily breaks when you stir-fry them, I used Lemon fish fillets for this recipe. Get the Recipe: Fish Fillets with Ginger and Onion

Milky Cinnamon Rolls

This milky cinnamon rolls recipe was another Tangzhong recipe I adapted from famous Taiwan baker 陈郁芬, 65度C汤种面包 . After a few successful batches of bread making using Tangzhong starter with outstanding result, I was encouraged to try more. Get the Recipe: Milky Cinnamon Rolls From the original site: Ming Ray was the first to taste […]

Wholemeal Toast Bread

After learning bread making using Tangzhong (water roux starter) method, seeing the result of having flavorsome, soft and spongy bread texture, it motivated me to try on Wholemeal Bread too. Get the Recipe: Wholemeal Toast Bread

Crispy roasted pork belly

Do you wish to enjoy restaurant standard Hong Kong style roasted pork? If yes, this is a very simple homemade recipe that made the same cripsy roasted pork saving you from patron expensive HK restaurant. Get the Recipe: Crispy roasted pork belly

powdered peanut butter is a great 'cheat' for quicky peanut sauce.
Stuff to buy: Powdered Peanut Butter makes easy, tasty Asian

Here at Foodwhirl HQ, we occasionally get products to review, and one of the ones I received ages ago was Just Great Stuff Organic Powdered Peanut Butter.  I kept meaning to try it in a smoothy or something, but I’m just not really a smoothy kind of girl.  And I kinda forgot I had it.  I mean […]

12 Unusual and Tasty Almond Butter Recipes

Yesterday we talked about how to make your own Almond Butter, and some really cool variations on the standard nut butter. Today we’re brainstorming on some great recipes to make with your almond butter!  Here are 12 clever or unusual almond butter recipes, from around the web.  And remember, you can generally substitute almond butter […]

How to make Homemade Almond Butter (Recipes & Variations)

Making your own nut butters is really so fun and easy, I don’t know why I ever buy the storebought stuff.  Make your own, then you can eat it, and use it in other recipes!  And there are tons of ways to mix it up, too… read on. Here’s a recipe from Chockohlawtay on how to make your […]

Butter Cheese Buns

Butter and cheese always seem to be best ingredient combination not only in cake making and bread making too. This is hand knead version of bread making. Get the Recipe: Butter Cheese Buns

Buttermilk, Cornmeal Pancakes with Corn Salsa

This recipe is so light and colorful and makes a perfect meal for a summer day. I just love how sunny this dish looks. It is light in flavor yet quiet filling. The corn salsa just takes the pancakes to a different level, the combination of flavors are very satisfactory. The corn salsa is such […]

Mini Burgers with Spicy Potato Patties

Love this idea for vegetarian option for burgers… a spicy potato patty!   And the ingredients sound divine:  potatoes, carrots, leeks, sour cream, parsley and chipotle in adobo.  Everything’s better with chipotle in adobo! From Veggie Zest: http://veggiezest.com/2012/07/26/mini-burgers-with-spicy-potato-patties/ I have been meaning to make this dish, well technically for a very very long time. The entire time […]

Blooming Oreo Dessert

My dear grandma passed away a year and a half ago. This was one of her recipes that she always made for family gatherings. She was an amazing cook and wonderful person. I only hope to be half the person that she was. I have included her 9×13″pan version and my fun potted version for […]

Stuffed Cheddar Whiskey Burgers

Yummy! At Pass The Sushi (@passthesushi) Here at Foodwhirl we love stuffing burgers.  It’s a great way to mix up your normal cookout, and make it a bit more special.  You can even customize the stuffings based on your guests preferences. So we loved finding this tasty combo which includes whiskey, cheddar cheese, and garlic […]

Protein Pancakes

These pancakes are a great way to enjoy fluffly pancakes but with the added protein. Simple and quick! From the original site: I’ve been working on my fitness…..lifting weights, cardio…..you know trying to defy gravity! This breakfast recipe is particularly handy if you’ve been pumping some iron and are trying to pump up your protein. […]

Mixed Berry Cobbler

During a recent trip to my hometown of Joplin, Missouri we went to a berry farm and picked Blackberries. My 2 year old LOVED every second of it! We took our fresh berries home and made a delicious and healthy cobbler. There is no added sugar in this recipe and the cobbler topping is super […]

Black Bean Veggie Stack Ups

This is an easy and super healthy recipe. Perfect for families with kids of all ages. From the original site: When I was a little girl, my Mom would make a meal for us that she named the Chicken Stack Up. It pretty much consisted of cheese, chicken and tortillas….stack ‘em up and bake it. […]

Cute chicken salad stuffed tomatoes (and other things stuffed)

Love the attitude at Yammie’s Noshery @yammiesnoshery Quote: Guys, you just have to trust your feelings sometimes. You know, like a jedi. So add as much celery as you want. Cook the chicken any way you desire. Forget the tomato cups and have it on a croissant. Or try using roma tomatoes and just halving […]

Olympic Flaming Torch Cupcakes

Look at these neat cupcakes with their flames. Great idea! From the original site: The Olympics is starting this week and I can’t wait for it, especially the opening ceremony. We just returned from a weekend away in London and I couldn’t help but get caught up in all the excitement. The whole city is […]

Constellation cookies

LOVE these from Bake at 350 [@bakeat350tweets].  A really nice detailed tutorial on how to decorate them too. Go check it out!

Strawberry Banana Yogurt Frappe

Strawberry Banana yogurt frappe is a smooth and yummy drink, one can slurp up ! This is a great grab-and-go breakfast option! From the original site: Smoothies themselves are already hot favorites, strawberry-banana combo makes the prospect simply irresistible. Get the Recipe: Strawberry Banana Yogurt Frappe

Mini Cannolis (a quick and easy version)

My family loves to visit a local Italian restaurant that has a dessert buffet full of wonderful rich cakes, cookies, and treats. One of our favorites are the cannolis…full of rich cream and covered in chocolate chips. I knew I just had to come up with a quick recipe of my own. These would be […]

How to Make Coconut Whipped Cream

Did you know you can make whipped cream out of coconut milk? This is such a neat idea for berries and cream or anything else that you’d like a tropical feeling whipped cream out of. Plus great if you have vegan or lactose intolerant friends. I found a couple of different techniques online, but mostly […]