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  • Review: Ibis London City Hotel – Shoreditch

    London is a city with endless possibilities for discovery and entertainment, as well as art and history. With tourism continuing to rise significantly over recent years you’ll also have endless choices…

  • Chicken Parmigiana

    This is called chicken “parmigiana” not because of Parmesan cheese, which is what is classically thought, but because the cutlets resemble window-shutter slats, and that’s what “parmigiana” refers to. Ingredients: For…

  • Best Winter Holiday Destinations

    Lucy Colins is a recent graduate from Glasgow. During her studies, she was fortunate enough to have plenty of time to travel, and visited some amazing cities and countries, including Iceland,…

  • Alfredo Sauce

    Rich and creamy! I have found that Parmesan cheese doesn’t melt well, and often substitute Gruyere cheese. Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 1 cup heavy cream 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 1/2…

  • Authentic German Potato Salad

    This is best served hot, but equally good cold! This is an authentic german recipe…everyone says it is the best! It is also great cooked ahead of time and then microwaved…it…

  • Steak au Poivre

    Ingredients: 2 tablespoons whole, black peppercorns, roughly ground 2 filet mignon steaks (½ – ¾ pound each, about 2½” thick) – other thick (at least 1” thick) steaks work well, too…

  • French Lobster Souffle

    Ingredients 3 (1 1/2 pound) lobsters 4 cups water 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons cognac, divided 1 cup coarsely chopped onions 1/2 cup coarsely chopped carrots 1…