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Asian Style Salad with Prawns and Spicy Dressing

Asian Style Salad with Prawns and A Spicy Dressing-7842-4With some handy kitchen tools it doesn’t take long to make this easy asian style salad with prawns and a spicy dressing. And once you prepare all the ingredients, it’s a breeze to put together. Continue reading “Asian Style Salad with Prawns and Spicy Dressing”

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Fresh Prawns with Dill Vinaigrette Served in a Festive Ice Bowl | And a Merry Christmas

Fresh Prawns with Dill Viniaigrette in Ice Bowl Making a festive ice bowl to present this simple recipe of poached Prawns with Dill Vinaigrette for buffet style entertaining should pull a few oohs and aahs from your guests. Ice bowls as a table centerpiece always look quite spectacular and perfect for keeping these cooked prawns nice and chilled. The ice bowl is decorated with fresh rosemary, fresh cranberries and thinly sliced orange. As everything is edible you can place the cooked and chilled prawns directly into the ice bowl for serving, unlike the Bougainvillea ice bowl, where I set a glass bowl within the ice bowl. You can find instructions and tips on how to make the ice bowl in a earlier post. Continue reading “Fresh Prawns with Dill Vinaigrette Served in a Festive Ice Bowl | And a Merry Christmas”

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Prawns with a Spicy Mango Chutney | Food for Sharing

Prawns in shooter glasses with a Chilli Mango ChutneyHave you ever encountered a taste and fragrant smell of something so deliciously edible… a moment that left you with a powerful sensory memory, forever ingrained! Many years ago my brothers flatmate brought back fresh mangoes from a trip to India and when visiting (my brother), Jemma insisted I try this incredible fruit. The exotic aroma, the rich sweet taste, the texture and colour… I loved everything about mango from that moment. Continue reading “Prawns with a Spicy Mango Chutney | Food for Sharing”