Archive | April, 2011

Long weekend tomato stacks

With two long weekends in a row, and a three day work week next week, I’m sure most of us are in a great mood today anticipating all that time off from work. Whether you’ll be celebrating Easter with family and friends, or just spending a peaceful few days at home, make sure you eat [...]

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Easy cheesy chicken breast fillets

Chicken breast fillets are an easy stand-by for a quick meal. But they are often overcooked, dry and flavourless – not ideal for any dinner. The key to cooking them correctly in AMC is to use a medium temperature, heating an empty unit until the Visiotherm reaches the first red area. Then add 10 ml [...]

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Buttermilk crumpets for the weekend

I’m not sure I really need to give a reason why I’m posting this recipe of buttermilk crumpets with strawberries and bacon. Originally printed in the Spring 2007 copy of AMC Spice, I have made them often since. Strawberry’s are obviously not in season at the moment but they aren’t essential. Niether is the bacon. [...]

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The AMC Visiotherm

Cooking with your AMC Visiotherm

Last week I had a new customer at our cooking demonstration at the AMC Lifestyle Studio. She brought in her brand new AMC Chef’s Pan and told me it was broken. Everything that she cooks in it burns. I had a really easy solution for this customer: Always cook on medium to low temperatures and [...]

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Beetroot & orange salad for autumn

After this slightly chilly weekend in Cape Town, it seems the seasons are definitely changing. I often find that as the weather gets cooler I eat less and less green salads – I guess they just don’t cut it as comfort food! But this salad I’m always happy to eat, whether its warm or cold [...]

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