Caramelized
Ginger Chicken with Jasmine Rice and Organic Baby
Bok Choi
We use organic chicken pieces and marinade them
in a ginger sauce in advance. You get to pan fry
the chicken until they are caramelized, and re-heat
the Jasmine rice. The Optional Appetizer includes
a healthy dish of organic baby bok choi stir-fry
with shitake mushrooms and garlic.
Cream-filled
profiteroles Classic choux-based pastry filled
with creamy custard and topped with a thin
layer of dark chocolate ganache.
Alternate
Choice
Cooking Kit Needed
Five-spiced
Cod with Tamarind and Herbs, Rice with New Ginger
and Baby Bok Choi
You fry the five-spiced cod and serve it with
a Vietnamese inspired tamarind sauce that has
been simmered with tamarind, soy sauce, fish sauce,
pineapple juice and tomatoes. We have prepared
a fragrant side of steamed rice with ginger, and
an Optional Appetizer of lightly stir-fried organic
baby bok choi with shitake mushrooms.
The cooking kit includes
Cod with five spice flour mixture
Tamarind sauce and fresh herbs
Jasmine rice
Pea shoots with stir-fry kit (Optional Appetizer)
Optional Dessert
Cream-filled
profiteroles Classic choux-based pastry filled
with creamy custard and topped with a thin
layer of dark chocolate ganache.
Week
2 - 13 February 2008
Chef's
Choice
Cooking
Kit Needed
Grilled Lamb
Chops with Mint Yoghurt, Wilted Radicchio, and
a Pomelo Jicama Salad
You grill or broil the lamb chops and serve
it with our home-made mint yoghurt sauce. You
also get to grill some organic radicchio and drizzle
it with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Enjoy
this with an Optional Appetizer of organic pomelo,
jicama, spring mix, and toasted walnuts.
The cooking kit includes
Lamb chops
Mint yoghurt
Radicchio and dressing
Salad kit (Optional Appetizer)
Optional Dessert
Orange
slice tarts
This is a great dessert made with orange curd
in a shortbread crust
Alternate
Choice
Cooking
Kit Needed
Artichoke
& Sun-dried Tomato Ravioli with Spinach Pasta
in a Marinara sauce, and a Pomelo Jicama Salad
The ravioli is made with organic flour, spinach,
eggs, and durum flour. It is filled with artichokes,
sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper.
Served with a freshly made marinara sauce, the
entrée comes with an Optional Appetizer
of organic pomelo, jicama, spring mix, and toasted
walnuts.
The cooking kit includes
Pasta
Sauce kit
Salad kit (Optional Appetizer)
Optional Dessert
Orange
slice tarts
This is a great dessert made with orange curd
in a shortbread crust
Week
3 - 20 February 2008
Chef's
Choice
Cooking
Kit Needed
Chicken with
Sweet Raisins and Dates on Toasted Almond Couscous
and Arugula Salad with Olives and Red Onions
You pan-fry the organic chicken breasts, seasoned
with thyme, and make a sauce with parsley, raisins,
dried dates, and cider vinegar. This is served
with a side of couscous with toasted almond slices.
An Optional Appetizer of organic baby arugula
with olives and sliced red onions completes the
meal.
The cooking kit includes
Chicken breasts
Sauce kit
Almond couscous
Salad kit (Optional Appetizer)
Optional Dessert
Spiced
Apple filo-wrapped strudels
A cinnamon and nutmeg spiced apple strudel
in crispy filo pastry
Alternate
Choice
Cooking Kit Needed
Seared Tuna
with Mango Salsa and and Arugula Salad with Olives
and Red Onions
You marinade the tuna in a mango jerk salsa sauce
and sear it on the grill or frying pan. An additional
side of fresh mango salsa and caramelized plaintains
set off this Caribbean inspired dish. An Optional
Appetizer of organic baby arugula with olives
and sliced red onions completes the meal.
The cooking kit includes
Tuna with mango jerk sauce
Mango salsa
Plaintain
Salad kit (Optional Appetizer)
Optional Dessert
Spiced
Apple filo-wrapped strudels
A cinnamon and nutmeg spiced apple strudel
in crispy filo pastry
Week
4 - 27 February 2008
Chef's
Choice
Cooking Kit Needed
Cayenne Pepper
Pork Chops with Home-made BBQ Sauce with Sweet
Potato Mash and Salad
We brine the pork chops so that they are juicy
and flavorsome. We then marinade it with a mix
of paprika, dry mustard, chili, cumin, garlic,
sugar and cayenne pepper. You pan-grill the pork
chops and serve them with an awesome home-made
BBQ sauce and a sweet potato mash. The Optional
Appetizer is an organic butter lettuce salad with
crispy radish, and creamy avocado in a champagne
vinegar dressing.
The cooking kit includes
Ready-to-cook pork chops
BBQ sauce
Sweet potato mash
Salad kit (Optional Appetizer)
Optional Dessert
Chocolate
and Lavender Cake
Moist blackout chocolate cake layered with
a light chocolate frosting and a soft lavender
butter cream
Alternate
Choice
Cooking Kit Needed
Spring Vegetable
Stew with Potato Gnocchi
We slice and blanch a colorful medley of fresh
vegetables – carrots, radishes, turnips,
asparagus, snow peas, and broccoli. Together with
an assortment of herbs such as parsley, thyme,
and scallions, you get to complete the spring
vegetable stew. This is served with pumpkin gnocchi
and an Optional salad of organic butter lettuce
salad with crispy radish, and creamy avocado in
a champagne vinegar dressing.
The cooking kit includes
Vegetable stew kit
Gnocchi
Salad kit (Optional Appetizer)
Optional Dessert
Chocolate
and Lavender Cake
Moist blackout chocolate cake layered with
a light chocolate frosting and a soft lavender
butter cream