mulled cranberry and orange relishI love the way that recipes can be passed along generations, and across continents and cultures. A few years ago, an American (...)
Orange milk liqueur for christmas and all year round
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Christmas orange milk liqueur (a.k.a. Baby Jesus Wee!)I should have posted this much earlier, because in theory you should be drinking this to toast the Baby (...)
Roast butternut squash salad with pomegranate and tahini dressing
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roast butternut squash salad with pomegranate and tahini dressingA spicy, sweet and sour roasted squash salad topped with tangy cheese, crunchy hazelnuts and (...)
Urap - indonesian cooked vegetable salad with coconut and lime dressing
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urap: indonesian cooked vegetable salad with coconut and lime dressingIt's that time of year when you start wondering about what to wear. Is it cold enough to (...)
rice porridge for breakfast: congee, juk or baburI'm up with the birds this morning, together with Mia, my elderly cat, who meows imperiously at me to be let (...)
Turkish poached eggs in yogurt (cilbir)I have a feeling that when I meet new people I have barely got the social niceties out of the way before I am grilling (...)
Vietnamese chicken noodle soup (pho)That I love Asian noodles I think is probably a given. A Vietnamese-style pho (pronounced "fuh") is one of my favourite (...)
grilled halloumi tikkaThis year's BBQ season was somewhat short-lived, which is a bit of shame as I didn't have many opportunities to roll out one of my BBQ (...)
Salmon and blackberry salad with blackberry dressing
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salmon and blackberry salad with blackberry dressingI had this glorious Chinese-style blackberry sauce on a piece of salmon recently. It's sweet and tart and, (...)
turkish-style cucumber and tomato soup So much for the expected heatwave. Oh well, I love this simple soup, which is slightly tart and refreshing on a hot day (...)
Goat's cheese and blackberry salad with vinaigrette
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Goat's cheese and blackberry salad with blackberry vinaigrette I live a simpler life these days. Part of it is a case of cutting my coat according to my cloth. (...)
Zesty beluga lentil and roasted tomato salad with herbs
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a zesty beluga lentil and roasted tomato salad with herbsI love the taste and texture of beluga (black) lentils, so-called for their supposed resemblance to (...)
tamarind and honey prawns (assam prawns)I've used Malaysian tastes for my influence with this marinade. Nothing could be simpler, just sweet with honey and (...)
Zheijang "drunken" chickenThe only downside of having a kitchen that faces south is that during the hot weather it can approach furnace-like temperatures, (...)
coconut and coriander chutneyOne of my favourite chutneys or relishes is this one to accompany curries or dosas. Fresh and nutty, it zings with flavour. It is (...)
northern chinese (shandong) style asparagusAsparagus doesn't appear much on Chinese menus, apart from in the northern region of Shandong, where asparagus is (...)
Malaysian crispy prawn fritters with sweet chilli dipping sauce
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malaysian crispy prawn fritters (cucur udang) with a sweet chilli dipping sauceThere are many food bloggers who have a specific focus. While I suspect I am (...)
Summer garden rice salad with preserved lemon dressing
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summer garden rice salad with preserved lemon dressingI have to confess that I approach rice salads with caution. I think it is because they remind me of (...)
Celebrate national hot dog day with chicago dog with the works
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a chicago dog with the works Much as I love and am curious about history, it seems that as far as family history goes that for the first twenty years of my (...)
korean cold buckwheat noodle soup with beef (mul naengmyun)Years ago, working in New York I loved the fact that my office in Manhattan was within toddling (...)
korean-style radish and chilli pickleI love Asian pickles and I don't think there's much that can't be improved by a little jolt of chilli, including this (...)
