It’s not something people talk about a lot but whenever I bring up phố there is enormous interest about where to eat it. People are always interested in the best places to eat in Victoria Street Richmond. When they hear I have a list of the best local phố restaurants from a phố expert in Sydney their notebooks and PDAs come out as they copy out the list. I discovered the “I Love Phố” exhibition that was held in Liverpool […]
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Top cinema sweets
From my niece clanky: 1 Maltesers 2 M&Ms – Peanut – Chocolate – Mixed – Crispy 3 Skittles 4 Pick ‘n Mix – Fantails – Minties – Chicos (never heard of these)
Cabbage turnip vs grapefruit
Stone cold sober, this vegetable does pass for Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite sent into the earth’s orbit. The only thing is that Sputnik was 23cm in diameter, this veggie is about a quarter of the size. Sputnik was metallic while the kohlrabi comes either in a light green or purple variety. According to Wikipedia (BTW I spotted the Sputnik thing before I looked it up) the name comes from the German words kohl (cabbage) and rabi (turnip). There […]
Eleven foolproof steps to Greek salad
Everything seems mundane. I miss the sights and the sounds of Asia – the smell of lemongrass, BBQs, leaded petrol and the honking of motor scooter horns. The strange, noisy cats in Laos. I can’t get my mind into gear despite lots of exciting writing projects and I can’t even decide where next to go on holiday let alone what I am going to eat. At least for the Australia Day weekend I can BBQ something. But somehow piles of […]
Tuned down green papaya salad for tourists
Jak prepares green papaya salad Usually my blog posts are from the opposite season from most other people. That’s because most of the time I live in the southern hemisphere. For this week’s Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted by Scott at Real Epicurean, Jak and I in the northern hemisphere at the Three Elephants Cooking School in Luang Prabang Laos. Unusually, we are cooperating with each other in the kitchen in what is the only food we have prepared for the […]
Help! There’s a pineapple in my meal
I’ve been putting off writing about this for a few weeks now because I’m a bit embarrassed about what I’ve done. And that’s probably why I’ve been away from Weekend Herb Blogging for a while. But I’ve made the brave decision to join-in this weekend with WHB hosted by Nandita at Saffron Trail. It all started when a report arrived from Brisbane, Queensland, of the worrying trend of pineapple appearing in main courses in restaurants. I was happy to sneer […]
Voluptous parsley: my favourite herb
Ingredients About 1kg mussels 1 onion Curly leafed parsley Slat and pepper White wine Olive oil Makes enough for two It’s great looking, vibrant green, perhaps the most voluptuous of herbs. As one of my favourite herbs, old-fashioned curly parsley is my choice for the first anniversary of Weekend Herb Blogging at Kalyn’s Kitchen. She’s running a tally of the food bloggerati’s favourite herbs as part of her celebrations. It’s not fashionable but curly parsley is better than flat Italian […]
Gujerati carrot salad
Busy, busy, busy. What I need is a quick and easy recipe with both veggies and meat. One of my favourites is Gajar ka salad, a Gujerati carrot salad from my very stained and food stippled copy of Madjur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery. It is an excellent candidate for Weekend Herb Blogging over at Kalyn’s Kitchen. There are only two humans in the house and a single old fashioned large-sized carrot is enough – as opposed to the overpriced spring or […]
Become a French pastry chef in five minutes and impress your friends
Ingredients One sheet frozen puff pastry Two apples A couple of tablespoons of icing sugar Perhaps it takes 20 minutes with cooking. But it only takes 5 minutes of preparation to make something that a smart patisserie would be proud of. And certainly you can impress your friends. I was hoping I would find some kind of super puff pastry from a local providor. I reckon they thought I was a weirdo, especially when I turned down their suggestion of […]