Do you remember favourite moments from Christmas? Or your favouritest Christmas ever? I have trouble remembering, sometimes. Tradition helps, I’ve come to realise, to keep track of memories especially around festive periods. For the last three Christmases, I’ve spent them at my partner’s place, where their doors open annually for a celebration. The first year, … Continue reading »
When I thought of a recipe for a Christmas salad, this was nowhere near what I had in mind. My partner’s family’s Christmas dinner menu was made of two parts: turkey, lamb and ham for the Christmas bit, and then a Sri Lankan-Indian repertoire of fabulousness: dry curries with beef and chicken, and a light … Continue reading »
Weeknights are the hardest to think of dinner recipes. Things that are easy to make yet delicious after a long day, on top of that hour of yoga or jog. A Facebook exclusive, A Recipe in Pictures features a recipe each week that’s easy to make, 15 minutes tops! To kick off this week, we … Continue reading »
It is naught but with pure irony that I begin this by saying happy accidents happen in the kitchen. Quesadillas turned out to be the “happy”, whereas losing half a pinkie nail in a fridge-opening-slicing-horror-movie-style accident was the accident. Tortillas are my bane, if I could have you believe that this fluffy round Mexican wraps … Continue reading »
If Robuchon is a Master of French cooking, then I must be something along the lines of Grand Hobbit of Throwing-Shit-Together. I had set my heart out to make Closet Cooking’s Remoulade Sauce, but as luck would have it, my supermarket didn’t carry stock of horseradish, capers, or grainy mustard. Essentials, they were. So what … Continue reading »
Today I thought I was da bomb, because … …I made up the word scrump-deli-tious. Which is scrumptious and delicious, with a bit o’ Knock-Your-Socks-Off. …. Just before work, I made plans with my partner over email to watch a movie. Him: Let’s watch The Infidel at 8pm. I’d fancy a beer, too, by the … Continue reading »
Lots of foods are moving away from the cafés, into the home. These days, I hardly even eat out. When I do, I doggy-pack, park myself in front of my partner’s 42-inch flatscreen with theatre sound system to match, and watch any great comedy I can get my hands on. It’s a habit of mine. … Continue reading »
Having craved this for a ridiculous amount of time, the end result nevertheless was as good as I expected. (you know how those build-ups are!) That, and because I was starving, I maniacally ripped and shredded my ingredients before reaching the bliss I had been longing for. There are two things I would have done … Continue reading »
I do believe they’re wrong when they say: You are what you eat. Well, perhaps not wrong. Perhaps a little less… defined. You are what you eat. And you are what you cook. This lovely pot of pork is smothered with an onion and blue cheese sauce. Do you know how much I love blue … Continue reading »
Welcome. You are here today to partake in Cream Spaghetti’s request for your attention. She’s a cool cat, she doesn’t like to be bland, and she doesn’t like to repeat herself. She would like, above all things, to share the wonderful experience of life with some friends. Namely, Bacon, Onion and Garlic. I know, I … Continue reading »
