Following on from the fresh pasta recipe a few days ago, I had to make a delicious, refreshing dish in order to justify the making of said pasta. The beauty of being in Portugal, and so close to the coast, is the fresh seafood that’s (mostly) locally sourced, but also super affordable! Never in Hong…

I’ve never made pasta before. Mum used to make it quite a lot, back in the days before you could easily buy fresh pasta from the supermarket. I remember the pasta roller, clamped to the kitchen counter, and the strands of pasta hanging everywhere as it dried. Over the years, I’ve stopped eating pasta that…

What to do with a handful of sun-dried tomatoes, a green pepper, half an onion and half a carton of chopped tomatoes? Buy some white wine, make some veggie stock, and pull out the arborio rice. It’s risotto time. Risotto is usually creamy and heavy, but this version is much lighter and is a taste…

Potatoes and carrots are such a traditional combination. You can have them both roasted, you can have them boiled, mashed, “bubble-and-squeaked”, shredded. They are great together, and work well in many dishes. So it’s only natural that I looked into carrot gnocchi for the blog. I could have used up my potatoes and carrots as…

I grew up on tuna sandwiches. They were a staple in our household for lunch, both at school and at home on weekends. In fact, they’re still a staple in my parent’s household when I visit them. When you have good bread, good quality mayonnaise and tuna, along with some avocado – you really can’t…

One of my favourite dishes growing up, and to this day, is homemade cottage/shepherd’s pie. I have to admit, that in my family we call any minced meat covered with mash potatoes shepherd’s pie, even if it’s beef and not lamb. But anyway, today’s recipe is an adapted version of my mum’s go-to recipe, as…