My friend (and colleague) brought in this delicious sauce to work a few weeks ago. Her husband is Costa Rican, and he had been gifted a very large bottle of this sauce to use. As we are an office of food-lovers, sauces are always welcome. We love trying new sauces, new dips, new everything. She…
Month: September 2018
Homemade Pizza
Pizza. Pizza. Pizza. It’s so hard to find good pizza these days. Everyone has a different idea of what good pizza is, I know. But, I struggle in Hong Kong to find good pizza. Some don’t put enough cheese, others are too oily, others don’t have toppings that I like, or have crust that is…
Peanut Noodles
I talk a lot about comfort food on this blog. I love to eat, whatever mood I’m in. This is probably why I have to deal with weight issues now. I’m not the kind of person that stops eating when I’m stressed, busy or tired. Emotions don’t play a part with my eating. The only…
Spelt Raspberry Pancakes
Having made the blackberry drop scones over the summer, I’ve been hunkering to adapt the recipe for different flavours. I finally had my chance one weekend, when I had some raspberries and yoghurt to use up. I’ve called this recipe pancakes, because they are very much like American pancakes, but it is essentially the same…
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Hong Kong was hit by it’s worst typhoon in a long time today. The Philippines had the brunt of Mangkhut long before we did, and much worse than we did. Despite all of the warnings, and the precautions people tried to take, windows have been smashed, property damaged and lost, and flooding has occurred throughout…
Garlic, Basil and Mint Courgettes
Sometimes vegetables can get boring. Not because vegetables are boring, but because we get into a mind set of only doing vegetables in a certain way, which means that we don’t try new styles of cooking or new flavour combinations. I’m always looking for new ways to cook my veggies. I want to eat more…
Gluten Free Chocolate Birthday Cake
Today is my birthday. I didn’t plan anything for it, other than to do my usual Tuesday evening activity of aerobics and dinner with everyone afterwards. I did a lot of celebrating last year, so this year I was happy to keep it low key. The only thing I wanted was to make a birthday…
Blistered Tomatoes and Olives
It’s a long-standing tradition in my family to have nibbles and drinks around 6pm, almost every day. My grandparents, my aunt, my parents … they all do it. Unfortunately, I don’t indulge in this tradition on my own, but I thoroughly enjoy it when I’m with other members of my family that do. After returning…
Harissa Roasted Aubergine, Pomegranate and Rice
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, then you know how much I love harissa. I am constantly looking for new ways to incorporate it into dishes that I cook. So, imagine my happiness when I found a recipe that uses harissa in the Jamie Oliver book I bought over the summer. I…
Broad Bean, Pepper & Mint Salad
I’ve taken a lot of inspiration from Jamie Oliver recently, including the recipe in today’s post. And I use the word inspiration, because sometimes I find that the ingredients used aren’t ones that I am a huge fan of. As mentioned in my previous post, I’m trying to find healthier recipes to incorporate into my…
Easy Beef Stew-ish
I’ve been going through my cookbooks again – don’t worry, I’ve not forgotten about the magazine clippings – and have bookmarked a few healthier recipes that I’d like to try. When I say healthier, I might mean less carb-heavy, or I might mean highlighting vegetables and healthier options (e.g. brown rice). Like I mentioned…
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