Spread the loveAs part of the Brazilian recipe series, I have a really simple ice cream or ice lolly recipe using Avocados. In Brazil, they use Avocados in both savoury and sweet dishes like Avocado Mousse and Avocado and Coconut cream. The creaminess that the avocado imparts makes it an ideal ingredient in ice cream. Healthy Fat…
Spread the loveThe cuisine for this summer is of course Brazilian since everyone has been infected by World Cup fever. My little contribution to that are a selection of Brazilian recipes that I thought I’d try out using ingredients that are new to me. In my research, I found that Black Eyed Beans or sometimes…
Spread the loveIn Malaysia we love strong flavours and the Malay Sambal Tumis is one of the most versatile sauces as it can be used in so many dishes. The most common and popular use of Sambal Tumis is in Nasi Lemak, a Malaysian streetfood breakfast sold by ladies who set up stalls on pavements…
Spread the loveI am quite hopeless at making cocktails but I can follow a recipe. Beer cocktails are a newish thing for me and we tasted some really clever concoctions at this Beer event recently. Just in time for summer, the Chang Beer people have shared some Thai holiday inspired recipes to make cocktails with…
Spread the loveI have been researching Anti Inflammatory food recently and found that fennel is not only a powerl anti inflammatory properties, it also has high anti oxidant properties too. Fennel is not something that I would normally throw in my shopping basket as I really only know 1 recipe for it. ( A fennel…
Spread the loveI love to tinker in the kitchen and must admit that my fundamental cookings skills consists of what I have learnt from friends, cooking lessons and cook books. Short of attending culinary school, I can glean tips and learn techniques from the cooking masterclasses I have attended. One the main skills to have…
Spread the loveThe 4 Hour Chef is a really catchy title, which immediately makes you think that you can learn to be a chef in 4 hours, but the books is not about that. More on this later. It’s Tim Ferriss’ latest best selling book. It has 14 carefully chosen meals each using only 4…
Spread the loveSo this year, Vanessa Kimball has organised for Rococo Chocolates to host her Let’s Make Christmas gift swap. The idea is that you make something according to the theme and bring it along to be entered into a competition. Then you pick a gift from all the goodies that have been brought along…
Spread the loveWhen you have abundant sunshine, the produce you get in the region is plentiful, colourful and delicious. The people from Fragata are running a competition to win a cooking day with Jose Pizarro of the Pizarro Restaurant in Bermondsey. They duly sent along a hamper with a selection of goodies like capers, black…