halloumi tikka (squeaky cheese in a spicy yogurt marinade!)

grilled halloumi tikka This year's BBQ season was somewhat short-lived, which is a bit of shame as I didn't have many opportunities ...

too hot to cook? zhejiang "drunken" chicken is the solution

Zheijang "drunken" chicken The only downside of having a kitchen that faces south is that during the hot weather it can approach f...

fresh coconut and coriander chutney

coconut and coriander chutney One of my favourite chutneys or relishes is this one to accompany curries or dosas. Fresh and nutty, it zings ...

malaysian crispy prawn fritters (cucur udang) with a sweet chilli dipping sauce

malaysian crispy prawn fritters (cucur udang) with a sweet chilli dipping sauce There are many food bloggers who have a specific focus. Whil...

buffalo wings with blue cheese dip

buffalo wings About 20 years ago I was seconded to the New York office of the UK company I worked for. I wish I could tell you that I spent ...

indonesian seafood sate lilit

Indonesian seafood sate lilit A fabulous sate (satay) from Bali which can be made with a variety of different meats; I love the minced seafo...

chocolate covered cinder toffee (honeycomb)

chocolate covered cinder toffee Chocolate covered cinder toffee (known in some parts as honeycomb , puff candy , hokey-pokey , yellowman o...

blood dipping sauce (or roasted pepper and tomato sauce)

blood dipping sauce (or roasted pepper and tomato sauce)  My so-called blood dipping sauce made to go with my Halloween vampire bat wings i...

vampire bat wings (with blood dipping sauce)

vampire bat wings with blood dipping sauce I am sooooo behind with my blogging and have stacks of recipes to post, so forgive me if a load a...

spanish moorish skewers: pinchos morunos

pinchos morunos (Spanish Moorish skewers) No country or its people particularly like being invaded by another, unless I suppose it is by fri...

beetroot and lentil spicy kofta

beetroot and lentil spicy kofta Since I decided that I liked beetroot , I have become pretty evangelical about the stuff. These days I am ma...

malaysian chicken satay

malaysian chicken satay Campbell Road in downtown Kuala Lumpur in the 1970s was where the best hawker food was. It was where my father and I...

chorizo, nutella, sour cheese and pickled apple crostini

chorizo and nutella crostini with pickled apples and labneh A few years ago I started to make a party canape that was essentially a crostin...

devilled eggs: time for a revival?

devilled eggs Almost from the moment that humans first learned to cook an egg, I suspect that they were " devilling " (spicing) th...

party nibbles: bacon-wrapped marinated water chestnuts

bacon-wrapped marinated water chestnuts Growing up as expats in Malaysia, my little brother's obsession with the crunchy texture of wate...

curry mary: a curry-spiced twist on the classic hangover cure

spicy curry mary Many of us have firmly-held beliefs that, despite evidence to the contrary, we are most reluctant to relinquish. So when sc...

a story of a Goth, a grandmother and baklava, with a sting in the tale!

honey nut baklava I am thinking about Christmas baking and alternatives to the usual spiced cakes. I want to make some baklava , filo pastry...