mulled cranberry and orange relish

mulled cranberry and orange relish I love the way that recipes can be passed along generations, and across continents and cultures. A few ye...

roast butternut squash salad with pomegranate and tahini dressing

roast butternut squash salad with pomegranate and tahini dressing A spicy, sweet and sour roasted squash salad topped with tangy cheese, cru...

urap: indonesian cooked vegetable salad with coconut and lime dressing

urap: indonesian cooked vegetable salad with coconut and lime dressing It's that time of year when you start wondering about what to wea...

rice porridge for breakfast: congee, juk or babur

rice porridge for breakfast: congee, juk or babur I'm up with the birds this morning, together with Mia, my elderly cat, who meows imper...

turkish poached eggs in yogurt (cilbir)

Turkish poached eggs in yogurt (cilbir) I have a feeling that when I meet new people I have barely got the social niceties out of the way be...

vietnamese chicken noodle soup (pho)

 Vietnamese chicken noodle soup (pho) That I love Asian noodles I think is probably a given. A Vietnamese-style pho (pronounced " fuh...

salmon and blackberry salad with blackberry dressing

salmon and blackberry salad with blackberry dressing I had this glorious Chinese-style blackberry sauce on a piece of salmon recently. It...

turkish-style cucumber and tomato soup

turkish-style cucumber and tomato soup So much for the expected heatwave. Oh well, I love this simple soup, which is slightly tart and refr...

Goat's cheese and blackberry salad with blackberry vinaigrette

Goat's cheese and blackberry salad with blackberry vinaigrette I live a simpler life these days. Part of it is a case of cutting my coa...

a zesty beluga lentil and roasted tomato salad with herbs

a zesty beluga lentil and roasted tomato salad with herbs I love the taste and texture of beluga (black) lentils , so-called for their suppo...

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...

northern chinese (shandong) style asparagus

 northern chinese (shandong) style asparagus Asparagus doesn't appear much on Chinese menus, apart from in the northern region of Shando...

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...

summer garden rice salad with preserved lemon dressing

summer garden rice salad with preserved lemon dressing I have to confess that I approach rice salads with caution. I think it is because the...

celebrate national hotdog day with a chicago dog with the works

a chicago dog with the works Much as I love and am curious about history, it seems that as far as family history goes that for the first tw...

mul naengmyun: korean cold buckwheat noodle soup with beef

korean cold buckwheat noodle soup with beef (mul naengmyun) Years ago, working in New York I loved the fact that my office in Manhattan was ...

korean-style radish and chilli pickle

korean-style radish and chilli pickle I love Asian pickles and I don't think there's much that can't be improved by a little j...