There’s no other time I eat gingerbread but at Christmas. Which is a shame, because like turkey, I love it to bits. This one is rich, dark and mysterious (like a dream man, really) with nubbly bits of chocolate within and a warm hint of spice. The lollies were an irresistible early Christmas [...]
The breakfast of choice for many Malaysians, I could eat this nasi lemak at any hour. Nasi lemak is a synergetic dish that relies on basic ingredients to make each forkful a fragrant mouthful. The rice is warm and fragrant with the silkiness of coconut milk. Best of all there’s lots of it – [...]
Every year I am determined to make cookies for Christmas. Last year, my reindeers were two legged with no necks; the year before, burnt beyond recognition. But this year – bring it on. Yes readers, you will see a couple of cookie recipes before we wash up in this year’s silly season. To [...]
Mishima rib eye steak. Out of all the weird and wonderful ingredients on Iron Chef Japan, there was one that stuck in our minds firmly – Mishima beef. From the montage, I distinctly remember visions of very happy cows, that lived on an island by the sea. Mishima cattle are the predecessors of the Wagyu [...]
How cool was the Jamie at Home series? I loved everything about it – the styling, the kitchen garden and the foodie step by step cartoons at the end. Not to mention the kitschy styling – most of the time I was looking at the kitchen around Jamie, instead of him cooking. I have [...]
