Archive for 2007

As much as I wish (don't we all!) I had enough time to work in the kitchen and produce a new recipe each day to share, the whole work and earn money thing sort of gets in the way. But there are so many great recipes I come across on a daily basis, some of which I've tried and others which are on my to-do (to-eat) list. Lately, since ...

This ice cream machine recipe is perfect for anyone with a ridiculously cold freezer, the kind that freezes your cream into a solid block that even the deadliest ice pick couldn't touch. Why did I choose custard apple? Because a few years ago I had custard apple ice cream in Vietnam, and it's one of my ...

The things my cats eat! Dillan enjoying a cavolo nero stem: You wouldn't think a cat would enjoy this sort of thing, but I often find my two gnawing on random vegetables I've dropped on the floor or which are sticking out of the side of the bin. They both get pretty territorial over kale stems in particular!

I hate winter. I really, really, really hate winter. I hate that it doesn't get light until 7:30 and it's dark around 16:00. I hate that it's not even a real winter, with real snow and real winter coats for sale (everything's a fashion item here, at least for women, unless you want to pay a couple hundred pounds). I hate that everyone stresses ...

After a lengthy holiday in Southeast Asia, I'm back and ready to cook (well technically ready to sleep, but I'll get around to both at some point). Sorry for the lack up updates being lazy and not updating while I was adventuring away. The easiest country in which to be Vegetarian in Southeast Asia is easily, for me, Vietnam. A lot of ...

First of all I'd like to apologise for my lack of updates. I'm self-employed and my work really revolves around the 4 quarter of the year, so I've been absolutely slammed. It's busier than usual this year because I'm packing in twice the punch in half the time so I can afford to go to South East Asia for a couple of months. Hopefully there will be ...

The more so-called vegetarian and vegan cook books I read, the more I wonder if the chef behind each of these works actually follows a diet which parallels the subject of his or her writing. I'm going to pick on a couple of different authors for this, and would be interested in hearing any opinions regarding the subject (am I missing something?). The first is Bruce Enloe and his Wine ...

Let me begin by saying that I am perfectly aware that this is probably no traditional way to make couscous and I'm happy with that. I'm interested in food tradition, but I find the end result far more appealing; if it tastes good then who cares how it was made? I have been wanting to find a way to use ...

Talk about the ideal I've-got-to-entertain-my-husband's-boss-but-I'm-a-shit-cook starter! Seriously, this dish will take you about ten minutes to prepare, and the results are fab. I made it for our 4th wedding anniversary (please don't get me wrong; I don't care about the anniversary so much as I care about having an excuse to make a nice meal) and ...

I have terrible recipe-keeping habits. When I'm in the mood to create in the kitchen, I usually grab a scrap of paper and a pen, and take very vague notes during the cooking process. This practise is not so bad if I go immediately to the computer after dinner to properly type it out, but who does that? The ...