“Men are like soup: you always want to have one on the back burner, just in case.”Unattributed feminist quote Tomato-Carrot Soup with Star Anise Tried my hand at a tomato-carrot soup this morning, flavoured delicately with a spice that has intrigued me endlessly over the past few days. None other than the pretty star anise … Continue reading TOMATO-CARROT SOUP…DELICATELY FLAVOURED WITH STAR ANISE
“Condiments are like old friends — highly thought of, but often taken for granted.” Marilyn Kaytor STAR ANISE FLAVOURED SWISS ROLL with MARMALADE SAUCE I took some marmalade that I had made last month & spiced it up with star anise, cinnamon, ginger etc. Let it mature for a day…dreamt of a swiss roll last … Continue reading FRIENDSHIP, SPICE & THE CHINESE NEW YEAR!
” Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.” Fran Lebowitz LAMB ROGAN JOSH…a passionate curry! A very popular dish from North India & Pakistan, Rogan Josh is just mildly spicy. It gets its fiery red colour from paprika, & like all popular recipes, has many … Continue reading ROGAN JOSH…A popular lamb curry; Served here with stir-fried cawliflower
“And the fruits will outdo what the flowers have promised.” Francois de Malherbe SEVILLE/BITTER ORANGE MARMALADE…locally called ‘TANGERINE MARMALADE’ I sent my daughter & her friend off to my neighbours house to get a bagful of these tart little oranges; also referred to as ‘narangis‘ here. My neighbours’ tree was laden with them & she … Continue reading SEVILLE/BITTER ORANGE MARMALADE…Bittersweet pleasure!
“We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.”Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory View from my window in 2007… That time of the year again; am racing as usual…still so much to do, and so little done. Even the year has almost come to an end! Huff Puff!! … Continue reading WRAP ON 2007…the year that whooshed by!
“An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh.” Will Rogers ‘GOSHT DO PIAZA’…A popular & hearty lamb stew Dopiaza, Dopyaza “Do” is “two” and “piaz” is “onion“; so dopiaza is a dish which has twice the amount of onions, usually added in two stages. Different … Continue reading ‘GOSHT DO PIAZA’ …A hearty & popular lamb stew.
