This dish is one of my favourite Chinese treats that I’ve never considered cooking before as I thought it would be far too complicated and time consuming. How wrong I was! It’s the perfect quick, easy dinner that tastes deliciously authentic. Give it a try and let me know what you think. Serves 2 2 […]
When we were in Thailand recently we had the most wonderful beef mince dish at one of the restaurants in Kata Beach, Phuket. So of course I had to take up the challenge and try to recreate it myself – purely from taste as I didn’t know quite what the ingredients were. I have to […]
The competition to win a sparkling new CDA oven came to a close on Friday. Thank you everyone who entered, the response was fabulous. Our lucky winner is Kim Lam from Nottingham. Congrats Kim, your new oven will be with you shortly. If you’re looking for a new oven, why not visit their website to find […]
If you like burgers you’re gonna love this book. Burgers by Paul Gayler offers a selection of inspiring recipes for meat, fish and vegetarian burgers plus a lovely selection of creative sides dishes that are perfect accompaniments. Before I recommend a recipe book, of course I have to test a couple of the dishes. I had […]
I love a challenge, so when the people from Amoy asked me if I wanted to take part in their next Blogger Challenge, I couldn’t say no. As it turns out, the challenge involved barbecuing and Asian flavours – two of my favourite things. Throw in a wonderful English summer (long may it continue) and I […]
It’s always fun and a challenge to come up with new recipes. Thinking laterally about different ingredient mixes, ways of cooking and letting your imagination go. This was the most fun I’ve had cooking in a long time (and I always have fun!). I was trying to think of a new way to cook with biltong while at […]