You’d be forgiven for thinking the yellow colour of lemon posset comes from the lemon, but actually it’s all down to the cream and sugar base. As soon as you start heating the two, the cream takes on a rich golden yellow and the addition of the rhubarb syrup at the end does little to ... Read more »
I’m rather partial to a cocktail! Especially since I don’t like table wine or beer, which seem to be the default alcoholic choices to drink with food when eating out in a restaurant. I usually end up choosing a soft drink – a fizzy drink, fruit juice, maybe a milkshake or a lassi, or just ... Read more »
Published in 2014, MiMi Aye’s Noodle! was a huge success, and introduced many cooks to the delights of South East Asian noodle recipes. Read my review here and then head out to buy the ingredients for this delicious recipe. MiMi Aye’s Spicy Sichuan Noodles (Dan Dan Mian) Published with permissionAlso known as ‘dandan noodles’ abroad, ... Read more »
Published in 2014, MiMi Aye’s Noodle! made quite a stir (or should that be slurp) and was one of the cookery book highlights of the year. Read my review, with comments from the author here and then head out to buy the ingredients for this delicious recipe. 5 from 1 vote MiMi Aye’s Taiwanese ... Read more »
Wishing all who celebrate the Chinese New Year a healthy, happy and prosperous one. ‘Kung hei fat choy’ (Cantonese) or ‘gong xi fa cai’ (Mandarin) to you! To celebrate the new year of the rooster, we have another wonderful guest post by my friend Diana Chan. The Chinese lunar new year has just begun. Each ... Read more »
A few weeks back I shared the recipe for my Smoked Mackerel & Wasabi Paté which I made to take along to a friend’s sake party. The other dish I made was a second fish pate using hot smoked salmon. Once again, this no-cook recipe combines just three ingredients. It’s incredibly quick and easy to ... Read more »
Taking a leaf from the Americans and their typical Thanks Giving meals, I am particularly drawn to the inclusion of sweet potato dishes as a rich and delicious side to roast turkey. So much so that I decided to add this tradition to our Christmas Day feast, creating a creamy Dauphinoise of sweet potato layered ... Read more »
It’s no secret that I love good food and sometimes I love it a little too much! The older I get, the more heartburn and indigestion become a regular nuisance, especially when I overindulge or I’m particularly stressed. In fact, you won’t catch me leaving the house without a packet of Rennie tablets in my ... Read more »
This may sound like heresy from a self-confessed cheese addict but sometimes – especially after a few weeks of excess eating that nearly always includes a copious cheese board – I really fancy something different. It’s not that I get cheesed out… wash your mouth out for even thinking such a thing! But the same ... Read more »
A few weeks ago I reviewed Chocolate: Indulge Your Inner Chocoholic. This lovely book by my friend and chocolate expert Dom Ramsey is the perfect gift for anyone who loves good chocolate and wants to learn more about its history, how it’s made, where it’s grown, what fair trade and bean-to-bar mean, and even how ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]
Landed in beautiful, crazy, hot, humid, hectic Bangkok this afternoon. Follow along via #kaveyeatsthailand. We settled in to our all-suites hotel, freshened up and headed out for a very… [more]
