Mot people I know love a good chicken satay, but the offerings in restaurants can often be very one-dimensional in flavour, whereas if you’ve enjoyed the dish in South East Asia, you’ll know how complex the flavours in both marinade and sauce can be. This barbeque chicken satay with tamarind peanut sauce is from Shu ... Read more »
As readers of my review of Good Eggs by Ed Smith will already know, I utterly adore eggs! If left to my own devices I might well eat eggs for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, even though there are so many other delicious things to enjoy. This recipe is another from Shu Han Lee’s ... Read more »
This fabulous salad from Agak Agak: Everyday Recipes from Singapore is inspired by Singaporean rojak, an eclectic mix of crunchy fruit and vegetables in a punchy dressing. Author Shu Han Lee has kept all the elements she loves from that dish – crisp cucumber, soft and juicy pineapple and crunchy, salty roasted peanuts – and dressed ... Read more »
Singapore is widely recognised as one of the world’s best places for food lovers. I’ve never met a Singaporean yet who isn’t passionate about eating great food, and that’s reflected in the richness and diversity of the cuisine. Visitors are often amazed at the availability of delicious and very affordable food from inexpensive hawker stalls ... Read more »
Originally from Laos, but also very popular in Northern Thailand, laab is a ‘salad’ of finely chopped or minced meat or fish cooked with an aromatic collection of ingredients such as lemongrass, galangal, lime, fish sauce, chilli and spices that give it an addictively bright and punchy flavour profile. In this clever recipe from Good ... Read more »
Like Tim, we are a huge fan of Thai salads including yum makhua yao (a grilled aubergine salad). Tim’s clever microwave version from his latest cookbook, Microwave Meals is simple to make, fragrant with herbs and dressed in a deliciously bright and punchy sauce. Instead of charring the aubergine to achieve the dish’s characteristic smoky ... Read more »
This refreshing lime soda with strawberries is a perfect summer drink featuring fresh strawberries, lime juice, brown sugar or maple syrup, and an unexpected pinch of black pepper. It’s from food writer and photographer Uyen Luu’s latest book, Vietnamese: Simple Vietnamese Food to Cook at Home In the recipe’s introduction Luu remembers her first taste ... Read more »
This quick and simple cold noodle recipe is immensely satisfying and perfect for a quick lunch or dinner when you’re short on time but craving great flavours. It’s also a handy way to use up ingredients from your fridge or store cupboard. Read our full review of Vietnamese Vegetarian by Uyen Luu. This is a ... Read more »
This beautiful black bean aubergine recipe from Uyen Luu’s Vietnamese Vegetarian cookery book delivers maximum flavour for very little effort, taking only 10 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook. If you like, you can also make the sauce ahead of time and reheat when ready to serve Read our full review of Vietnamese ... Read more »
Vietnamese Vegetarian by Uyen Luu follows on from her two previous books Vietnamese: Simple Vietnamese Food to Cook at Home and My Vietnamese Kitchen. I looked through both of these very beautiful books when they first came out but as a vegetarian, I found that even those recipes that looked as though they might be ... 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]