Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
This treasured recipe of German Chocolate and Nut Loaf (Nusskuchen) is adapted from the book World’s Best Cakes by the famed British Pastry Chef Roger Pizey. I have made this loaf cake plenty of times because it’s simple and easy to make ( and delicious) so I sort of know […]
Who doesn’t love a good curry, and with globalisation we are spoilt for choice as there are so many to choose from. And one of my favourites, is the Thai Panang Beef Curry. It’s up there with Masaman Curry and the Filipino Chicken Curry. One of the best Panang Curry […]
If there was a dish that followed a spice trail it would be the Beef Masaman Curry. Although it is now widely known as a Thai dish, this curry has hints of Persian origins, Masaman being a variation of Masalman which is Muslim in Persian. Introduced to Thailand via the […]
If you love coffee, like I do, then this is the loaf cake for you. Delightfully moist tender crumb, with chopped nuts and hints of fragrant spices- cinnamon and cardamom. Coffee flavour in the cake and more in the Coffee Glaze. I’m one of those who doesn’t wake up properly […]
This is my version of the spiced Dutch Almond Fingers called Gevulde Speculaas . ”Gevulde” is Dutch for stuffed and these finger shortcrust cookies certainly are – with Marzipan. When baked , the Marzipan melts into the cookie imparting more almond flavour and more moistness. By no means is this […]
As a transplant from the Philippines, now residing in Sydney, there’s nothing better than a bowl of piping hot Pork Sinigang, to chase away the homesickness blues. The wind could be fierce and blustering outside, but one taste of the sour broth and I’m happily transported back to my hometown […]