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Cauliflower Gratin
Salads & Snacks, Vegetarian

Cauliflower Gratin

It’s hard to get excited about Cauliflower. Just like cabbage, it has that distinctive sulfuric smell that can be a turn off for some people. Although not very colourful or flowery, both broccoli and cauliflowers are two of the most important flowers in the food world. They contain enzymes and […]

Date and Walnut Loaf
Desserts/Sweets

Date and Walnut Loaf

This is one of my favourite tea loaf, naturally sweetened with dates and studded with crunchy walnuts. It is dense and wonderfully moist, perfect with a cuppa. Like most old fashioned cake, it is the kind of treat you make for yourself because of it’s simplicity and takes no time […]

Nusskuchen
Desserts/Sweets

German Chocolate and Nut Loaf (Nusskuchen)

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 […]

Panang Beef Curry
Meat & Fish

Panang Beef Curry

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 […]

Massaman Beef Curry
Meat & Fish

Beef Masaman 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 […]

Coffee and Nut Loaf
Desserts/Sweets

Coffee and Nut Loaf

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 […]