Dal with tamarind, tomatoes and curry leaves
Thank you Rick Stein for this recipe from Bangladesh. I am not supposed to eat tomatoes as they are acidic, but as you know I cheat on my diet every […]
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Dry cauliflower curry with mustard seeds, ginger and nigella/kalonji seeds
Another great immunity-boosting dish, cauliflower being a member of the brassica family. The humble cauliflower is low-fat and low-carb and we should eat a lot more of it. I combined […]
Chicken, aubergine and shitake mushroom red curry
About to go diving, I had to have another fridge clear out and I came up with this rather scrummy curry. It’s difficult in our household because Ross and I […]
Kerala fish curry
I have been making this fish curry for about 20 years; it is so simple and delicious. I brought back the curry leaves and fresh turmeric from Singapore specially so I […]
Spicy quinoa salad with everything in it! Perfect for Easter Sunday…
I made this for a big Easter Sunday lunch (doubled the quantities for a buffet dish between 30 people). As I couldn’t get broad beans in Switzerland, I substituted flageolets […]
Grilled cumin & lime chicken with mango salsa
We were given an enormous box of Alphonso mangoes in India, so when we arrived back to an empty fridge, I had to use my wits to concoct something delicious […]
Grilled whole fish with spicy sour/sweet sauce
Here is a fish for Good Friday recipe! One of my favourite fishes is white snapper, which we feasted off in Myanmar. It is surprisingly good value here and the flesh […]
Oriental mushroom medlay
Clearing out the fridge before going to India I found a mixture of mushrooms; it seemed a pity to waste them so I did a bit of research and adapted […]
Balinese braised pork
I had some left over belly pork from another dish, so I wanted to make something quick and easy. Belly pork has to be cooked for a long time to […]
Pork & Prawn noodle soup
Another meal in a bowl, and what flavours! It’s a common combo out here, pork and prawns – local surf and turf? The secret is to make a really good […]
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