Miso mushroom roasted chicken with coconut rice
I love miso and mushrooms so I couldn’t wait to try out this easy chicken pot roast. Just needed some guests! I had the opportunity on Sunday night, when I pre-prepared […]
Boxing day special – easy-peasy red-curried duck/turkey/chicken
What to do with that left-over poultry? I cooked a delicious 5 spice duck for Christmas day (simply rub a duck with 2 tbsp 5 spice powder top & bottom, […]
Four years cancer free – and the rest!
The festive season has for the past four years been cause for real celebration for me. Yesterday I went to the Marsden, had my chest x-ray and a good chat […]
Steamed hake with fennel
I bought a lovely piece of wild hake down the Farmers Market, and devised this dish with the fennel and spring onions I had also bought. A very light yet […]
Jerusalem artichoke soup
Back to the Farmers’ Market after a long absence and hurray – the artichokes are in! This is the simplest winter warmer to make, although it’s suitable for eating among […]
All about oily fish – a great source of lean protein and all sorts of added benefits
I am a great fan of oily fish. I avoid tinned tuna for conservation reasons, but I eat smoked mackerel for lunch at least 2-3 times a week; and ordinary […]
Beetroot, carrot and ginger soup
There is a veritable glut of beetroot right now, so I have been exploring ways to cooke them. Borscht is a bit fiddly but this is a quick and satisfying […]
Easy vegetable pakoras
This is a bit of a cheat as the pakoras were part of my Spicery Goan Curry Night box, but they were so good that I thought I would share […]
Cod in a tamarind, coriander & fenugreek sauce
I needed something fishy as brain food and to go with my leftover pumpkin curry, so what better than this recipe which comes from the Bandar Sea area so is full […]
Pumpkin, chickpea and coconut curry
This is a Keralan dish. The original recipe demands black-eyed peas, but I couldn’t find any, so substituted chickpeas, which in fact are a better source of protein and goodness all […]
healthy living with cancer 