Okra and aubergine masala
I bought some amazing fresh aubergine (the small purple variety from India) and okra in Little India and found this perfect recipe from South India, which combined the two. I […]
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Hot & sour pork salad PLUS Nam Prik Pow
It’s 2 for 1 today! After a spell in Tamil Nadu and curried out, I felt the need for a hot/sweet/sour combo and some pork (sorry folks – occasionally I […]
Chettinad chicken
We had a cookery lesson in our wonderful hotel Visalam in Chettinad and learned how to make this dish. I think this tastes fairly similar to the one Chef made! […]
South indian okra poriyal
We had some delicious food in Tamil Nadu and I fell in love with okra all over again. This is not quite how we had it, but we did eat […]
Papaya zinger
With a houseguest and not much in the fridge apart from half a papaya, some carrots and an apple, I invented this truly delicious juice to get him going for […]
Lentil and cauliflower curry
As I am on my own this week, I have not been very good at shopping. Last night I had half a cauliflower in the fridge, half a carton of […]
Lao steamed fish – Mok Pa
This is one of the most ubiquitous dishes in Laos; it can also be made with chicken but I think the ingredients vary a little. I will experiment and update! […]
Bon Paa – a main course Lao fish paté
Inspired by our recent rip to Laos, and by a book Ant Egg Soup: the adventures of a food tourist in Laos by by Natacha do Pont de Bie, I […]
Some delicious foodie pics from Laos..
I recently visited Laos for a couple of weeks and the food there is delicious. Very fresh, herby and not particularly spicy. I will be experimenting with recipes soon, but […]
Limit drinking to 3-4 days pw to avoid cancer & reduce to 14 units pw
The New Year really is a time for hair shirts all round. But this latest research again endorses my new lifestyle changes and advises limiting drinking to 3-4 days week, […]
healthy living with cancer 