A year ago I sat in front of my computer and pressed “publish”. A few hours before this my family had dined on the lasagna I made with a ragu sauce and fresh pasta. This recipe was my very first blog post and I was leaving a week later to go on a three week [...]
Archive for March, 2010
A Year Later – Full Circle
Posted in Cook on March 28, 2010 | 80 Comments »
The aMAZEing Pumpkin Risotto
Posted in Cook, tagged jason atherton, maze cookbook, pumpkin risotto on March 24, 2010 | 72 Comments »
“Please please don’t do it” My husband pleaded. “Why not? I’m a big fan!” I said. He just closed his eyes, shook his head in surrender and said “you’re shameless.” We were having dinner at Maze, one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants in London and a few meters away from us was Jason Atherton, the restaurant’s [...]
Chicken and Chorizo Empanada – Kulinarya Cooking Club
Posted in Bake, kulinarya cooking club, tagged chicken and chorizo pot pie, empanada, kulinarya cooking club, pastel de pollo on March 21, 2010 | 53 Comments »
I absolutely love that time of the month when we feature something for the Kulinarya Cooking Club. From a small group of three we are now around 14 and counting! It is just amazing how many bloggers there are who are just as passionate about promoting Filipino food as we are. In fact, I am [...]
Chocolate Blinis, Chocolate Mousse and Coco Pops “Caviar”
Posted in Bake, tagged alice medrich, chocolate blini, chocolate mousse, cocopops, francois payard on March 17, 2010 | 58 Comments »
There was once a little girl who loved to eat. One day, pancakes were served for breakfast. She had eaten more than her share of the pancakes and was about to eat one more when her nanny told her to stop. “I’ll have one more” the little girl said. “You’ve already had three. That’s enough” [...]
Cooking with love… Spicy Scallop with Thai Dressing
Posted in Cook, Eat, tagged spicy scallop, sushi e on March 11, 2010 | 51 Comments »
The other day I met two of my workmates on their way to lunch. I asked them where they were off to. “We’re going to have Thai at the food court,” “Have you ever tried the Indian there?” I asked. “Yes but I’ll never go back there.” One of them told me. “Why not? Is [...]
Black and White Warm Chocolate Cake
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chocolate cake, chocolate fondant, lindor, lindt on March 9, 2010 | 67 Comments »
It runs in my family to be compulsive chocolate hoarders. This disease is particularly evident around Christmas and Easter time – or more specifically, the days following Christmas and Easter when holiday chocolates start to see a decline in prices. Our first instinct is to buy as much chocolate as we can. In fact, one [...]
Bill Granger’s Ricotta Hotcakes with Honeycomb Butter – Danish Style
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bill granger, danish pancakes, honeycomb, ricotta hotcakes on March 6, 2010 | 54 Comments »
I remember when I was scheduled to have my First Communion – a few weeks before we had to prepare by going to our first confession. For those who don’t know what this means, basically, you enter a little booth, divided by a wall – one side sits a priest and one the other end [...]
Movida Rustica Review & Turron Recipe
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged frank camora, movida rustica, spanish, turron on March 2, 2010 | 62 Comments »
Late last year I found myself alone in Melbourne’s most famous Spanish restaurant, Movida. I was sitting at the bar with eight (yes, EIGHT) dishes in front of me. I was in Melbourne for three days doing a baking course and had asked my classmates for dinner recommendations. The overwhelming response was to try Movida [...]