Barley, Cauliflower and Cabbage bowl
April 15, 2016 9:00 am Comments Off on Barley, Cauliflower and Cabbage bowlI have been making an effort to use up all of the grains and legumes in my pantry. I am... View Article
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Riesling poached pears with spun sugar
April 11, 2016 2:51 pm Comments Off on Riesling poached pears with spun sugarPoached pears are a classic desserts and I have posted recipes for poached pears here before. In that recipe I... View Article
Cream puffs with lemon cream and caramel
April 5, 2016 9:30 am 5 CommentsI have been on a roll since the weekend making pate a choux, or cream puff dough. I am trying... View Article
Naples for foodies with Food tour of Naples
April 1, 2016 10:00 am 2 CommentsContinued from here. There is more to Naples that we were able to experience in our short stay (don’t miss... View Article
Braised Napa cabbage and red lentils with roasted baby potatoes
March 31, 2016 8:30 am Comments Off on Braised Napa cabbage and red lentils with roasted baby potatoesI have been cooking red lentils for a long time but never thought of cooking them “dry” meaning, without boiling... View Article
Naples: Vedi Napoli e poi muori – See Naples and die
March 31, 2016 7:30 am Comments Off on Naples: Vedi Napoli e poi muori – See Naples and dieFeature image above used by permission from David Killick, NZ Before we left for our epic trip to Italy we... View Article
Thai coconut-vegetables soup with brown rice
March 24, 2016 9:00 am 2 CommentsThai cuisine is one of my favourites after everything Mediterranean. I don’t have a large repertoire in Thai dishes and... View Article
Rome: Testaccio #2 – foodie tour with Eating Italy
March 23, 2016 9:30 am Comments Off on Rome: Testaccio #2 – foodie tour with Eating ItalyContinued from this post. My second visit to Testaccio was on a food tour with Eating Italy. On a rainy... View Article
Rome: Testaccio #1 – Sunday lunch at Perilli Trattoria
March 22, 2016 9:30 am Comments Off on Rome: Testaccio #1 – Sunday lunch at Perilli TrattoriaIf you love food and cemeteries you are sure to like Testaccio and that’s because Testaccio has the most delicious,... View Article
Rome at home – pizza rossa
March 21, 2016 9:00 am 2 CommentsI have written about street food in Rome in this post. The two most popular street foods are pizza bianca... View Article
Florence markets #2: Mercato Sant’ Ambrogio and neighbourhood
March 20, 2016 9:30 am 2 CommentsMercato San Ambrogio is another market in Florence that was designed by Giuseppe Mengoni in 1873, the same architect as Mercato... View Article
Eggplant spread with roasted pepper
March 17, 2016 9:30 am Comments Off on Eggplant spread with roasted pepperThis is one of my favourite ways of using eggplant – roasting and combining the flesh with tahini paste to... View Article