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Red Kidney Bean and Pumpkin Stew
I think we all have heard the story. Cinderella, her step-sisters, her fairy Godmother and the pumpkin carriage. To be able to transform into the most glamorous carriage, I couldn't love the pumpkin more! But I literally couldn't love it more than that. My parents love pumpkin and so do my children … Read More
Orange Almond Self Saucing Pudding
The whole of last week, I thought I was craving pie. A good Aussie meat pie with chunks of meat in a rich gravy encased in buttery flaky pastry. I saw it somewhere and then somewhere else and then I craved it. Several times during the week at dinner and even breakfast I told my husband 'I wish I was … Read More
Pavlova with Mascarpone, Pomegranate and Lemon Thyme
Talk about inspiration! It peeks right through my window. It stares me in the face and then disappears on a whim. Dreamy clouds, cotton candy clouds, dark stormy clouds, invisible clouds, cloud babies (that one is a contribution from the boys) and wispy clouds. Clouds are a constant companion in my … Read More
Chocolate Treacle Tart
Would it be so clichéd if I told you how much I love sugar? All forms of sugar. The spoon-able sprinkle-able kind is of course the one I use more often but the other forms intrigue me as well. On the topic of sugar sprinkling, I am crazy for that famous shot where sugar is being sprinkled from a … Read More
Cardamom Chicken Skewers with Pumpkin Salsa
Little pods of cardamom are powerhouses of flavour and aroma. Bruise a couple of them and add to milk and you will know what I am talking about. They are like vanilla essence or pods in baked goods for me...they make everything better. Sweet or savory, the warm earthy tones can complement both flavour profiles. As a little girl, I enjoyed the addition of cardamom in almost all Indian dishes but I also vividly remember how I much disliked if I happened to bite into one. It tasted strong...too strong for my liking and would always make me wonder why it could not be removed once it's role in the dish was over. Then I discovered ground cardamom. I found it more convenient and the flavour more intense to work with. Simply by cracking the pods open and passing the seeds through a food processor, you have a magical ingredient to liven up your food. The flavours in these chicken skewers are subtle. They are meant to be like that. But the chicken is soft to the point of falling off the skewers. The marination tenderises the meat while leaving behind soft notes of cardamom and a creamy base to flavour it. The salsa is great accompaniment to the chicken with relatively bold … Read More
Asian Kale Coconut Soup
If I had pick and choose one thing that I enjoy doing the most on the blog, it has to be, pairing flavours. Combining the best of different culinary worlds. I like to call it 'intuitive cooking'. The best thing about food is that there are no hard and fast rules. When your taste buds are exposed to a multitude of cuisines and flavours from years of cooking or eating, they become like feelers. That respond instinctively to taste, smell and textures. The food blogging community are an amazing lot who do this on a frequent basis. A creative network that take a fresh and fun approach to all things food. Who make dinners exciting and cooking inspiring. Who supply Google and other search engines with the most amazing database of recipes every day. A community that I am proud to be a part of. Apparently the cold weather has decided not to leave us. Nor the rain or the strong winds. Together, they are a bad combination. It is Spring with little or no Spring-like changes yet. So soups are still part of our menu and my creative ventures. Actually, I don't mind that. I could eat soup even on a hot, sunny day. Especially if it has a touch of Asian . Infusions that form the base for … Read More
Almond Milk and Lemon Curd Pancakes
In my new kitchen, I have a large window. Since my house is at an elevation, the view outside is breathtakingly beautiful. Miles and miles of unobstructed scenery and the sky like a painted false ceiling. It appears so near that it gives you the illusion that you could touch it if you reached out. The calm and quiet is broken into occasionally by a passing aircraft that immediately draws the attention of my soon-to-be 5 year olds. The number of birds around this area is also something I have never experienced before. Excited parrots nesting in the snug hollows of the trees below, lure me into waking up from my precious slumber every morning. And I live in the middle of a bustling city. Lately, I find myself day dreaming by the window. Quite often. So much so that I burnt a few of these pancakes. My obsession with almond milk continues to grow. It is one of those things that I want to add to recipes simple and complex. It has not failed me till now. Even in baked goodies. I have started making my own and as an convenient excuse to finish it, I dream up more recipes. These are basic pancakes where milk is substituted with almond milk and some ground almonds mixed in the … Read More
Caramelised Onion and Feta Bread and Butter Pudding
At this time, I am surrounded by cartons, boxes, suitcases, bubble wrap, tapes, dismantled furniture, two sleeping children, two walls, a French window, and a glorious sunset. I moved houses yesterday. For the past two weeks I have been wrapping, labelling and boxing items like a pro. The kind of calm and organised behaviour that comes from experience only. This was the second time I moved houses in a year. Over the last couple of years I have lived in 5 different houses, cooked in 5 different kitchen and blogged from 4 of them. We did not plan it like that. Not with two young children. But it happened for a different reason each time. There are some good things that come with change though, more so at a spiritual level. You learn to give up and give away. You learn to adapt and detach and find beauty in the simplest of things. Amongst the first few things I noticed in my new neighbourhood were the cherry blossom trees. Pretty pink cherry blossom flowers in bloom. Spring is round the corner. Gosh! Officially just a day away..my favourite time of the year. It is the time for fresh starts...positive changes..renewed hope, energy and revitalisation. I have a new markets to … Read More
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