Lamb chop masala (Vicky Bhogal’s)
I made this twice already, but I realised that I don’t have a good picture. These ones I got were eaten with rice and cauliflower rice (the latter doesn’t really […]
My tropical escape (3) – Rice
When my nephew picked me up from the airport at midnight, he could not suppress a guffaw while telling me that his grandma has just called to say that the […]
De-constructing my sushi
There is no other reason for this except that I could not be bothered (and I don’t have the mat equipment anyway). Also, I’ve already used up all the nori […]
My tropical escape (2) – the best of the PH
Really–what are the best foods in the PH? I thought it would indeed be very biased if I post here what I think are the best. So I’m posting foods […]
Ampalaya salad/pickle
Ampalaya–translated as bitter gourd or bitter melon, or what they call karela in India. This bitter vegetable finds itself in Filipino dishes such as pinakbet and omelette. The leaves are […]
My tropical escape (1)
I hope you are all keeping well. After a long absence, I don’t know where to begin. Maybe I’d share with you some of the food pictures from my last […]
Season’s last day of festive feasting
Happy Epiphany! ‘Just sharing with you a video of our Christmas pudding, eaten on New Year’s eve, and prepared in October 2017 (we made two)–yes, matured for 15 months–I could […]
Garibaldi biscuits
A horrendous schedule this year has been preventing me from plenty of cooking–and I have not baked AT ALL–can you imagine!!!!! So here is Playmate’s garibaldi biscuits. Tried and tested–between […]
Chicken sopas
Nothing special, just the ordinary chicken macaroni soup. Back in the Philippines, it’s usually prepared in big batches, thus suitable when there’s a gathering (office meetings, parties), or as part […]
Champorado (mock version)
I will give you here the both the recipes for the mock and true versions. The mock version is just porridge (oatmeal) with chocolate. I dissolved some cocoa powder in […]
