“Greek” Chicken Baked with Potato, Lemon & Feta

I have absolutely no idea if they eat this in Greece or not but it does combine a lot of Mediterranean flavours – lemons, oregano, feta and olive oil.
I like it because everything goes into the oven at the same time and all in the one pan! Great for after work Now, I [...]

Nyonya Cuisine – THAT Final Essay

Dear friends – without wanting to sound like a braggart I had to share my results for the final essay with you.
That was the one on nyonya/Peranakan cuisine. This essay completed the Professional Certificate in the post-graduate MA degree in Gastronomy . First stage is over! *cue fireworks!*

I am delighted and humbled to tell you that [...]

Choccy Cupcakes – and Some Special Requests

I’m still doing the cupcakes every week and am improving as far as efficiency goes. I needed to – it’s not a lot of money and coming in from work and starting baking meant I soon started to revisit my methods.
I bake the cakes on a Thursday night. It takes about 2 – 2.5hrs from [...]

Geisha Painting #3

I love this large painting. It hangs in our hallway and is one of the first monty did. It’s acrylic on canvas and is in that minimilist/Japanese woodcut style I like so much. I’m afraid the black didn’t photograph too well  but I hope you enjoy it.

Raita/Tzatziki – Simple and So Yummy

We have quite a few curries and quite often I make something with yoghurt to accompany the meal. BTW, being British I say “YOGhurt” not “Yogurt”, I’m always getting chipped for it…
Anyway, yoghurt is a lovely cooling partner to curries and the perfect base for a dip to have with bread or vegetables. Sometimes we [...]

Come Over For A Coffee & A Chat?

Hello dear friends! It’s been so long since I had this wonderful weekend time to just let you know what we’ve been up to. I wish I could gather you all up and invite you over for coffee
 
Uni starts again at the end of July – Food and Drink In Contemporary Western Society. [...]

Black & White Photos & Nyonya Cuisine

The very talented and lovely happygrub set me a challenge I couldn’t resist.
Reproduce some of my food photos in black & white… lovely medium, but, as my regular visitors know, my photos can be “odd” at the best of times Never let it be said that I won’t give anything a go. Laugh [...]