A Sushi & Sashimi Fix
You know that I love salmon beyond almost anything in life….and so it follows from there that I adore sushi and sashimi. In fact I adore raw tuna just as much as raw salmon, and if I get the chance to...
View ArticleSome More Meals….
Beetroot & Orange Cured Salmon Food makes such a great topic for taking photos. Here are some of the meals enjoyed last week when I was away….totally scrumptious to look at and mostly to taste as...
View ArticleBlack Rice
SunRice have recently started selling black rice here, so I had to try some of course. Of course black rice is widely available if you have access to good Aisan markets, but I don’t at the moment. I...
View ArticleTeriyaki Chicken
Last week my mum recommended this recipe to me, from the One Pot Cooking book put out a couple of years ago by Super Food Ideas magazine. I LOVE this book! It is a compilation of no-fail, easy family...
View ArticleAsparagus Risotto
Risottos are usually made with LOTS of butter, which doesn’t suit my low-fat lifestyle, so this is my reduced-fat version of a basic risotto. The only tricky thing here is to stir continually, whilst...
View ArticleStill on the Quinoa Train…
I recently borrowed Cooking With Quinoa: The Supergrain from work. It’s a great resource for quinoa recipes, and here is a lamb dish that I’ve adapted. The only time-consuming part was grinding a...
View ArticleRestaurant Review: Gurkhas Nepalese
11 of us went to the relatively new Gurkhas Nepalese Restaurant in Highgate for dinner last weekend, following pre-drinks at the Brisbane Hotel, which is only a stone’s throw away. Four of us chose to...
View ArticleShhhhh….The Kids Will Never Know It’s Not Rice
At the risk of totally boring you…..yes it’s cauliflower again! But does it look like it?? Not a bit. I like to think I’m pretty much up there with the latest food trends, products and “in things”,...
View ArticleHawaiian Crockpot Chicken
Don’t be fooled by the title above and the ingredients below – this actually does not taste sweet! I think the soy sauce counter-balances the juice and sugar, making it just right. Simple and tasty,...
View ArticleSmokin’ Risotto
Here is the recipe for the risotto I mentioned, that I made the IKEA bread to go with. It is adapted from a recipe in Woman’s Day magazine, that I came across whilst flicking through mags at the...
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