To make these yummy prawn and chive dumplings last week required a special trip to my local Asian supermarket. While I was there, I got a little carried away with all the fantastic things they had in stock. One of the (many) things not on my shopping list, which came home with me that day […]
Happy Chinese New Year! As most of you’ll be aware, today marks the start a new lunar calendar – the Year of the Wooden Horse. To celebrate the occasion, I thought I’d try my hand at a traditional Chinese dish to share with you all today. I should confess that while I’m quite partial to […]
Green beans. French beans. String beans. Snap beans. Ejitos. Call them what will. Fact is, I love them. Thought to have originated from Peru, the humble green bean has spread to pretty much every corner of the modern world. Testament to its versatility and popularity. It is also a great source of folate, fibre and […]
Happy Australia Day everyone! For those of you reading this from somewhere in Australia, I hope you have a fantastic day and are enjoying your long weekend! And for everyone else? Why not join in our national celebrations today by making some of these gorgeous mini pavlovas!
A couple of weeks back now, while my sister was visiting from LA, she made a special request that I make a potato salad. I was more than happy to oblige, given it involves this recipe… The salad in question is one that I was originally introduced to by a good friend of mine, Sarah. […]
It’s a particularly grey and gloomy view from my window today. It’s also Wednesday, hump day, and I seem to have a case of the mid-week blues. So to make a somewhat grey Wednesday a little brighter… well, at least for the berry lovers amongst us, I thought I’d share this quick berry tart with […]
So as a continuation of my commitment to healthy eating this month, I thought I’d share with you all a lovely light meal I prepared this week – pork cutlets served with a cucumber salad and chilli dressing. It’s relatively simple to prepare and I love that it’s light but satisfying, not to mention wholesomely […]
Watermelon holds a special place in my heart. So juicy, sweet and refreshing. One of life’s simple pleasures, especially on a swelteringly hot day. When I was a child, my mother used to tell me that my love for watermelon had to do with it being one of the things she craved most during those […]