Mulligatawney, pepper water in Tamil, has graced the tables of eating establishments for well over 200 years; (Dr.) William Kitchiner’s THE COOK’S ORACLE; AND HOUSEKEEPER’S MANUAL ,of 1827, includes the following recipe with footnote to attest to the soup’s popularity in Georgian London. This celebrity chef’s cookbook also includes possibly…
Lockdown has been a complicated journey for most of us. I feel lucky to have been hibernating with my two most favourite people in the world: my (now) 1-year-old son and my gorgeous wife. One thing I have learned over the last 12 months is that there are times when…
I’ve never had much of a sweet-tooth; now even less so! Empty calories really don’t float my boat; so for my son’s 1st Birthday I wanted to bake a moist, delicious & nutritious, sugar-free, carrot cake made with quality ingredients and loads of love. SUGAR-FREE BIRTHDAY CARROT CAKE – Sam’s…
While every one else I know was waiting for a bird bird to grace the Christmas table, I was preparing a very Spanish Xmas dish: Cocido de Navidad; or Putxero, if you speak Valencian/ Catalan. Cocido (Madrileño) is a complex stew of a variety of meats and chickpeas, popular on…
The fire is on and there is a Polish Kapuśniak with Buraczki on the table – all is well. I still remember the cold winters in the UK, when it used to be part of Europe – seems so long ago now – and I remember the joy in discovering…