Cookbook Challenge: Week 17, Vietnamese

Recipe: Vietnamese chicken saladFrom: AWW’s Kitchen Second recipe: Vietnamese creme caramelFrom: Ballymaloe Cookery Course The theme for this week’s Cookbook Challenge is Vietnamese and I considered making pho, but when I saw that the recipe started with “roast your beef bones for 1.5 hours” and continued with “cook your stock for 4 hours” I couldn’t [...]

Three colour salad

Today has been a great day. I’ve finished up at my old job and didn’t have to go to work. I got to sleep in this morning! And, I had lunch with a good friend that I haven’t seen in ages. And, the weather was gorgeous! As soon as I stepped outside and felt that [...]

Chorizo and chickpea salad

Another day, another meal utilizing canned chickpeas. I enjoy chickpeas, and I seem to use them a lot because they’re so easy. Most weeknights, I don’t have much time to cook – by the time I get home, chill for a bit (reading me some internets), exercise and shower, it’s at least 7.30pm by the [...]

Lemon Herb Squid

I got a small surprise when the latest issue of Delicious magazine arrived in my mailbox this week. In the whole month that had passed since the last issue, I had forgotten that I had a subscription! The slow slide into old age seems to have started. Soon I’ll be prefacing all my sentences with, [...]

Bulghur, bulgur, bulgar, or burghul?

However you spell it, bulghur is delicious! Bulghur is wheat that is parboiled, dried, and then coarsely ground. At that time, the outer layers of the bran are removed, after which the grains are cracked. It has a distinctive nutty taste, and is high in fibre and proteins and low in fat – it’s a [...]

Polenta and Sumac Drumsticks with Creamy Coleslaw

The night I made this, I had crispy drumsticks in mind, coated with cornflakes or weetbix. Unfortunately when I got home, I realised that we didn’t have any cereal in the pantry, so I improvised instead. The Boys loved them, but then they always love it when I cook meat! I had half a cabbage [...]

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