I’m not a fan of food that is ‘faffy’ – towers, tweels,swipes,pyramids blah, blah, blah, I do admit that faffy food looks great but I couldn’t be bothered getting into the architecture of this type of foodery. Nope, just give me the food on the plate in whatever way it happens to fall, as long… Read More Roasted chicken and root veg – One Tray Wonder
“Sun Burn and Marinades – paste it on a burnt ass or a barbecued chicken”……………. ….this was my formal introduction by my old Indian cooking mentor – Shivani Kherr to yogurt and it’s position in the universe and to this day I am indebted to everything thing she ever taught me especially this very simple… Read More Yogurt and Harissa Chicken
The best Chicken noodle soup I ever had was standing in Times Square in a drizzle. It was just getting dark and the place was lit up like a Christmas tree, this was an assault on the senses – my first time in New York and my first time having New York Chicken Noodle soup…..died… Read More My Chicken Noodle soup
I have always loved the marriage of hot and cold, spicy and calm, fire and ice. Don’t know where it began but I suspect it might have been late night kebabs during University that probably sparked it. There’s something amazingly, unspeakably fantastic about the coming together of insane heat (spice) and something cool and calming……a… Read More Tandoori style chicken with Chicken pea salsa
Wontons, Pot-Stickers, Dumplings, teeny weeny hand bags…..call ’em what you will, but these little beauties are incredibly addictive. The only trade off here is the making which takes a bit of time, effort and a degree of dexterity..but don’t let that put you off once you get the hang of dumpling wrapping it becomes dead… Read More Chicken and Prawn Dumplings – poached
The Bicycle Thief 