HOW TO MAKE TOFU TASTE GOOD
Most of my friends turn their noses up at the mention of Tofu. ‘Bland‘, ‘tasteless’ and ‘feels like a sponge.’ I’ve heard people complain about its plain appearance. ‘Oh’, my impassioned cried start...
View ArticleKiddy friendly tomato and roasted red pepper rice with sweetcorn
Kiddy friendly tomato and roasted pepper rice with sweetcorn Life is full of beautiful moments when there is a child around. Before bedtime yesterday, my boy sat on my tummy whilst I lay on the bed...
View ArticleVegetarian Herby soba noodles with pineapple, a sweet, zingy and spicy...
A few moons ago, when my then fiancé and I moved into our very first property together we had no furniture or household items to make a comfortable or functioning home. We had a one bedroom rented flat...
View ArticleDance, sing and drink a rose, pomegranate and lime cooler
We were at soft play the other day, the boy and I and guess who had a work out? I think I stared sweating when my arm was yanked and I heard the teeny, tiny and sweetly made command ‘Let’s go mumma,...
View ArticleChristmas food gifts-plantain chips, cashews & dried cranberries in coconut,...
My lovely neighbour gave me a bag full of plantain today; fresh and green. I racked my brain for ways to use it. I thought of the spiced plantain mash I had at ‘mama’s roadside kitchen’ in st.Lucia...
View ArticleRoasted sweet potato, fig and goats cheese salad dressed with Thai basil,...
Roasted sweet potato, fig and goats cheese salad dressed with Thai basil, chilli and green garlic Initially I thought this salad too simple to share the recipe for, but it’s so frigging good. Now, I am...
View ArticleSteamed kofta of spinach and paneer in a roasted red pepper gravy
Steamed kofta of spinach and paneer in a roasted red pepper gravy Is it just me or are people less obsessed with being thin these days? Is it my age (thirties), where people grow into themselves more,...
View ArticleDeena Kakaya vegetarian cooking class with Natco Foods
Oh my goodness. I am still smiling; the busy London kitchen got hot and steamy. Puffs of clouds lifted and carries the aroma of spices. Banter and laughter mixed with the sounds of sizzling pakora,...
View ArticleRoasted cauliflower, fennel and walnut soup
Roasted cauliflower, fennel and walnut soup I don’t like sweet soups. But then again I don’t like much sweet stuff in my savoury food and so raisins and apricots appearing in my dinner make me queasy....
View ArticleWild rice salad with home-made satay dressing
It was my birthday last week. I have never been one for parties or commotion but I do like indulgence. As I swiped through my social-media well wishes telling me to ‘have a lovely day’, I offered the...
View ArticleBuckwheat, banana and passion fruit pancakes
Buckwheat, banana and passion fruit pancakes On my first, accidental date with my now-husband he asked the waiter, ‘can I have some passion please’, whilst maintaining purposeful and unbroken eye...
View ArticleAubergine ‘meatballs’ (eggless)
There are many questions that I do not know the answer to and over time, I have learned. I have cultured the knack of softening a response to questions like, ‘muuuum, are people that hit bad?’, or ‘it...
View ArticleBaharat roasted potatoes with aubergine and spinach
Baharat roasted potatoes with aubergine and spinach The lines between ‘going back’ and going on holiday have blurred now, after this many visits to the UAE. My three year old has made three trips...
View ArticleRoasted tomato & pepper, chickpea and fennel soup
Roasted tomato & pepper, chickpea and fennel soup I’ve become one of those green tea swigging and sloshing mothers; you know the type that inhales some fruit infused concoction in a wooden-chaired,...
View ArticleCreole spiced wild rice with carrots, edamame bean and tofu
One of the high-spirited (and what I call) ‘professional mums’ at my boy’s school exhales animated banter full of expletives and honesty in the mornings. I tell her that her dose of reality is like a...
View ArticleStreet food style chickpeas and sprouted mung beans with sweet potato dumplings
Street food style chickpeas and sprouted mung beans with sweet potato dumplings Sundays, simple Sundays. It feels good to toss the autumn leaves around our boots; cheeks a little frosty and noses...
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