Jerusalem, Moro and Ottolenghi and inspired dinner
I have recently become addicted to three cookbooks I acquired from Amazon and our local library. They are, in order of favouritism, …
Bulgur wheat salad
This salad started off being a butternut squash and couscous salad with apricots. Unfortunately, the supermarket didn’t have apricots or butternut squash …
Caponata – Italian sweet and sour eggplant
My very first real job was in a small student town in the North Island of New Zealand (NZ) called Palmerston North. …
Carrot halwa/halva or Gajar ka halwa/halva
WARNING!! This dish is not for the lactose-intolerant or those watching their waistlines. Once-a-year is about the right frequency for this dish. …
Sanjeev Kapoor’s Navratan Korma or Nine-gem korma
As the name indicates, this recipe is from my North Indian food guru – Sanjeev Kapoor. It features in his book “How …
Carrot cake : Soft, moist, idiot-proof and almost vegan
I’d like to dedicate this recipe to Aunty K. She was the awesome-est neighbour ever. When we first moved to New Zealand, …
Everyone needs a bit of Herman
THIS RECIPE IS NOT MY OWN!!! Have just been through the Jubilee Weekend here in England, I have come to realise that …
Kulich or Russian Easter sweet bread
THIS RECIPE IS NOT MY OWN !! The long Easter weekend was a very busy one in my kitchen and I made …