You just can’t have an English pub menu without Cottage Pie (or Shepherds Pie if using lamb mince). For me in particular, I could never go through a winter season without indulging in this classic regularly. It has been a staple meal in my life growing up just as much as rice and noodles. There’s [...]
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Joke what you will about English food (I’m looking at you, my Gallic friends), when it’s done well, it’s a thing of beauty. Such as the classic roast beef, to me the heart of English cuisine and the most awesome meal for a cold winter’s night. Now that I’m finally on the mend health-wise, my [...]
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With autumn settling in, the stockings and jackets are coming out and so is my cast iron pot. Once again, brawn meets beer for another hearty and soulful tryst and I couldn’t be happier. I love my one pot cooking. For my family, it’s easy and effortless and it never fails to fill our stomachs [...]
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Did you know that, I detest peas? I can never eat my fried rice straight away, because I’d always spend around 5 minutes picking every single pea out of my bowl (oh how I use to dream of spoon-flicking these bad boys at unsuspecting diners). On the other hand, cook their legume brothers with pork, [...]
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The gratuitous spoon porn shot #1 Let me tell you of a story of an intense love I had once that was so addictive and would always leave me breathless. I fell head-over-heels with cake. Not just any cake. But a sticky date pudding. This much loved cake had Australia transfixed and lusting after it [...]
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