Category: Food, Cooking and Eating

Seafood Paella

First attempt at making a seafood paella — shrimp, squid, mussels. Looks pretty! Recipe to follow.

Simple Grilled Chicken With Caesar Salad

I’ve been a fan of Kewpie Roasted Sesame Dressing for some time and decided to try out their Caesar Salad Dressing. I usually prefer to make my own salad dressings, but I find it...

Hoummous

Today I made Hoummous, or more correctly Hummuṣ bi-ṭ-ṭaḥīna (حمص بالطحينة‎), which is Arabic for “Chickpeas With Tahini”. Hoummous is a middle eastern dip consisting of chickpeas blended with Tahini and a few other...

Thai Tom Yum Soup with Shrimp

Following on from my on Pad Kra Pow and Kai Dao, here I make a Thai Tom Yum Soup with Shrimp. I can order Tom Yum soup and have it delivered within 30 mins...

Kebabs with Yoghurt-Garlic Dip

I still had some of Mum’s Prawn Biriyani (recipe for this will be obtained some day! ) left over from yesterday, so I supplemented it with some kebabs together with a Yoghurt-Garlic dip. Salad...

Baby Kailan with Garlic & Stir-Fried Noodles

I finally managed to get my hands on some Baby Kailan from Tesco. I’ve been trying to match the Baby Kailan with Garlic served at our favorite Chinese Restaurant. Today I have discovered the...

Cauliflower and Potato Curry / Aloo Ghobi

I have cauliflower. I don’t quite have potatoes. I decide to proceed anyway. While it makes a great vegetable side dish eaten with rice, I like to have aloo ghobi with parathas / roti...