I love chicken katsu curry. I mean, what’s not to love? Crispy chicken, curry sauce, a mountain of fluffy rice. It’s a perfect meal. I’d …
Field Doctor to the rescue?
Last month (or maybe the month before, who knows these days?!) I took part in a zoom tasting session with some other bloggers and the …
Meera Sodha’s East: vegan and vegetarian recipes from Bangalore to Beijing
Meera Sodha’s East is a wonderful cookbook and one I’ve used a lot during lockdown so far. I’d seen this book at my friend’s house …
Lockdown musings, 5 months in…
It’s been 152 days since we moved into our ‘new’ house, 149 days since the UK went into official lockdown and 46 days since my …
Cooking the books: good eating – suggestions for wartime dishes
I’ve just managed to squeeze Cooking the Books in before the calendar ticks into a new month. June has been a bit up and down …
Whisky and cherry banana bread
The whole world is making banana bread right now isn’t it? That and sourdough. We’re guilty of both in this house I’m afraid! Dave’s been …
Cooking the books: Samarkand
Just squeezing this in before the end of the month! May’s cooking the books looks at Samarkand – recipes & stories from Central Asia & …
Hello Fresh teriyaki sea bass & another look at their recipe boxes
I first reviewed a Hello Fresh recipe box in 2013. A lot has changed since then, my photography skills (!), their range and packaging through …
Kkakdugi – easy radish kimchi
If you love Kimchi, you’ll love Kkadugi (radish kimchi). It’s one of my favourite Korean side dishes and is really easy to make. You can …
Belly laughs at home – here we go again!
Some of you may remember back in January I posted about my involvement in a thing called Belly Laughs? It’s something which was set up …