Lemon Curd Filled Swiss Roll
Would you believe me if I told you that every time I use lemons, I’m more than a little reluctant to throw away the skins? …
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Asian Style Hot Chicken Wings
Finally, a rain-spattered Sunday. The perfect kind of day for hot chicken wings. Clouds like floating African elephants hang low over my windows, threatening to …
Two Sliders – Pea, Parmesan and Feta + Fried Chicken and Mango
On a beach somewhere, sand between my toes, salt on my lips and the sea breeze teasing my hair, I’m lulled into a gentle somnolence …
Coconut And Guava Cheesecake
My generation has climbed many a mango and guava tree. Scraped knees and elbows were easily forgotten while biting into tangy, raw guavas hastily wiped …
Eggless Black Cocoa Brownies
There were dark smudges everywhere. Black flecked my clothes, pushed under my nails and settled on the counter like onyx dust. A dead give-away to …
Fresh Corn and Cheddar Muffins
Fresh corn on my kitchen counter for making easy muffins triggers off memories from years ago. Standing tall over the hedge, silk glinting in the …
Clay Pot Chicken
Contemplating Dorie Greenspan’s very French Chicken in a Pot among other chicken dishes for dinner, I had a flashback of my trusty clay kadai, which in …
Chicken Braised in Red Wine
“The happy sing their songs whilst the rest of us seek poetry” Read this somewhere recently and it gave me pause. And like the sun …
Crustless Double Chocolate Kahlua Cheesecake
Darkness can be illuminating. My moonless side embraces my guilty pleasures, without making me feel, well, guilty. It tells me that I am of this …
Ghost Chilli-Rubbed Roast Beef
Who am I in terms of food? What do I cook and what do I like to eat? These questions bothered me plenty when I …
Mango Upside Down Cake With Lime Syrup
There’s no way you can escape Kama’s (the Hindu God of love) arrows wreathed in mango-blossoms. Stories of his hapless, lovestruck victims, which include gods, goddesses, …
Four Seed Bread
anding down chairs last week, I discovered exquisitely-grained wood beneath layers of paint and decided to keep them unpainted. I also chose to retain weather-beaten …