Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread
It has been a month now of baking my own bread and it’s time for a healthy but festive cinnamon raisin bread No more store-bought …
Recipes
Handvo – Savoury Indian Lentil Cake
My husband was never interested in cooking. In food, yes but not in how it got on his plate. But he would compensate by making …
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? …
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 …