Central European

Baked Whole Sea Bass with Mediterranean Vegetables

Chicken Sausage Toad in the Hole with Chilli and Onion

Roast Clay-Pot Lemon Chicken with Garlic and Chilli

Halal Beef Goulash

Burger Me Senseless

Zesty Monk fish and Tiger Prawn Skewers

Boeuf Bourguignon

The very first time I had ever tried Boeuf Bourguignon was at the age of 10 when staying with my great aunt Micheline in the Loire Valley. Every summer, my family would spend a couple of weeks with our relatives in Meung-sur-Loire (country home of Georges Simenon’s fictional detective Jules Maigret – for the literary…

Sun-dried tomato bread with oregano and sea salt crust.

Over the last few weeks, I have been experimenting with different bread recipes. I have been combining different types of flour, different seed combinations, finding interesting ways to flavour the crust.. it has been a lot of fun. Last week, I made a Paul Hollywood inspired sun dried tomato and black olive bread (I intend…

Chilli Beef Ramen Soup

In January 2012, I experienced the joy of having surgery which, in spite of opting for the ‘keyhole’ method, took a good two to three weeks or so to heal. I distinctly remember asking the surgeon a good few days afterwards why it still hurt so much, to which he replied : “What do you…

Couscous Tabbouleh

I have been making couscous recipes for years – and Couscous Tabbouleh is something I whip up every couple of weeks. It is simple, filling, can taste great, versatile, and keeps well in the fridge. I tend to make a good-sized batch one evening, then bring the rest to work for lunch. A 30 minute…