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Seafood Char Kuey Teow with Spinach

Egg fried rice with cashew nuts, ginger and lime

Apple, Carrot, and Ginger Blitz

Beef and Ginger Noodle Soup

Thai Chicken and Coconut Noodle Soup

Baked cod loin with ginger and spring onion

Gazpacho soup with garlic and rosemary ciabatta

The very first time I made Gazpacho soup was when I was visiting my sister who was living in a small village of Vilcabamba, near Loca in Ecuador. The required ingredients were cheap, plentiful, locally produced and so fresh. Ecuador certainly opened up my eyes (and palette) to some amazing local flavours and recipes, some…

How to Defrost Frozen Prawns

It is very common that I have not planned in advance what I am about to cook when I get home from work, resulting in scrambling together what to have to shove down my gullet. In most instances I decide what I could based on the ingredients I have, rather than buy ingredients for a…

Sourdough Bread Part 2: The Sourdough Loaf

Last night, I took Sourdough loaf #85 out of the oven which not only marked just over a year since my Sourdough journey began, but also my 85th post since I started this blog in 2014. I thought it was high time to take the opportunity and document my experience with you. Of the 85…

Steak with a Peppercorn, Mushroom, and Brandy Sauce

I categorically love steak. There you go, confession is out. I am such a fan, I have even planned my Death Row meal (in the very unlikely event of every being incarcerated for a crime worthy of capital punishment, and in the US at the time) and a damn fine steak has to be the…