One of the countries that fascinate me the most is Indonesia (like much of South East Asia). I am fascinated by the land and the sea, the underwater world, the people, the language and of course, the food. Last month I was in Flores and Alor for a couple of weeks, enjoying diving in some fairly remote and pristine reefs. We were staying on a liveaboard (the Mandarin Siren, above), which is a blissful way of diving and relaxing. And…
It’s ‘ndh-yah’ not ‘ndugia’ My sauce Despite having been quite active on Twitter and having been blogging (and blagging) for a year or so now, I had not yet had a chance to try out a cooking club. It was with delight then that I accepted London Foodie’s invitation to join in the ‘Nduja Cooking Club on October 23rd. ‘Ndjua seems to be the latest craze here in London, with bloggers, foodies, chefs and the likes raving about it…
A few months ago I tried Gnudi for the first time at the Dock Kitchen and fell in love. Stevie Parle’s Agretti Gnudi were incredible, just so good that they stayed imprinted in my culinary memory. So when Stevie tweeted the recipe a few weeks ago I decided I should try recreate them. And what better chance than a rainy and cold June Sunday? I had to somehow customise Stevie’s recipe. Not able to order agretti, I opted for fresh,…
Recreating a couple of recipes from Jason Atherton’s book ‘Gourmet Food for a Fiver’, easy and satisfying!