After a false start to spring, Canberra has decided that it’s time to go back to 12 degree days and cold, blustery evenings. I’ve taken it an excuse to go back to comfy checkered flannel pyjamas, eating soup and rugging up on the couch watching Stranger Things (for the second time, obviously). As it turns…
Ikan bilis sambal is traditionally eaten alongside nasi lemak, or Malaysian coconut rice. It’s not for the uninitiated though – the tiny, salty fish can pack a punch if you aren’t accustomed to the flavour. They aren’t as fishy as anchovies, not even quite like vietnamese fish sauce or nuoc cham. For those who love it…
I dare say I have cooked enough mango sticky rice this week to be a street food vendor. For one I’m completely obsessed with mango sticky rice – if I had to eat only one thing for the rest of my life, that would be it – and two, I’m a darned perfectionist. I needed to…
If there’s one thing I love sharing the most, it’s family recipes. There’s something comforting about a tried and true recipe that has been passed down through the years, tasted and tweaked as it made its way onto each family table. This one is Sarah’s, and it’s a one pot wonder – her family’s version…
If I was forced to have only one pan in my kitchen, it would be a wok. It may not be the pan that I reach for most often, but it is my most versatile – used for stir fries, deep frying, steaming, braising and even smoking. I can cook a stir fry in under…
If you haven’t heard of Mamasita’s grilled corn, their famous Elotes Callajeros, you’re about *counts on fingers* eight years behind the times but rest assured that you’ll be all caught up in about five minutes. Plus as long as it takes you to get to a supermarket and get corn, butter and chipotle. And just…
