I am a little embarrassed to admit that I have turned to YouTube to teach myself to make curry. Despite having Sri Lankan-Indian heritage, I’ve always been more comfortable with Western recipes than I have with South Asian ones – largely because I’ve found Western cooking much more approachable with easy to follow step-by-step recipes….
We’ve been trying to eat less meat lately. It’s not that we don’t love a good steak or a chicken schnitzel, or that my all time weakness isn’t Korean Fried Chicken, it’s just that we’ve come to the realisation that we don’t need to eat quite as much meat as we were buying. Weeknight meals…
Everyone should have a good dahl recipe in their repertoire. Healthy and intolerance-friendly (vegan, gluten and dairy-free), it’s one of those dishes that is as great at a dinner party as it is at a packed lunch. In current times of pandemic and pantry staples, dahl is your friend. Things like lentils, curry powders are…
With a couple of kitchen shortcuts, I’ve managed to pin one of my favourite Malaysian street eats down to a 30 minute weeknight dinner. Even if you’ve never tried Chilli Pan Mee before, there’s something very comforting about a bowl of noodles and soy-based minced pork, all tied together with the richness of a perfectly…
It’s hard to believe that I haven’t written on here for over a year! Oh how time flies. I started full time work a bit over a year ago and between work, friends and life, blogging took a bit of a backseat. These are unprecedented times, and I can’t help thinking that most of us…
Part ice cream, part cake, part gingerbread with a healthy dose of chocolate to tie it all together – this Christmas dessert is more than the sum of its parts. Aside from being pretty much all my favourite things, it’s cold, light and perfect for the hot Australian summer Christmas. It’s make ahead, relieving a…
I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. I don’t think I ever really understood how much time it takes to do house-y stuff. (I suspect many of you are laughing at me right now.) No really, I’ve just started at a full time job after three years off and I have to admit it’s a bit of…
There is something about warm weather that makes me long for big, bold Asian flavours. And as is usually the case with a warm weather a renewed motivation to eat healthier, lighter and quicker meals with more vegetables. Having never really been one for token iceberg lettuce, tomato and cucumber type salads, I’m always struggling for…