This Christmas my sons gave me some really thoughtful gifts – some of which took me by surprise. The gift I really enjoyed and am still enjoying is a cookery book called “Hansa’s – more Read More …
Have you heard of the saying – You can choose your friends but not your relations? Well – I’ll say no more. A number of my friends, who started off as colleagues are now part of Read More …
I always used to order Malai Kofta Curry (vegetable balls in thick gravy) whenever we ate out as I used to think that this must be a very complicated dish to make. But believe me Read More …
These chilly bhajias (marcha na bhajia) can be as hot or as mild as you like them by choosing the right chillies. You can choose the Thai sweet chillies or the Indian hot chillies depending Read More …
Chocolate barfi (or sometimes spelled burfi) was a favourite of mine when I was a child and is now a favourite of my children. This is the first time I made these barfis, so Read More …
Stuffed Romano Peppers and Capsicums I have always had Romano peppers chopped up either in a salad, pizza topping or rice. I got some large peppers and capsicums from the farmer’s market and I wanted to see Read More …
In September, lots of young boys and girls will be getting ready to leave home and go to University and staying in the Halls where they will have to cook for themselves. Read More …
Most Indian food is accompanied by rice or Indian breads like chappatis, puris, naan, parathas etc. I learned how to make this version of parathas from my dad. He used to make these Rolled porathas Read More …
Recently, I have noticed so many breads, biscuits, tortillas etc. all being sold on the market with various flavours. In fact everything seems to be flavoured starting from milk, bread, crisps etc. The flavoured tortilla Read More …
Lapsi is a traditional Gujarati sweet often served up on auspicious occasions. I was looking for a partcular lapsi recipe that I had often been heard my dad mention. He used to tell us how Read More …
