South Indian Style Chicken Liver Pepper Fry
You can be a breast person or a leg-lover. A few may even be wingmen or women. But you can be sure nobody wants to …
Appetisers, Soups & Salads
Coffee and Paprika Rubbed Grilled Chicken
Rain on the phone in another continent, leaks into my ear, a hypnotizing drip-drip slowly flooding my brain. Drowned memories float up. Striped paper boats …
Roasted Butternut Squash, Potato and Feta Salad
Butternut squash is the king of autumn vegetables and I love it when it’s simply drizzled with olive oil, oven-roasted and seasoned lightly with salt …
Moroccan Spiced Lamb and Chickpea Soup
Auburns, rusts and sepias are seeping into the landscape, slowly and surely painting over the greens. The purple-flowering Pride of India outside my kitchen window has a …
Chilled White Almond and Grape Soup
“Nice day for a white wedding…” drawled Billy Idol in his black voice on my phone as I wrestled (like I do everyday) with the lunch …
Rice and Cheddar Stuffed Jalapeños
On any given day you are likely to find at least five types of fresh and/or dried chillies in my fridge and kitchen cupboard. I …
Rice Noodle and Skinny Meatball Soup
So, determined to end this tug-of-war, I decided to give a little to get a little (in simple terms, a healthy compromise). From my side …
Mushroom and Beef Vietnamese Rolls
I like to keep things simple. But it’s not easy in a world that wants to complicate life with more. Going out for ice cream …
Beetroot, Baby Spinach and Blue Cheese Salad
Making kids eat beet is a bit like subjecting them to Schubert or Mozart, while their souls swing to the hip-hop beat. In fact, I …
Roasted Butternut Squash Avocado and Feta Salad
Like Sade’s velvety voice, the luxurious creamy texture of this Roasted Butternut Squash Avocado and Feta Salad, wraps you in a soft, downy, duvet. I …