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Green And White Chicken Noodle Soup

If you had to give freshness a colour (or colours), what would they be? I’m guessing green would be the most natural choice and white too because it’s clean and light. In the mood for a light-as-air meal that wouldn’t induce a food coma, I came up with this noodle soup, with only green or white ingredients. The thin soup and rice noodles sit like feathery down in your tummy,…

August 26, 2013 By quichentell

Breakfast/ Desserts & Sweets/ Recipes

Apple Cranberry Cupcake

I know this doesn’t look like a cupcake all gloriously puffed and pretty but it is…a cupcake with lots of fruit and the crunch of walnuts. So it’s actually a fruitcake masquerading as a cupcake but it’s moist and so light; almost like a cloud of fruit (not dense and heavy like many fruitcakes can be). It also has very little flour which is there only to give the fruit…

August 22, 2013 By quichentell

Appetisers, Soups & Salads/ Recipes

Roasted Tomato Soup

Seduced by the sight of plump, red, juicy tomatoes (maybe they even winked at me), I bought a few kilos more than I needed. But no complaints, when I was yearning for a fresh, light, al fresco lunch on a Saturday afternoon, my gorgeous, crimson, Rubenesque beauties were just ripe for the…

August 19, 2013 By quichentell

Recipes/ Vegetables

Spice-Spiked Indian Roast Potatoes

Roast potatoes just got bold, brassy and bodacious in the fashion of Bollywood films. Dressed up in a rich spice mix, these roast potatoes can hold their own unlike plain salted roast potatoes. The recipe, adapted from Pushpesh Pant’s India Cookbook,is a fried potato dish from the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh known for its fiery cuisine. Cooking for a party, I figured it was much easier and less…

August 13, 2013 By quichentell

Recipes/ Rice, Grains, Noodles & Pasta/ Vegetables

Broccoli Cauliflower And Halloumi Penne

This is one of those dishes that just happen. It began with half a head of cauliflower and half a head of broccoli. Thought I’d roast them and make a pasta salad. Then remembered that I had some lovely, tangy sundried tomatoes, which would lift the relatively blander flavours of the…

August 13, 2013 By quichentell

Recipes/ Rice, Grains, Noodles & Pasta

Thai Red Lamb Noodles

Warm, one-bowl meals are my go-to dinners in winter. Love curling up with a steaming bowl in front of the TV on chilly evening with the wind stirring the pot outdoors. Why spend time in the kitchen, cold, when you can rustle up a quick and delicious meal? Before I go on, I must confess that the Thai red curry paste is from a bottle – but no apologies because…

August 13, 2013 By quichentell

Desserts & Sweets/ Recipes

Pear and Ginger Crisp

Well into Friday evening, was assailed by an intense craving for something sweet but didn’t want to spend too much time making an elaborate dessert. A quick flip through my recipe collection revealed this warm and crunchy pear crisp with a twist, and what a happy coincidence that I had a kilo of fresh blushing pears just bought the day before. Chopping the pear is the only real effort ,…

August 7, 2013 By quichentell

Poultry & Meat/ Recipes/ Rice, Grains, Noodles & Pasta

Spinach, Lamb and Vermicelli Lettuce Cups

Why does lettuce always end up being the sidekick, like Robin? Something that you throw in to make up the numbers or fill empty spaces. While I have serious doubts regarding Robin’s capabilities of playing the lead, I have no such reservations about lettuce. A head of fresh, crisp iceberg can absolutely be the hero of a dish. I cast it in a starring role when I made Asian-style spinach,…

August 4, 2013 By quichentell

Desserts & Sweets/ Recipes

Banoffee Cheesecake

Bananas, toffee and cinnamon…..three very good friends. They compliment each other beautifully and bring rich comfort to this luxurious cheesecake. I don’t make cheesecakes very often because of their calorific overload, but they are great for a party since a small slice goes a long way.…

August 2, 2013 By quichentell

Appetisers, Soups & Salads/ Poultry & Meat/ Recipes

Coddled Eggs with Foie Gras

How I wish I could eat my eggs done this way everyday. You’ll say the same once you’ve tried these deceptively simple yet luxurious eggs. It’s from Dorie Greenspan’s Around My French Table – a book that I keep going back to for its elegant food. This particular dish is a fine example of how effortlessly one can create layers of flavour and elevate everyday ingredients like eggs to a decadent…

July 29, 2013 By quichentell

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