I seem to be rather drawn to Jewish dishes. I don’t know what it is about them but all the flavours I crave are right there and exactly what I’m after. This is one such dish, a hands off dish of beef and beans called cholent. I found this casserole in the pages of Leon 2, and it was my […]
Read more(Let me get this out of the way: the title is a slight lie. But with good reason – read on). The slow-roast of a chicken as nabbed from Heston Blumenthal is a winner. No question. So why has it taken me this long to transport this idea to beef? I was finally spurred on to try it by two […]
Read moreFollowing my first brush with Korean BBQ, subsequent egging on from gourmet traveller, and inspiration from Judy Joo, I knew my second dish had to be Jap Chae. I took a good look at Judy Joo’s recipe, and dived into the challenge. Being a forthright so-and-so, I made a few adjustments. I understand they are at the heart of the […]
Read moreThis wasn’t something I saw on TV. This wasn’t a recipe I copied from a fellow blogger. No, Google made me cook this. I was thumbing through my Webmaster Tools (if you’re a blogger or website owner and you don’t use this you’re mad – it’s so fascinating and can tell you a lot of things about what visitors you […]
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