Cultures collide in one of my favourite sandwiches: the quesadilla. Hawaij is a Lebanese Jewish spice mix, with a lovely cardamom perfume kick. Wedged into some tortillas with cheese and chicken, I could eat this kind of thing all day. Chicken hawaij quesadillas: For the hawaij mix: 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 […]
Read moreI fancied meaty, tomatoey and deep flavour so threw together a bolognese first thing in the morning for the slow cooker. Ten hours later a rich stew awaits me. YUM. Spaghetti bolognese for the slow cooker: 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, sliced 1 carrot, diced 1 celery stick, diced 500g beef mince 1 tablespoon flour 1 tin tomatoes 1 […]
Read moreI am an RSS addict. When bookmarking first appeared the idea was sound but I knew I would never actually revisit that site to read it again. Then RSS became popular and lazy forgetful types like me were able to not bother hitting F5 again. I’m a subscriber to the very American Epicurious.com, and there’s often very interesting articles in […]
Read moreI’ve recently discovered the charming site FoodForFriendsYeah! and have been enjoying the luscious photography and easygoing style. Last week a tantalising curry passed my RSS: butter chicken. Going a little curry gung-ho of late, I couldn’t resist. I had to try, particularly given it’s enthusiastic and passionate write-up. It’d come from a pretty authentic source too. I set to marinating my chicken […]
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