I remember as a teenage kid that there was a large glass jar, like the old fashioned ones for sweets, full of pink rice in a clear liquid. It used to be nice warmed up as some kind of alcoholic dessert. So, now as an adult of far too many years to mention, I thought [...][...]
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December 18th, 2008 - 9:14 pm § in Cooking & Recipes
Cooking with chocolate and chilli, go for it
I made a steak and ale stew the other day and thought it needed a bit of a lift. I used Czech dark beer instead of ale which was a bit different for starters but to push the boundaries a bit further I put a few drops of Portugese chilli oil and some small bars [...][...]
May 19th, 2007 - 4:14 pm § in Cooking & Recipes
Caipirinha-cum-mojito
{mosimage}Homemade caipirinha-cum-mojito! Caipito or Morinha? Take a glass, squeeze in some segments of lime and drop them in. Add a couple of teaspoons of brown sugar. Take the end of a wooden chopstick (my own improvisation) and muddle the limes with the sugar. Add Cachaca to taste. Do a bit more [...]
December 20th, 2006 - 11:01 am § in Cooking & Recipes
Packet noodles and fried eggs
As any student knows, especially those from Hong Kong studying in the UK, that these are the staple diet for those on lowly student grants. Well it was when I was in Birmingham! There is nothing more satisfying than plonking a fried egg or two on top of a steaming bowl of noodles, meat and [...][...]
November 30th, 2006 - 9:19 am § in Cooking & Recipes
Red sky at night, Shepherds Pie
Red sky in morning, Cottage Pie. I thought I would just quickly list the differences between similar recipes or sounding dishes as they are sometimes the centre of frivolous office debate. Shepherd's Pie – only made from lamb or mutton eg the meat comes from a sheepCottage Pie – made[...]
November 17th, 2006 - 11:26 pm § in Cooking & Recipes
Far Eastern recipes, Audrey Cooks
I thought I was bad wasting time updating all these web sites and so on. I found this blog by Audrey Cooks that must get a load of time and attention plus it has fantastic photographs and recipes. She says she is from Malaysia and the site is pack full of Far Eastern recipes. I [...][...]
September 11th, 2006 - 12:00 am § in Cooking & Recipes
Disposable BBQs and the Sausage God
We have been using those disposable BBQs from the main supermarkets for a number of years now. Some are better than others. A friend had one from Morrisons which was da bomb. It lasted for ages, very hot and seemed to be made up of wood rather than charcoal type things. We have found that [...][...]