Dim Sum are one of my favourite things to eat. Dim Sum, which means “food to touch the heart” is a form of dumpling indigenous to Cantonese cuisine. Rather than a specific dish, it is more of an umbrella term, very much like tapas, and it covers a variety of steamed or fried tasty savoury…
I picked up some prawns on offer at my local supermarket, and rather than falling to the old reliable lemon sauce, I was looking for something a little different. I came across a mention of a Cuban sauce called Mojo (or “moh-ho”) that had a citrus punch, but surprisingly no heat. I don’t like chillies,…
My slow cooker is a life saver. Not in a literal sense, you understand, but I love that I can dump all my ingredients in and walk away. I have only had one for about a year, and now I don’t know how I managed without it. If you don’t have one, you can definitely…
I have long bemoaned the fact that despite there being a multitude of squash varieties, the number available in my local supermarkets is limited. However, I managed to score several different varieties in Lidl. Among the selection, I picked up some small Carnival squash. They are small and exceedingly pretty. They are cream coloured, and…
Despite the unseasonably warm and windy weather, I am enjoying October. I am enjoying the autumn foliage, and a return to more wintery dishes. It is also the height of winter squash season. As part of my squash appreciation month, I wanted to do something with feta, as it is one of my favourite cheeses….
Knowing how to make your own pasta is a useful skill to have. You can roll it out with a rolling pin, but your life will be so much easier with a pasta roller. You can get ones that clamp to your worktop, or ones that attach to a mixer. The latter involves far less…
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