Peanut Sauce
Spicy, nutty, sweet, yet savoury, peanut sauce bursting with flavours from coconut, red curry paste, lime leaves, sweet kecap manis and sour tamarind. Wonderful served with Satay Chicken and salad, such as this Gado Gado. How to…
Satay Chicken with Peanut Sauce
A perennial favourite, this delicious dish – tender, lightly charred curry flavoured chicken skewers served with a thick and unctuous spicy peanut sauce flavoured with red curry paste, coconut and kaffir lime leaves – puts everybody in…
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Quick Chinese Fried Rice Cakes
These rice cakes use exactly the same ingredients as my Quick Chinese Egg Fried Rice which I posted recently. However, the beaten egg is stirred into the rice, vegetable and soy mix and then little cakes are fried in sesame…
Quick Naan Bread
Light and fluffy, lightly caramelised naan breads; you will not believe that these are made and cooked in under 15 minutes! Eaten fresh, you will be convinced that these are the genuine article made with yeast! The…
Crème Brûlée
Classic and elegant, smooth and creamy Crème Brûlée is a luscious, baked, rich vanilla custard, with a caramelised and crispy sugar topping. Literally translated as ‘burnt cream’, this wonderful French dessert is not difficult to make, in…
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Eggy Bread
Eggy bread is just that – bread dipped in seasoned, beaten egg and cooked in butter and oil until slightly crispy and golden. I remember eating this quick breakfast as a child and I certainly made it…
Oaty Ginger Cookies
Crispy and chewy cookies, loaded with oats and ginger, these treats tick so many boxes. As delightful with a cup of tea or coffee as they are in a packed lunch or as a quick pick me…
Cinnamon and Cardamom Brioche Rolls
Melt in the mouth, light, fluffy, buttery cardamom brioche buns cooked with a cinnamon and cardamon sweet butter swirled throughout, and finished with either a vanilla butter icing or a sprinkle of pearl sugar. Do I need…
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Quick Chinese Egg Fried Rice
This incredibly quick, economical version of a Chinese classic, using store cupboard ingredients and vegetables from the freezer, is a wonderful way to use up left over rice and whip up a quick meal bursting with flavour,…
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Light, fluffy, moist and buttery sponge loaf bursting with lemon, drizzled with a sweet and tangy lemon syrup and topped with a crispy, zesty lemon icing. Fresh and delicious, it is no surprise that Lemon Drizzle is…