Hello! As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve moved to a new blog (Three Hour Brunch Friend). If you haven’t taken a looksie yet, here’s what I’ve been up to. If you like want you see here, I hope you do come join me over at 3HBF for more! 🙂 I updated my brioche…
Firstly, Happy New Year! I hope everyone’s start to 2017 has been lovely. I had a wonderful Christmas and New Year break which capped off a pretty good 2016. I feel last year was universally branded the worst year ever (I’m still reeling over George Michael’s death) but I can’t complain personally. It was a…
One of the most useful skills I have is how to roast sesame seeds; there is nothing like the flavor. Raw sesame seeds are great too, but there is no substitute for the roasted variety. I love the taste of sesame seeds, with their glorious nutty flavor, and lovely crunch. I like including these seeds…
Kibbeh is one of the stars of any Arab mezze with its lightly fried crust, and luscious filling of meat, onions and spices. Dipped in yogurt, tahini sauce or even hummus this is one of those foods that holds its own at the table. Providing a substantial flavor of spices with soft and yet crisp…
Amsterdam was not a foodie trip, but I did manage to cross off some important Dutch must-haves during my two nights stay. There was a deceptively light-looking, but incredibly filling bacon and spinach pancake (Pancakes!), the best fries ever (Vlaams Friteshuis), a slice of Dutch apple pie, and Indonesian food (Sie Joe). I regretfully ate…
I feel about caramelish things the way some people do about chocolate. 🙂 (Although there is no way I can wrap my head around that fish-sauce caramel. Eeeeyurgh.) I made my milk jam/confiture de lait/dulce de leche in a crock-pot on low setting, because I hate being tied to the stove and fretting about scorching…