I love fresh herbs! It’s satisfying being able to walk out my back door and cut fresh herbs as I need them. But invariably, winter sets in and the herb garden becomes somewhat dormant. And that’s where drying the bounty grown throughout summer comes into its own!
Woodfired oven – Bess
Posted in lamb, pizza, wood fired oven on 02/27/2010 01:13 am by Suziwong
Meet Bess. She’s squat, round, hot, smelly and bloody heavy! BUT she sure can cook and she’s my new best friend 
! Yesterday we took delivery of my belated birthday present…A wood fired oven that is on a stand and therefore mobile. For us the mobile aspect is very important because we are a very mobile family so everything we own has to be able to fit into a removal container at some stage or another.
Bruschetta – simple but oh so YUM
Posted in Lunch, bread on 02/25/2010 11:13 pm by Suziwong
This past week I made my first ciabatta loaves from scratch. So we’ve been enjoying homemade ciabatta all week. My second attempt is proving as I write this.
February Potted Garden Update
Posted in garden, herb garden on 02/16/2010 05:20 pm by Suziwong
We need to have a potted garden-warming party because there are a number of new occupants. Firstly welcome two new oregano plants to the garden. The original is one is still growing great guns but
Falafel – nom nom nom
Posted in Lunch, Middle Eastern, Pulses on 02/16/2010 04:02 pm by Suziwong
I know deep fried foods aren’t healthy, but OMG I love falafel and if they’re in the fridge I’ll eat them daily. With the exception of the frying they are incredibly healthy. The main ingredient is chickpeas and if you’re a diabetic you’ll already know they’re low GI which is important in keeping your blood glucose levels low and stable. I love nothing more than to eat my falafel smeared with labna. You can find my labna recipe here
Karti – An Anglo-Indian family Christmas Day
Posted in Indian on 02/10/2010 04:55 pm by SuziwongAs an Anglo-Indian family we have many blended traditions. One, is that we don’t do a traditional Anglo-Celtic or English style Christmas feast. Instead we cook Karti and Prawn Curry as our main course. We vote on which dessert to make and it can range from an Italian tiramisu to an authentic German Blackforest Cherry cake to anything in between. This year the family voted for pavlova. Both dishes take an enourmous amount of preparation time…time that we don’t have during an ordinary week. Therefore, we only cook these recipes when we’ve got ample time.
Karti rolls, for the uninitiated, are spice and yoghurt marinated rump pieces, rolled up in paratha’s with onion and lemon juice…and with fresh chilli if it takes your fancy. They take a lot of time and preparation to cook and we tend to only make them once or twice a year. We adore them…so much that we put our initials on our ‘roll stash’ so that no one gets more than anyone else! Yes, we are territorial about our food!
Thai Red Duck Curry
Posted in Asian, Thai, poultry on 02/09/2010 03:59 pm by Suziwong
I know what you’re thinking…how can this goose, blog a red duck curry, that’s primarily yellow in colour??? I keep asking myself that very same question, but as I ponder the answer I’m shoving mouthfuls of this AMAZING curry into my mouth. I’ve made pastes before…I’ve used bottled pastes as well, but NOTHING comes even close to this curry.
Say Goodbye to your waisteline as you once knew it – Chocolate Mud Ice Cream
Posted in chocolate, dessert, ice cream on 01/24/2010 08:20 pm by Suziwong
You can kiss your waist line goodbye with this ice cream…I apologise upfront to those who are trying to lose weight…You won’t be able to resist this ice-cream because it’s beyond amazing! Think creamy dark chocolate mousse that is lightly frozen… a little like semifreddo.
January 24 Potted Garden Update
Posted in chilli, garden, herb garden on 01/24/2010 01:20 am by Suziwong
Meet Harriet the Jalopeno chilli. She came to live with us today. She’s a mature tree with a fair bit of fruit already growing so she got a sassy looking electric blue pot. I have big plans for the fruit that Harriet bears. I’ll be smoking some to make chipotle’s, i’ll be bottling some in oil so i have chilli infused oil to cook with and I’m hoping to make pickles and good some fabulous Mexican dishes with them. In other chilli news, we have four other bushes full of fruit. Mr SuziWong was very happy with the flavour and texture of the chillies even though they weren’t overly hot. He said they had a “bit of bite once you get to the seeds”.
Pulau Rice
Posted in Indian on 01/16/2010 08:18 pm by Suziwong
Are you looking for an interesting and incredibly tasty alternative to steamed rice to have with your curry? Have you thought about pulau rice? We call in pea rice…just one of those lazy family names!
