It’s great to toss together a quick and tasty meal from what’s on hand. And it’s so easy with a well-stocked pantry, fridge and freezer and a little inspiration. Here are some of my favourite pantry recipes.
Nasi Lemak (Coconut Rice) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! Nasi lemak literally means ‘creamy rice’ and this fragrant rice makes a delicious side dish for any curry or stir-fry. Nasi lemak is also sometimes seen as a standalone dish, especially for breakfast, topped with a few interesting sambals, some fresh […]
Bolo do Caco Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Portuguese cooking class! Bolo do caco, simple rolls that look a bit like English muffins, are flatbreads from the Portuguese island of Madeira. Bolo means cake in Portuguese and caco is the stone hotplate on which they’re traditionally cooked. On Madeira bolo do caco are […]
Baps (Scottish Morning Rolls) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! I have a wonderful memory of being at my Auntie Mary’s house in Glasgow and scurrying down the road early one morning to buy beautifully soft floury baps from the local baker for our breakfast (the scurry was necessary as it […]
Saffron Pilaf Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes There are many different styles of pilaf (or pilau) across India and the Middle East. What they have in common is cooking long grain rice by absorption – sometimes in water, sometimes in stock – and usually with some […]
How To Make Paratha (Kerala Parotta) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indian cooking class inspired by Ajoy Joshi! India has so many delicious flatbreads, including roti, naan, puris and dosas. But Kerala parotta (called paratha in other parts of the country) is my favourite one to make. Making parotta is so easy once […]
Hand Rolled Pasta: Lombrichi & Cicciones Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! This simple hand rolled pasta dough can be used to make several different rustic pasta shapes with a lovely chewy texture. Lombrichi are a traditional hand rolled pasta from Sardinia. The name means ‘earthworms’ […]
Come Back Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! Once you’ve learned to make mayonnaise, you’ll be able to make the best Mississippi come back sauce, a southern classic. If you’re a fan of sauce Marie Rosé, Thousand Island dressing or Cajun remoulade, you’ll love […]
Ful Medames Like Ful Medames? You’ll love my online Lebanese cooking class! Ful medames (فول مدمس) is a creamy Middle Eastern fava bean dip. Served with some fresh warm flatbread, yoghurt or labne, mint, cucumber and olives it’s one of my favourite breakfast dishes, and it’s a great addition to a mezze table too. Ful […]
Tomato Sauce Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes A good tomato sauce is a basic in every Mediterranean cuisine. Use it to poach Lebanese stuffed zucchini, to dress a simple pasta or gnocchi, layer into eggplant Parmigiana or lasagne or add a pinch of hot smoked paprika […]
Swiss Spätzli Discover more delicious Swiss dishes on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! I love eating spätzli in Switzerland where they’re also known as chnöpfli (or knoepfle). While the Germans and Austrians make spaetzli too, they serve them simply boiled – the butter-loving Swiss go a step further. Once boiled Swiss […]
