Lemon & Ginger Rice Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indian cooking class inspired by Ajoy Joshi! Lemon and ginger rice is a deliciously fresh side dish that’s a great accompaniment to all sorts of dishes. With the optional tempering mixture drizzled over the top it’s particularly good with Indian curries, but you can […]
Indian Rice Pudding (Kheer) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Indian cooking class inspired by Ajoy Joshi! Called payasam or kheer, this rice pudding is one of the most typical southern Indian desserts and has as many variations as there are cooks. At its simplest, it’s rice simmered in milk with a pinch of […]
Vietnamese Red Rice Cake Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! Every rice-centred cuisine has a version of fried rice to use up leftover cooked rice. In Vietnam it’s tomato rice, cơm đỏ, which is best made with cooked rice that’s been refrigerated overnight. I sometimes take Vietnamese […]
Glutinous Red Rice Dessert with Lychees Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! I love glutinous rice desserts and have always wanted to experiment with them so, inspired by a red rice dessert that Mark Jensen served me several years ago, I came up with this easy, tasty […]
Vietnamese Chicken Rice Soup Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class inspired by Mark Jensen! Every culture seems to have a chicken soup that’s the universal panacea, and in Vietnam it’s cháo gà. Similar to Chinese congee, this Vietnamese chicken rice soup is generally a breakfast dish, often served with omelette. Cháo […]
Hainanese Chicken Rice Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! I’ve always loved Hainanese chicken rice (also known as Singaporean chicken rice), especially the delicious ginger and green onion sauce. And once I made it, I realised it’s surprisingly easy to prepare (especially with a few tips from the brilliant Tony Tan). […]
Chicken Avgolemono Soup Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! Avgolemono is a classic Greek combination of egg (avgo), lemon (lemono) and stock to create a tangy soup or sauce. As a soup avgolemono is usually made from chicken stock with rice cooked in it, a typical example […]
Nasi Goreng Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Asian home cooking class inspired by Cheong Liew! Sometimes you want to spend all day in the kitchen cooking up a storm; and sometimes you just want a quick and easy meal using what’s on hand. Either way it has to taste great, right? For the […]
Stuffed Vine Leaves (Vegetarian Dolmades) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class Inspired by Janni Kyritsis! I enjoy rolling the filling into stuffed vine leaves, once you get started it’s quite meditative. Grape vine leaves come in large packs, which is just as well, as some will be too small or too […]
Asparagus & Goat Cheese Risotto Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Northern Italian cooking class inspired by Alessandro Pavoni! I love asparagus because it’s so easy to prepare as well as being delicious. And I love combining it with two of my other favourite foods, rice and goat cheese, in this simple asparagus and […]