Uncategorized

Part of a larger tempura dinner. Daikon is giant radish, called "geisha" at Coles . Further strides in such imaginative marketing will see wasabi…

Which is a nice little tautology or should that be a redundancy. Rissotoey gruel still left over after the nabe. Chinese cabbage quickly stirfried in…

Stuck in my mind after being linked with an Islamic terrorist group by our PM. Laksa Jihad will no doubt join other revolutionary menu items such as the…

Short notice dinner party. Pronounced Nah beh and is the Japanese version of the Chinese Steam Boat which is a kind of stock based interactive casserole. It…

Not cheese toasties. Sliced cheddar on a warm piece of toast is far superior to melty cheese with toast. Why? Well there's a contrast between the hot…

This broth is from a Japanese book on sauces. It seems the easiest to do of the Ramen family – the pro cookbooks require a few kilos of pork fat and…

Dinner with friends in the bush last night so I found some scallops* in the shell and took them up with me. Half the shells I sprinkled some sake and a…

Tasty, healthy, easy. These three so often have to apologise for eachother but no need. As a Volvo driver I can appreciate the quiet practicality of lentils…