We read somewhere that Madhur Jaffrey (Indian cooking legend) learned to cook only after she moved to London for university. Her mother would send her recipes from home to ease her homesickness and the rest is history. Now we learned how to cook much earlier than that, but our mother still likes to supplement our … Continue reading
So when we rediscovered the fig jam we bought on our Croatian holiday in our cupboards, we were revisited by all the memories of the beautiful food we ate there. One of the things we tried was burek – pastries that originate from Turkey but are found all over the Balkans. We loved them and … Continue reading
Every once in a while, we get a real urge to go through all of our cupboards, throw out the old and unusable and hopefully reacquaint ourselves with things we’d forgotten all about. It’s a random urge – it doesn’t matter what the season – where we feel like we absolutely HAVE to de-clutter right … Continue reading
We love being unintentionally trendy. So Tara recently had her wisdom teeth out which means she couldn’t really chew. Now, as wonderful as an Ice Cream – Mashed Potato – Custard – Soup Diet is, at some point you’ve got to work in a fruit or vegetable if only to stave off the Grumpy Sugar … Continue reading
We have a definite snack problem that is directly linked to our TV programme watching problem. For some reason, we just can’t watch an episode of The Bridge or Scandal or even The Graham Norton Show without a bit of chocolate or a handful of popcorn or Indian snacks. And because they’re so crucial to … Continue reading
Happy New Year! Sometimes being a Grown-Up is not what it’s cracked up to be. Sometimes it can be SUPER boring. Being a Grown-Up means cleaning your oven. It means going through bills and calling your electricity provider about your old meter. It means repairing things. It means washing your dishes, doing your laundry and … Continue reading
So a couple of months ago, we bought this fabulous book, The Flavour Thesaurus by Niki Segnit. What makes it so valuable for a home cook is that it’s really a book of ideas of what to cook. It sets out lots of different flavour pairings – almost daring you to come up with something … Continue reading
Last year, Tara went on a little trip to France and discovered a type of rose-coloured garlic, beautifully arranged in a bouquet, which comes from the Languedoc region. Of course, she had to buy it and since bringing it back to London, we’ve used it regularly in our cooking and generally become obsessed with all … Continue reading
Isn’t it a lovely day for a picnic? How many times a year can you say that? When we think of picnics, we think of blue skies, slightly damp grass, scratchy rugs, Scotch eggs, baguettes, pate, someone’s homemade pasta salad, sausage rolls, mini rolls, little sandwiches, warm wine, trio of dip selection from Sainsburys (cheese … Continue reading
Did you know that Whole Foods has a magical machine that takes ordinary shelled pistachios and turns them into creamy foodie heaven (i.e. pistachio butter)?? Yes, they really do. Ok, so we’re a bit new to this phenomenon but let us try to convert you too. Pistachio butter is creamy, a bit savoury, a bit … Continue reading
sugar chai honey bunch 