Just like Christmas, Easter is a time to connect with others, unwind and well, also enjoy “celebration” foods. Because we’re not Christian, we think of bunnies, chicks, carrot cake, Easter eggs and TWO Bank holidays. For some of you, it also means eating a whole Easter egg in one day. For others (like us), it’s … Continue reading
We need to tell you about our new favourite obsession – CHOCOLATE BABKA. Now, if you’re American or have spent any time in New York, you probably know all about babka already. Hey, if you’ve watched “that” Seinfeld episode, you too know what a babka is. However, here in the UK it’s relatively unknown – … Continue reading
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
When we were little, we used to sit on the kitchen counter and help our grandmother make rotis. They would usually turn out to be strangely amoeba-like shaped, but we were so proud of them! And the moment they came off the roti pan, our grandmother used to slap a big chunk of ghee on … Continue reading
This might look like your average, artisan white loaf. Nice, but nothing special. Until… …you open it up and find a treasure trove! (Of curry.) Bunny chow is a uniquely South African-Indian dish and depending on who you ask, either 1) came about as a handy way to transport food to the field-workers or 2) … Continue reading
One of the things we’ve always wanted to make is cornbread. We hadn’t tasted cornbread until we were adults and it’s always seemed so exotic, part of another world – away from the white fluffy English sandwich loaves and croissants of our childhood and the buttery, charred naans and soft khubz of our teenage years. … Continue reading
We absolutely love Sunday brunch! Brunch means meeting up with your girlfriends at one of London’s trendy eateries (Kopapa, The Riding House Cafe, Dean Street Townhouse), catching up and taking your time over lots of different foods that ordinarily don’t really go together. Muesli AND French Toast AND smoked salmon? We’re totally there. It’s brunch! … Continue reading
Happy Eid! Being so far from the Middle East where we semi-grew up during this time of year makes us nostalgic for Arabic foods…jareesh, kabsa, mindi, manakeesh, basbousa, kunafa…ok so we’re carb monsters! Unfortunately, some of these things are not quite so easy to find even in London. We particularly miss the huge variety of … Continue reading
