Yearly Archives: 2010
Roast Swede & Lumpia
Another strange collection of things in this box – the cooking styles seem to be all over the place! I managed to swipe some swede from Yvan’s dish for lunch to provide something different in the vegetable department. I had no tomato sauce so paste had to do – at least it is more piquant […]
Prawn Wraps & Hijiki
Making large batches of spring rolls always ends up with leftovers of either the filling or the wrappers. When you are determined to use all the filling then you will always have wrappers lying around. As a pain it is to defrost them for use you need to use them as soon as you can […]
Springy Springroll
A ‘Spring Roll Spring’ Bento – or more like ‘Spring Spring Roll’ Bento? The garden has started to regain its lush state, with the sorrel pushing young leaves and chives with an early start. The local greengrocer too had local carrots, purple broccoli and cabbages, the later fodder for spring rolls and the (home-made) kimchi […]
Spring Flower
As one that has grown up in the southern hemisphere, the seasonal calendar made famous by prolific American media was always inappropriate but still not adjusted. White Christmases and hot Augusts made more sense when you move to the northern half. In the middle of the UK, seasonal changes are a lot more distinct that […]
Ginger Eggplant & Lamb
What is glorious about a Sunday roast is that if you have made too much then the rest can be eaten as leftovers, and roast leg of lamb is quite a treat! Alongside eggplant, they make a perfect pair. However, out of all the items in my lunch the distinct odor of kimchi was commented […]
Steak & Hijiki Salad
Hijiki never ceases to surprise me how much it swells up to from the tiny dry strands you’d find in healthfood or south-east asian grocers. It is apparently contains a lot of fibre, and as one that desires less weight in their mid-section that is a property that appeals. Unlike the flavour of kombu I […]
Lemon Prawns
Sweet and sour sauce is an easy thing to make, all you need to do is to add a sweet component like sugar or honey to a sour base. A typical home-style one uses tomato sauce as it is both sweet and sour, in the addition of a vinegar or citrus and sugar. I don’t […]