Platinum Jubilee

Living in a commonwealth country, it was hard to miss all the news of our Queen’s platinum jubilee, marking an amazing 70 years in service. Britons got to enjoy a four-day bank holiday, celebrate with cutely intimate street parties, and watch the royal family parade around in ceremonial pomp and pageantry. I couldn’t resist the

Happy Father’s Day

Continuing to try more Tom Kerridge recipes, this time a Frangipane Tart for Father’s Day brunch. Replaced apples with peaches and cherries, which are in season, and added some cocoa powder to the crust, something I saw on the Great British Bake Off. As with the other Kerridge recipes, this one is also yummy. However,

Jacques’ Onion Soup

Jacques Pepin’s Instagram channel has been active throughout the pandemic, with a mix of cooking lessons from past and present. I love his simple recipes that tease so much flavour out of so few ingredients. I’m not even a fan of onion soup, but wanted to try his Onion Soup Lyonnaise to see how he

Duck Cassoulet

One of my favourite celebrity chefs is Tom Kerridge from The Great British Menu cooking competition. He’s won a couple of seasons and has a two Michelin starred gastropub. His duck cassoulet recipe seemed so simple. Only 3 ingredients, something you could throw in the stove and let finish while you WFH. Indeed, the duck

Happy Easter

Feels like Spring has finally arrived, the weather warm enough for gardening without having to wear a thick winter coat. To celebrate the holiday, made Sunny Anderson’s butterflied cornish hen. Wow, so tasty! I added the chopped bacon under the skin instead of on top. Definitely added some great smoky flavour. I was worried that

Arctic Char

Rarely see Arctic Char in the markets, only on the menu at The Sandbar Restaurant, which I thought must have cornered the local market. So surprised to see it fresh not at a fishmonger’s but at the Famous Foods supermarket, which has only one very narrow shelf for fresh fish. They charged $11 for one

Toad in the Hole

After watching 25 hours of The Great British Menu, season 5, I wanted to try a recipe from Tom Kerridge, the winner of the main course competition. His saliva-inducing duck with fries I will attempt at a later date. Today, I tried his favourite childhood meal—as per My Greatest Dishes—Toad in the Hole. I wanted

Four Hour Brisket

I have to confess that I got embarrassingly excited when I saw a big hunk of raw brisket at the supermarket. I was tempted to do my Ewok happy dance but chose discretion. I don’t see brisket a lot, where I usually get meat. And the price was quite low for beef; I mean, I’m

Strawberries, Skin, and Seabream

Merry Lockdown Christmas 2020! Hope you managed to find some joy in a more intimate fête this year. I decided to up my breakfast waffle game, by preparing them Bobby Flay style, with strawberries in the butter (!) as well as the waffles. Didn’t think strawberry, butter, and black pepper would marry well, but eureka

Pru’s Apple and Cinnamon Buns

Still making my way through an abundance of apples from our neighbours’ tree. Being a fan of The Great British Baking Show, I was intrigued with this recipe from Judge Pru Leith. Not bad. The best part was the top half, which had the jam glaze, cream cheese icing, and pecans. The bottom half was