Poker night involved the strangest mix of food: pepperoni pizza, potato wedges, crisps, homemade cream cronuts, roasted banana and rose milkshake and... pandan chicken! I had a lot of pandan leaves leftover from the catfish night and so I decided on a very typical Thai dish: Thai Chicken wrapped in Pandan Leaves I used the above recipe, however ...
Mekong River Catfish on a Bed of Pandan Leaves
I got very carried away in the fresh vegetable section of Chinatown and this was the result: Ingredients: Jasmine rice White fish (I used Mekong River Catfish) Galangal 2 red chillies Kaffir lime leaves Coconut cream Thai holy basil Garlic Pandan leaves Lemongrass Fish sauce Palm sugar Coconut water Preheat the oven to 200 C (fan), place a pan of water and salt on the hob to boil and add ...
African Volcano Tiger Prawns
August 2013 First time at the climbing wall together followed by a trip to Maltby street market. It's a tiny market near Bermondsey station under the railway arches. There are only a few stalls, most fresh vegetables, cakes or burgers. One of the stalls, African Volcano uses it's own Mozambiquean style peri peri sauce to marinade burgers, ...
Rainbow Trout Party
Today was my second time cycling in central London and my first time cycling on such main roads - (Strand, Waterloo Bridge). I could save so much money on transport if I cycled into work and I do really enjoy it but I really could not be a cyclist in London. Without someone to follow ...
The world’s best omelette
Waking up to this is one of the biggest benefits of seeing someone who loves to cook and who really cares about being the perfect host. Whisk the eggs with salt and pour the mixture into a pan over a low heat. Let the egg solidify a bit before placing the toppings on otherwise they will ...
Cycling between Meals
We met on Princess May road - it was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and I was very excited for my first time cycling in central London! We meandered around the little streets, we had all day so there was no need to fret about getting lost. At one point we cycled past ...
Black Octopus Pasta
This dish doesn't actually have any octopus in it, I gave it the name because the pasta itself resembles the tentacles of an octopus! I picked up the pasta from Jamie Oliver's deli - it was actually surprisingly cheap! Most people think squid ink pasta is just for the aesthetics, but it does have a subtle ...
Melanzane alla Parmigiana
March 2013 My turn to cook. I'm not used to cooking for a non meat eater, but here was my first attempt: Melanzane alla parmigiana I used a Jamie Oliver recipe as a reference for this but omitted the onions. I've rarely had it with onions in Italy and I'm not a fan of them unless they're blended. Ingredients: 2 ...
