Bear’s Paw Tofu (Xiong zhang dou fu)
I’ve gushed before about how our repertoire of spicy Asian food has been expanded by Fuchsia Dunlop’s Every Grain of …
Category Archives: Cookbooks
The Best – Paul’s Pork Vindaloo
I’ve written before, at length, about the TV show and subsequent book that was “The Best”. One of the running …
Tofu Burritos
I sometimes gripe here that the way we eat has been skewed by the children’s preferences and various vegetable likes/dislikes, …
Quick Lime-Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
We eat quite a bit of chicken, ok, a lot of chicken. Mostly thighs, but also breasts and whole chicken. …
The Best – Silvana’s Lazy Steak and Onion Pie
Years ago when Mr GP and I were just married, we watched a cooking show called “The Best”*. It was …
Crispy Chicken Thighs with Cucumber Mint Noodle Salad
Chicken thighs are the basis of many of our favourite meals. Whether making curries, or chicken skewers, or stir fries, …
Pumpkin Cornbread
Cornbread is something I don’t think I ever tried until I was an adult. We didn’t tend to eat many …
Bulgur (or Burghul) Burgers
Most of you would know that bulgur or burghul (bulgur is Turkish, and burghul Arabic as I’ve now found out) …
Berlin Doughnuts
Many people have recipe deal breakers or phobias when it comes to specific cooking techniques and ingredients. One of mine, and I have …
Silverbeet (Chard), Coppa and Chilli Pasta
I’ve spoken a bit recently about the good old Women’s Weekly cookbooks that were so important for my childhood cooking, so …
In Search of Golden Pudding 