here’s a challenge for you: try finding wild mushrooms (or cremini mushrooms) during the evening rush on a wednesday in hammersmith. not easy! i only had four things on my shopping list as i made my way home yesterday – wild mushrooms, parsley, chopped tomatoes, and garlic. my first attempt didn’t go so well – [...]
January 2010
it’s about that time again. i just couldn’t keep away from dal any longer! and as i have five recipes from mark bittman that i’d like to try, consider this post part two in a series of five. if you recall, the first one was stunning. really nice flavours and a great standalone dish. last [...]
i hope the title of this post didn’t make you think of spaceman meals or something. it simply refers to the fact that i’m including not one, not two, but THREE recipes in today’s post. it also refers to my homemade stock cubes – one of the three recipes. yesterday was a whirlwind in the [...]
it’s safe to say that i didn’t grow up with a PASSION for cooking. in fact, i really didn’t take any interest in it until last year. that is the truth! but my aunt brought some very old photographs of me and my family when she came to london last november, and one stuck out [...]
happy sunday to you! i hope everyone had as much fun as i did last night – it was hard not to have fun at a bar that looked like this: of course, this photo was taken before the massive saturday night crowds took over. yes, if you’re in london and in the mood for [...]





