January 2010

non-wild mushrooms

by molly on January 21, 2010

in pasta

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 – [...]

another day, another dal

by molly on January 20, 2010

in curry

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 [...]

food cubed

by molly on January 19, 2010

in fish

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 [...]

a born chef

by molly on January 18, 2010

in about the kitchen

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 [...]

pizza party!

by molly on January 17, 2010

in particularly random

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 [...]