‘Try the grey stuff-it’s delicious! Don’t believe us, ask the dishes!’ I remember that line from Beauty and the Beast as a child. In my mind, I just thought the ‘grey stuff’ was something fancy and French. As an adult, I contemplate how many grey foods there are out…
Mulligatawny
For a long time I didn’t know what Mulligatawny was. What was this soup that my husband kept asking me to make? So, I did a little research and found that this dish is yet another British hybrid of an Indian recipe only this time made with added beef, thickeners such as flour or coconut…
‘Mushrooms on Toast’ Pastries
My desperate psychological need to feed people makes me obsessive over whether or not my friends and family eat breakfast. In my previous jobs, I used to have a small breakfast delivery business where I catered meals to my colleagues every working morning, delivered hot on their desk. Making hot breakfasts from…
International House of Swedish Designed Madness
For most expats, every new move, means a new trip to IKEA. Why IKEA, you ask? Well, when you are based abroad it’s a safe bet. You know what you’re getting (design wise, cost wise, safety wise, etc) because it is practically the same in every country. The crib we bought in Beijing, we…
Korean Iced Tea
Koreans love to drink. I remember reading about their high level of alcohol consumption while I was in Poland and I thought, ‘No way could anyone drink MORE than Polish people or Eastern Europeans in general’. BUT, then I got there and discovered that where there’s a will, there’s a way and the Korean people…
Oven Roasted Pork Ribs
Did you know that a rib bone is a great teething toy for a toddler? We discovered this primitive tusk sharpening tool one day whilst having Sunday lunch with my in-laws. My baby who was around 10 months at the time and was sitting on my lap when she picked up a leftover bone from…
Spicy Ginger and Garlic Fried Chicken
Sweet, salty and spicy ginger and garlic fried chicken will make you reconsider the healing properties of fried chicken
Blueberry, Lemon and Ginger Pancakes
` As a kid nothing bummed me out more than waking up to a stack of pancakes for breakfast. They were dull, flat, dense and lifeless. The only way to liven them up with flavor was to coat them in syrup. As a kid who didn’t have much of a sweet tooth,…
Chinese Style ‘Liver and Onions’
My grandmother was never known for her cooking. She was known for her passion for cleaning, her scarves and the costume jewelry that she wore with the confidence and style of a 1940’s movie star, her welcoming smile and gregarious laugh, her unique perfume of cigarettes and that special scent everyone asked about,…
Top Mom Google Searches
Let us all take a moment of silence for the dearly departed laptop that passed away last Wednesday. It fought a good battle but in the end it was no match for a toddler and a large cup of coffee. The first stage is shock and panic, the second step is mopping up the mess…
Steak and Ale Pie
Steak and ale pie might seem like one of those dishes that you can only get in a pub somewhere in Yorkshire. Where else could people master such a flaky crust, luscious gravy and tender chunks of steak better than the those who have been doing it for generations? After many trials,…
The Perfect Roast Chicken
A perfectly roasted chicken is a thing of beauty. As a child I was not very fond of anything roasted. My grandmother took great pride in overcooking meat. The Thanksgiving turkey was roasted a day ahead of time, then sliced and put in a baking tray to further cook the morning of festivity. …