London: Walking the Monopoly Board
Took the Tube to Elephant & Castle and then walked to:
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Recipe Box Trials – Simply Cook & Hello Fresh
I tried out a couple of recipe boxes (2 each from Simply Cook and Hello Fresh) because I was given some great vouchers that I had to take advantage of! Simply Cook was £1 delivery for my first box (what I didn’t like is that I couldn’t invite any of my housemates to try it,… Continue reading Recipe Box Trials – Simply Cook & Hello Fresh
Dosa & Potato filling & Coriander Chutney
Decided to make dosa since I had all the ingredients I thought I needed except coconuts for the chutney and fenugreek seeds (had fenugreek though). Washed rice & urad daal well, added enough water to the bowl to cover the mixture by 2 inches. SOAKED OVERNIGHTNext morning: drained all the water. Added to food processor +… Continue reading Dosa & Potato filling & Coriander Chutney
Padella’s Pici Cacio e Pepe (tips & comparison with GF flour)
I used Doves Farm Gluten Freee flour the first time I made this to make it accessible to the whole flat. The recipe didn’t have enough water for this particular blend of gf flours – I thought it would be too much. It took ages for the dough to together in the first instance. And… Continue reading Padella’s Pici Cacio e Pepe (tips & comparison with GF flour)
Mishti Doi (Sweet Yoghurt) – made with Gur/Jaggery
Since we still have the Gur/Jaggery that expires in June 2020, I tried another Bengali recipe where one variation of making it is with it. I looked online to find a recipe that looked easy and pretty foolproof because I had tried to make Mishti Doi once before and it didn’t really work out. I… Continue reading Mishti Doi (Sweet Yoghurt) – made with Gur/Jaggery
Vegetable Rösti & Salsa
Made this from the Keep It Vegan cookbook (which I had bought in early Feb 2017 along with Thug Kitchen Party Grub, Articulate and UNO) along with Carrot, pistachio & coconut cake for a weekend treat. First I prepped the tomatoes and put them in the oven: In the 20 minutes they were in there, I grated… Continue reading Vegetable Rösti & Salsa
Mymensingh’s Mera Pitha stir fried with eggs for breakfast
This is one of my favourite breakfasts ever. I was sure I wrote about it in one of my posts about Dhaka/Bangladesh, but apparently not, so…I love it so much that when I was in Dhaka for 30 hours (about 5 meals) in January this year, I had it for 3 meals! I’ve run out… Continue reading Mymensingh’s Mera Pitha stir fried with eggs for breakfast
Coffee & Walnut Battenberg (GBBO Challenge)
Something finally from the GBBO Challenge I created for myself *eye roll*. This Coffee & Walnut Battenberg was the Technical Challenge in Series 2 Week 1. I also made the marzipan with guidance from this recipe! The marzipan came together super quickly and easily: The cake itself tasted good, the gluten free and the flax… Continue reading Coffee & Walnut Battenberg (GBBO Challenge)
Vanilla Black’s Portobello mushroom, red wine and roasted garlic lentils
Trying to use recipes from the recipe books I own. Last night for dinner we had the Portobello mushroom, red wine and roasted garlic lentils from the Vanilla Black cookbook. I roasted double the garlic than required, as suggested by the book. I couldn’t find puy lentils so I just used some Cypressa green lentils.… Continue reading Vanilla Black’s Portobello mushroom, red wine and roasted garlic lentils
COVID-19 & Cholinergic Urticaria
…and related problems…and Spring I forget every year how bad my allergies can be. I forget that I have Cholinergic Urticaria sometimes and do more than I have tolerance for and break out in hives and then remember that I should’ve taken my antihistamines. This is only because since the first onset in 2015 when… Continue reading COVID-19 & Cholinergic Urticaria
The Spill Queen 