Category Archives: Food & Recipes

Oyakodon – Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl

The oyakodon is a type of Japanese rice bowl (donburi) which has both the parent and the child (chicken and egg) together in the same dish (hence the term ‘parent-and-child donburi’). It is basically a rice bowl that is topped … Read more

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Baking Strawberry ‘Financiers’ With Love

A financier has French origin, a cake baked with ground almond, eggs and icing sugar and that takes the shape of a rectangular gold bar. I love how this cake comes with fruit toppings, because it makes them really palatable, … Read more

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The Classic Shakshuka

I love how busy this dish looks! There are red, green, white and brown; bright and dull all coming together in one pan. My favourites – avocado, egg, red chilli. And the best part of it is that I can … Read more

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Semmelknödel (German Breadcrumb Dumplings)

Back when the guy was working in Frankfurt and when I flew over to visit him, I don’t really recall eating a lot of Semmelknödel there because they always serve this dish as a side along a main dish such … Read more

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Classic Guacamole With Chips

I love guacamole. Why? You might ask? Because it’s made with avocadoes – lovely, creamy, rich avocadoes. To make a good bowl of guacamole, make sure to add in enough acidic juice and fruits such as lemon and diced tomatoes … Read more

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