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Intangible Mexico
"perhaps the most misunderstood country and cuisine on Earth." Anthony Bourdain Mexican food is huge. It is one of just four cuisines...
May 26


Culinary (con)fusion - pasta adobo
"It is always funny when we realise our cultures overlap more than we differ." Greatist My sources for blog posts come from all sorts of...
Feb 24


Quesadillas
“quesadillas can take practically any filling you are drawn to”. Rick Bayliss Back in the days of COVID when Jamie was Keeping on...
Jan 5


Tajín - a quickie
"So why should you use Tajin? Simply put, it just makes so many things taste better." Nancy Lopez-McHugh/The Spruce Eats I'm not a huge...
Mar 21, 2024


Carne assada or asada?
This is a guru week - a week in which I return to one of my early cooking influencers/teachers for a recipe to try out for dinner. This...
Jun 6, 2023


Tacos - where to begin?
“Tacos are great because you can eat very well, with really good ingredients, for not a lot of money or time,” Joe Hargrave The other...
May 16, 2023


Some leftovers
"Leftovers - something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used." No this is not a blog about how to use up leftovers but...
Jun 18, 2022


Quickies - just a few
I don't have much time today so here are some quickies. Lychee granita - this is a photograph of a Donna Hay recipe for Lychee and...
Dec 2, 2021


Home-made enchiladas
"An enchilada is a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a savory sauce." Wikipedia Lockdown has its advantages for...
Jun 7, 2021