Month: September 2015

Corn beef soup

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Western cuisine

Quick and easy “A cheap dish to make, preferably best eaten during the winter period to keep warm.” Not many people would think much about this dish but what makes it special is the fact that it is an incredibly straight forward dish for when you’re too busy to cook something extravagant. My mom usually makes this dish because back in her day this dish was considered “war food” or “food for the poor” because […]

Chicken curry

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Asian cuisine

Quick and easy “A common delicacy in Southeast Asia, as well as in the Caribbean. A typical South Asian curry consists of chicken stewed in an onion and tomato-based sauce, flavoured with ginger, garlic, chili peppers and a variety of spices, often including turmeric, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom and so on. Outside South Asia, chicken curry is often made with a pre-made spice mixture known as curry powder.” The style of chicken curry that my […]

Cafe de bar by Poilane

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My thoughts

Rather than focusing on dishes I love cooking, I’ve decided to write a different post instead. Poilane is incredibly well known in France for it’s artisan bread making, I am fortunate to be able to get to go to their cafĂ© bar in Kings Road in London rather than traveling all the way to Paris.

Crispy pork noodle soup

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Asian cuisine

Quick and easy “Noodle soup refers to a variety of soups with noodles and other ingredients served in a light broth. Noodle soup is an East and Southeast Asian staple. The type of noodles range from rice noodles to egg noodles.” Mom made this dish, when I asked about the heritage of this dish, her response was, “it’s my own, it doesn’t really come from any cook book, it’s just an improvisation of mine.” During […]