#kitchen quest

In my line of work, I come across a lot of weird plant facts, but none more so than the amount of things we’ll turn into food. I’ve genuinely lost count of the number of roots that are apparently roasted and ground as a coffee substitute. But last year, I was very excited to discover that not only are prickly pear fruits eaten, but also their pads, or nopales. I had to have them. Continue…

Look, honestly, I went into this with the intention of writing a proper, well-thought out post about the cooking process, but Ottolenghi’s recipe was straightforward, plus the pictures tell a great story on their own. Continue reading Untitled

I don’t have a tremendous number of cancellable food takes. I don’t personally like pineapple on a pizza but I’ve got no problem with it in concept. I think if an ice cream sandwich is a sandwich, it’s really more of a vibe thing than hard logic. But I will stand by my firm belief that there aren’t any desserts that are better hot than cold. So I’m gonna make a hot dessert. Continue reading…

After a busy month of weekends, I’ve finally had an opportunity to get back into the kitchen and make a proper meal for Bee and myself. Time to transgress this Kitchen Quest with finesse. When he’s not taking turkey dinosaurs away from kids, Jamie Oliver writes a lot of cookbooks. From a copy of his Veg cookbook, I picked potato and mushroom al forno. What does “al forno” actually mean? A quick…

I love that every country has its own twist on some kind of chicken fried in some kind of oil. Maybe because chickens can live basically anywhere, and the amount of things you can turn into cooking oil seems limitless. Japanese fried chicken, or karaage (which confusingly means “fried Chinese-style”) is one of my favourite variations. So let’s try making some. (more…) “”

What’s your favourite cultural contribution of the Ottoman Empire? For me, the Ottoman Baroque architectural style is definitely up there, but is kept off the top spot by all the amazing food. Baklava AND doner? Can’t be beat. Anyway, I’m not making either of those today. Let’s try and make a holy man faint. (more…) “”

As good as Ottolenghi’s Simple is, time for something completely different. As different as I can get. (more…) “”

Did you know you can bake rice? Makes sense I suppose, you can bake pretty much anything if it’ll fit in the oven. Fairly certain I read once that roast chicken is actually baked chicken, by true definitions. I’m not looking it up to check though. Do your own research. (more…) “”