We still use the basic bun recipe , but some modifications have been introduced over the years. In summary: heating milk and melting shorten...

One of the downsides to moving to Europe after living in California is the difficulty in getting tomatillos here - which I especially need f...

We can file this one under experiments - experiments of that truly classic kind: what do I need to use from the fridge today. Ingred...

I don't remember where or when I first heard about this Tuscan bread and tomato salad, but in recent years I've grown really fond o...

When I lived in California, I would most often choose a cheddar cheese for quesadilla. I remember others favouring a blend of cheddar and Mo...

Very similar to roasted salsa , but I think I prefer it like this. Ingredients: - 4 tomatoes - 2 red chillies - 2 cloves garlic - juic...

... or Lakhnawi Khatti Dal I picked this up from Classic Indian Cookery by Julie Sahni and I first made it because I had tamarind pulp...

Just a quick idea that turned out really well. Ingredients: - wheat tortillas - grated cheddar - beans Here I used the mashed red be...

Another variation of beans. I made this with red kidney beans, but I guess it should also work for other varieties. Ingredients: - 1-2...

Inspiration: The Essential Asian Cookbook (in Danish translation) I was leafing through this book one last time to see if I could find ju...

Inspiration: Anjum Anand / BBC Food Recipes I stumbled upon this recipe when I was looking up a Rick Stein recipe that also employs dried ...

For dinner last night I wanted a pasta dish, that should incorporate mushrooms, be meatless and go well with a glass of (cheap) red wine. Th...

On our trip to Japan earlier this year I discovered a new found joy: noodle soup. Thanks to my daughter's (equally newfound) fondness of...

Honestly, I never even considered trying to tackle such a dish as Pad Thai before reading about it in Matthew Amster-Burton's Hungry Mon...

One of my current colleagues apparently has 3 interests outside of work: Wine, women and tennis. Recently I asked him for some recommendat...

It's been quiet around here lately - unusually quiet. Since my last posting our daughter was born and we've moved again (still in th...

Remember the ' huevadilla ' ? I must admit I forgot about it for a while myself, but now it's back. And how! ..in the shape of a...

When I first started baking egg-free treats I thought I would need to bake and bring for work more often than turned out to be the case. In...

White asparagus are in season around here these days, but we've never had a habit of using these. One reason for that is that Mrs. Throa...

I'm behind here - this was something I cooked in the fall (which I'd say is a much more appropriate season for this dish). Once agai...