Monday, 28 January 2008

Abgusht: Persian lamb soup with chickpeas and red kidney beans

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The Young Man of the house is in the habit of asking unanswerable questions like what fruit I like the best and what is my very favourite th...
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Nar eksili patlicanli kofte: Turkish meatballs with roasted eggplant and pomegranate-tomato sauce

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By now it is apparent even to me that my taste for pomegranate is not going to be contained to the Christmas season. Then again, if you'...
Friday, 18 January 2008

On hearing my foodie heroes speak

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I was listening to a podcast on the BBC this lunchtime and one thing leading to another, as it does, discovered Radio 4’s Women’s Hour . Kno...

Tagine of pumpkin and chickpeas

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So, how are those preserved lemons coming along? I made mine earlier (in November, in fact), so they were just coming good when I decided to...

Two meze dips: Tzatziki and tarator

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I have been having what in Japan we call a "my-boom" (personal "boom") in meze (or mezze ) this last little while. It ...
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Thursday, 17 January 2008

Avgolemono: Greek chicken soup with lemon and egg

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My formative years were spent in Melbourne, Australia, which is said to be the biggest "Greek" city outside of Greece itself (thou...
Sunday, 13 January 2008

Preserved lemons

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I love fruit. Here in Japan, fruit is highly seasonal. And winter brings a cavalcade of citrus fruits to tempt the palate , quench the thirs...
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