So I recently cooked a Japanese pork belly and udon noodle broth (recipe will be coming soon) that I really wanted to use pickled Daikon (Japanese radish) in, to add a little sharp freshness. The problem was, the only Daikon I could find was absolutely monstrous and I...
Wow! I loved this warm Asian inspired salad. As with all Asian food it had the perfect balance of hot, salty, sweet and sour as well as the crunch of fresh salad and aromatic herbs. Rib eye cooked to perfection and lightly charred roasted pumpkin completed this...
I think everyone has their own rendition of this Russian classic that is a whole lot different from the traditional recipe. Mine is no exception and is quite a bit different from the version I grew up with. Admittedly, I was never a huge fan of the...
Holy schamoly these simple, Japanese inspired Green Tea Beef marinated skewers were the absolute gear. My Husband LOVED this meal as it was so tasty, really healthy and just……delicious. Dinner does not need to be boring. With a few pantry ingredients...
You may have realised by now that I am a huge fan of Middle Eastern inspired food. I say ‘inspired’ as the recipes are probably not authentic however, I do believe they have the quintessential flavours of the region. The pistachio, preserved lemon and...
Remember when Stir Fry’s became fashionable? Like back in the late 80’s early 90’s? Prior to that they were definitely a dish that for most people was consumed at the local Chinese/Thai restaurant. For some reason, I recall loading them with...
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed but I am rather a big fan of food. All food. However, given the opportunity, it is the old fashioned classics that I really love, particularly when I bring them up to date with a whopping makeover. Rissoles were a staple...
I have made Hungarian Goulash before and it was delicious but I really wanted to add a few ingredients that are not so traditional. The result was a meltingly tender beef and mushroom stew with oven roasted spiced pumpkin. The pumpkin took this dish to another...
So we are in the heart of Winter and you may have noticed that I have been cooking a fair bit of Winter stodge as that is what I tend to crave in the cooler months. I did feel however, that I needed to break that up a tad and not only eat something a little less...
Well wasn’t this just a simple little bundle of flavour packed goodness. Hearty, succulent beef chunks, slow cooked with earthy portobello’s, big chunks of sweet carrot and a rich gravy, laden with seeded mustard. Let us not forget the golden, butter...
Gourmet Burgers are all the rage at the moment with Burger joints popping up all over the place. The thing is, I like my burger to be healthy, not oozing with orange coloured cheese, fatty bacon and limp lettuce. This Italian inspired burger was the absolute gear,...
So I accepted a little challenge. To create a traditional dish and put my own Em’s Food spin on it. It had to be Malaysian, it was better if it was made from scratch and it had to be my own. This is what I came up with. Homemade Roti bread (which was a...
