I made some pasta by hand in my kitchen recently, it was fun & easier than I thought it would be. The results of my hand-made effort tasted really good. I don’t know why I had not done this earlier, I think buying pasta off a supermarket shelf is just too easy. One thing I [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Macaroon
This is what I got upto this weekend. I made my first batch of macaroons ever, they tasted good. Never having made macaroons before, this was a fun bumbling experience. Will make some more next weekend, hopefully the next batch will grow some cute macaroon feet. Watch out Pierre Herme lol! I want to give [...]
Pineapple Chop à la Thomas Keller
Great title! This pineapple chop dessert is made up of oven roasted pineapple, fried pastry cream, caramel sauce & whipped creme fraiche. The twist in this dessert is in the way the pineapple is cut. It is cut to look like a meat chop. Chefs have a sense of humour…. In a previous post I [...]
Pancakes On The Rocks
Pancakes On The Rocks my favourite pancake spot in Sydney, one of the reason for this is that they are open 24 hrs at The Rocks. The pictures are from my phone’s camera, so the quality is a bit iffy… But you can use your imagination to tweak the images in your mind. Enjoy the [...]
Mediterraneo at the Junction Nairobi
After a saturday morning and early afternoon at the Nairobi national park, it was time to fuel up with some food. Leaving Langata I had two choices, I could head down to Sierra on mombasa road or Mediterraneo at the Junction. I Decided to head to Mediterraneo because I had not been there since early [...]
Salad of Tomatoes, Spanish Onions, Spanish Olives & Basil Oil
I like the title of this post, I think I have found a rather long winded way of describing your everyday tomato salad. But this is not your everyday tomato salad, it is the best I/You have had. The key to this salad is the tomatoes, if you can get your hands of some great [...]
Plan B Wagyu Burger
Are you in the Sydney CBD with only $10 in your pocket and you are after a memorable treat. You have to try Plan B’s Wagyu Burger, which I consider to be the best burger I have had to date, and it is also probably Sydney’s most blogged about burger. Justin North has a winner [...]
Moorings Seafood Restaurant Mtwapa
The Moorings is a seafood restaurant in Mtwapa, which is north of Mombasa. The restaurant floats on mtwapa creek, a friend of mine recommended the place. I was here for lunch, the restaurant at that time was not very busy, I’m told the evenings are very busy here. Moorings has an extensive menu, but I [...]
Chilled Sweet Corn Soup, Lime Mascarpone & Cheddar Tuile
Second sweet corn post, my previous one was the Sweet Corn & Thyme Risotto , this week I am cooking vegetarian food. This is not new to me, I once as a result of a dare, tried to live as a vegan for two weeks, it was tough initially but I got to appreciate the [...]
Sweet Corn & Thyme Risotto
The picture above looks like some extreme risotto porn, I got carried away & zoomed in a bit too close… Anyway it looks great, doesn’t it? The risotto you are looking at is sweet, creamy & also quite sinful. I enriched with mascarpone & butter. It is pseudo vegetarian since I used dairy products, I [...]
