I wanted to cook a one-pot meal today. I had chicken thighs that I wanted to cook for dinner and also some Basmati rice. Actually, I looked into my pantry…

While I was getting ingredients out of the fridge this morning to prep for dinner, the LAM walked into the kitchen to make his breakfast. LAM: What are you cooking…

Boozy boozy boozy! I know I told you this before but you know, I am getting old, so repetitions are allowed. Every year, I buy a big bag of sultanas…

Have you ever walked into an Italian restaurant, taken a deep breath and thought, “What an amazing smell!” There’s always that extra SOMETHING that gives their pasta an extra OOMPH!…

I find it very difficult to resist when I see beautiful bunches of bananas in the supermarkets. There are so many things one can make with bananas and 9 out…

I always say, when one has spent ages wondering what to do – no inspiration – one should go have a poke through one’s freezer. So that was what happened…

I had a few missions to accomplish today. (1) To use up the bananas I bought.  (2) To use up the blackberries that I bought. (3) To use up the…

I had to cook a quick dinner tonight because I had stuff to do around the house. I looked through the fridge and found a couple of pieces of chicken…

There is a good reason why there are so many brownie recipes out there.  Brownies are easy to make – all you need is a bowl and a spatula or…

Have you ever had Jamaican Jerk Chicken?  It is a funny name and apparently the term “jerk is said to come from the word charqui, a Spanish term of Quechua origin…