This is buah salak, scientifically known as salacca zalacca, or snakeskin fruit in English.
It’s a fruit native to Malaysia and Indonesia, closely resembling the size and shape of a fig…but — as its name suggests — with a skin like that of a snake.
Don’t be scared of its reptile-like outer covering. Just break off the [...]
This recipe is so easy, it’s almost embarrassing to post here. But since the results are phenomenal (DH: “You must cook it again tonight!”) and preparation is quick and simple, I thought I’d share it with you.
Mushroom Soup With Puff Pastry Lid
Ingredients:
- mushroom soup
- frozen puff pastry
- one egg, beaten
Equipment:
- ovenproof cups or bowls
- pastry [...]
Because MyEldest is an extraordinary boy, his birthday cake had to be extraordinary as well. So I searched the internet far and wide and was elated to find the perfect cake for him just a couple of days before his birthday — pizza cake!
It’s soooo easy to make!
In addition to the fantastic news about my 15 minutes of fame, one other surprise awaited me the moment I got back home from Amsterdam and Antwerp: my copy of ‘Ministry of Food: Anyone Can Learn To Cook In 24 Hours’ cookbook by the one and only Jamie Oliver.
I ordered it all the way from [...]
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What is it with me and food from faraway places that I visit?
I’ve been craving for Omani kebab lately like crazy. And it didn’t help when I browsed through the pics that I took in Oman and found this shot that I took of an old man selling kebab from the roadside, somewhere along a [...]
