Everything happens for a reason and an unfortunate event will often lead to an unexpected positive result or discovery. I was travelling through Spain in 2004 and found myself in rather unpleasant circumstances. The day of leaving Barcelona resulted in…
One of the readers left a comment on my blog and told me about this. Not Another Food Blog was featured as one of the Finest Foodie BlogRoll Blogs on August 29. I’ve joined the Foodie BlogRoll community in July…
Traditionally, a paella is cooked by men on a Sunday when the females of
the house are taking a break from the kitchen. I cooked this on a Saturday so I think I am covered. This may seem like a long and complicated recipe but it’s really fun and is well worth it in the end. [...]
Sofrito is a rich combination of slow cooked onion, capsicum and tomatoes. It is traditionally used in a paella dish. The mixture coats the paella rice with flavour and keeps it moist and is therefore cooked in lots of oil and spices. You can make this in advance.
Makes 1-2 cups
1 large red capsicum, seeded and [...]
For my version of this rather common Italian salad I wanted to turn up the volume just a notch. Bocconcini cheeses are very subtle in flavour and need more vigorous partners to bring out their beautiful simplicity and delicate texture. Roasted balsamic tomatoes, sweet red onion and basil pesto are individually strong components and go [...]
For some reason I always get stuck with overripe bananas. In most cases they end up in the trash but when I am in the mood they turn into banana bread. I got the original recipe from a food magazine but decided to reduce the sugar amount and add dried fruit instead. I often find [...]
When asked what I would do if I won lottery tomorrow my answer is always “I would cook”. I don’t mean it in a professional chef sense but more as a pure pleasure of handling the food and getting creative with it. Imagine how extravagant your dishes could be if you had limitless ingredients…
My love [...]