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Chin Chin –the names and the hype deliver

There’s always a moment of hesitation when first going to a restaurant that has had a lot of hype.  Will it live up to expectations and deliver or has the momentum and chatter in both mainstream and social media gotten ahead of the reality?  The spotlight is never on more keenly than when [...]

Cookbook Challenge Week 22 ~ LeafCookbook Challenge Week 23 ~ Leaf

Theme:  Leaf Cookbook:  Party Food by Australian Gourmet Traveller Recipe:Betel leaves topped with prawns and galangal

I’ll confess.  I have made this dish before.  A few times.  It’s testament to my enjoyment of it,that I decided to give it another go for the “Leaf”challenge.  I first had betel leaves topped with [...]

The Cookbook Challenge ~ Week 21 ThaiThe Cookbook Challenge ~ Week 21 Thai

Theme:  Thai Cookbook:  Longrain,Modern Thai Food by Martin Boetz Recipe:  Spiced Curry of Spatchcock with Chilli

I knew immediately which cookbook I wanted to use for this week’s theme.  Martin Boetz,the German boy who says that “chilli and fish sauce happen to do it more for me than olive oil and balsamic [...]