Dried meat :

Thinking Ahead in 2010

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  New Year?s Resolutions can be tricky things. If we take them too seriously?try to turn our lives around completely?they can be dangerously difficult to maintain.   Instead of making impossible resolutions this January,[...]

Sunday lunch in Sultanahmet

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Last weekend, our friends Meryem and Özgür came to our flat in Istanbul’s historic area of Sultanahmet to experience a great British tradition ? the Sunday lunch. Although tasked with cooking them something typical, it was clear a roast[...]

Home Made Flour Noodles - Pan Mee

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Now trust me you would love my version of the famous home made flour noodles. This was a dish that I took sometime to make as the amount of work put into it seriously got me intimidated. But rest assured, I bucked up and decided to make it[...]

Mince pies with hairdo's or...Mince Pies Royale!

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And here I am again sitting by the wood stove humming away with all the pups and kitten toasting by the fire, the wind howling and the snow flying writing up my Christmas treat! I have already eaten about 7 of these delights and am feeling a[...]

Biltong, South African Dried Meat, Fellow carnivores, where do you draw the line when eating exotic animal flesh?

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Biltong, South African Dried Meat Recently, a colleague of my husband traveled on business to Botswana Africa where he had the opportunity to eat a traditional South African dried meat... My parents are Harold and Anne, they taught me[...]

Lap yuk ?? - Chinese dried bacon

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I have never made lap yuk before. I made this batch of lap yuk together with the lap cheong. It's very easy just marinate and hang to dry, that's it. I am not that crazy with lap yuk like I am with lap cheong, but it is nice to know how to make[...]

Lap Cheong ?? - Chinese dried sausage

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Stored bought lap cheong in UK are really tasteless, I don't really know why. I had tried so many brands and never find any I really like. It's such a shame good lap cheong from the far east are banned from import and carrying them yourself through[...]

Sausages with Mushroom, Onion and Dried Fruits

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This is the ubiquitous sausage, pepper and onion with a sweet exotic twist. There is no dearth of flavors here; the garlic cloves and the tomatoes roasts lavishly on high heat, the onion caramelizes, dash of crushed pepper adds the heat and the dried[...]

Braised Pork with Dried Whole Chestnut and Tofu

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I recently made some chicken glutinous rice and needed to add some dried chestnuts.  Since I was going to soften the chestnuts anyway, I thought I just cooked the whole packet and freeze half... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my[...]

Astragalus Red Date Dried Longan Black Chicken Soup

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This soup is suitable for those who work long hours and  not have enough sleep. Astragalus strengthen Qi, facilitate  blood cell regeneration  and promote Qi flow. Black Chicken regulate blood chemistry and strengthen the body. Ingredients[...]