Rachel Kelly

LATEST ARTICLES ( 132 )

• Indian Spiced Potato Cutlets (aloo Tikki)

  

  I am pretty sure that I love snacking more than anything else. (My shame, sorry!) Most of my favourite snacks are probably Asian. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Ash-e-reshteh - Persian Bean and Noodle Soup

  

  It is Nowruz, a time to celebrate the Persian New Year and the first day of spring. Ashe-reshteh is a traditional celebratory soup, which is both comforting on ... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vietnamese Lemongrass and Chilli Tofu

  

  (uncooked)Think you don't like tofu? I beg you to reconsider. This recipe for Vietnamese lemongrass and chilli tofu could change your mind and have you begging... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sambal Belacan

  

  I have mentioned before my love of sambal, a spicy chilli condiment hailing from Malaysia and Indonesia. In the past year or so I seem to have got into the habi... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Indonesian Seafood Sate Lilit

  

  Indonesian seafood sate lilitA fabulous sate (satay) from Bali which can be made with a variety of different meats; I love the minced seafood version. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• a Fabulous Tangy Malaysian Curry: Kari Kapitan

  

  kari kapitanKari Kapitan (or Captain's Curry or Ayam Kapitan) is a classic Nyonya recipe from Penang in Malaysia and is the perfect combination of Malay and... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• What's in Season: March

  

  spring garlic and the green shoots of recovery!Helloooooo. I'm back!Which might be a strange thing to say if you hadn't noticed I'd gone. Well, I won't bore... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Christmas Mincemeat: and a Secret Ingredient . . .

  

  Christmas mincemeat 2014I am curious about how this year's batch of mincemeat will turn out as I've added a "secret" ingredient. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Middle Eastern Arayes (meat Stuffed Pitta Sandwich)

  

  A cooked pitta bread sandwich popular around the Middle East, these arayes are very easy to make, stuffed with aromatic, spiced minced lamb or kid goat meat. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Wood Blewits: the Most Beautiful Mushroom of All

  

  wood blewits (clitocybe nuda/lepista nuda)Is there anything more fairy tale than a wood blewit mushroom? I don't think so. With their lilac-blue stems and... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Poffertjes: Dutch Buckwheat Pancakes

  

  poffertjes (Dutch buckwheat pancakesThese pillowy buckwheat pancakes are light, delicious and really rather indulgent. Even their name is descriptive;... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Stuffed Delicata Squash

  

  delicata squash stuffed with tomato and mince sauceA few weeks ago I posted about one of my favourite new discoveries, the delicata squash. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Covered Cinder Toffee (honeycomb)

  

  chocolate covered cinder toffeeChocolate covered cinder toffee (known in some parts as honeycomb, puff candy, hokey-pokey, yellowman or seafoam, but not to be... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• What's in Season: November

  

  Boskoop Rouge apples from Chegworth Valley at Borough MarketThe Crossed Apple1've come to give you fruit from out my orchard, Of wide report.I have trees there... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• a Witch’s Brew Soup

  

  a witches brew soupOf all the food I cooked at Borough Market's demonstration kitchen suitable for a children's Halloween party, the one that got the most... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Blood Dipping Sauce (or Roasted Pepper and Tomato Sauce)

  

  My so-called blood dipping sauce made to go with my Halloween vampire bat wings is merely a variation on my Spanish romesco sauce, but without the nuts and... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vampire Bat Wings (with Blood Dipping Sauce)

  

  vampire bat wings with blood dipping sauceI am sooooo behind with my blogging and have stacks of recipes to post, so forgive me if a load all come at once. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• the Lazy Girl's Favourite Squash with Go-faster Stripes: Delicata Squash

  

  delicata squashThis stripy winter squash is also known as "bohemian squash" (a name I find rather appealing - I dream in bohemian! Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• My Favourite Slow-cooked Tomato Sauce

  

  slow-cooked tomato sauceThere is a distinct chill in the air and the path to my front door is slippery with fallen leaves. It is definitely the weather for... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• San Marzano Tomatoes (or Elvish Shoes!)

  

  Coming home from Earth, one of my favourite local grocery shops, clutching a small bag of vibrant San Marzano tomatoes, I wondered if these tomatoes really... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES