• Pork with Lemon Grass & Chilli

    Pork with Lemon Grass & Chilli

    Vietnamese food isn’t spicy. It’s ingenious use of lemon grass gives its dishes a subtle fragrance rather than a fiery...
  • Vietnamese Beef Noodle Salad

    Vietnamese Beef Noodle Salad

    On arrival back home after a month in India, I immediately thought of the Vietnamese salad I buy regularly from...
  • Turkish Meze – Spoon Salad

    Turkish Meze – Spoon Salad

    Spoon salad refers to the salad’s consistency – almost like a Mexican salsa – best served with a spoon. The...
  • Turkish Meze – Carrot Salad

    Turkish Meze – Carrot Salad

    This is similar in approach to Beetroot salad but the results are quite different. It’s a delicate, slightly sweet dip...
  • Turkish Meze – Chick Peas with Silverbeet & Sumac

    Turkish Meze – Chick Peas with Silverbeet & Sumac

    This was a great little addition to my meze. A delicious savoury, salad you can serve cold or warm. It’s...
  • Turkish Meze – Garlic Dip

    Turkish Meze – Garlic Dip

    This is technically not Turkish in origin, more Lebanese but it fits perfectly within a Turkish meze spread. As you...
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