In the spirit of simplicity and speed, I’ve just used fish and choy sum. But it’s excellent with shrimp/prawns, chicken, pork or even leftover cooked meats! Quick and Easy Chinese Rice Soup This rice soup is a really good, quick low effort meal that’s extremely versatile. Based around a simple Chinese soup broth used in several recipes I’ve previously shared, including this Chinese Noodle Soup, I think the feedback from a reader is all you need to know about this broth: “The depth of flavour is incredible for such a simple, quick, easy soup....

Serve with lightly toasted bread or pita, else for a healthy and colourful take, with crisp raw vegetables (aka crudités). Creamy Feta Dip If you’re ever in need of something quick but homemade to break out at a gathering, this Creamy Feta Dip will save the day. All you do is blend feta, cream cheese, a smidge of garlic, lemon zest and olive oil in a food processor, then spread it on a plate and sprinkle/drizzle with toppings....

Wonderful to pass around at parties, this was a hit over the Christmas party season! Cucumber Canapés These canapés are a terrific combo – the cool, juicy cucumber with the rich creamy salmon mousse. But the really great thing about these Cucumber Canapés is that it’s speedy to make loads of it. I’m really not one for fiddly assembly and am always in awe of caterers who put together vast platters of delicately constructed hors d’oeuvres and finger food that people inhale in one bite!...

Low cal at 250 calories and incidentally vegan. Yay vegans! Eggplant Curry This is a curry inspired by the famous Sri Lankan eggplant curry we love at New Shakthi Sri Lankan in Homebush (Sydney, Australia). It’s one of those “hole in the wall” places where the servers get grumpy if you dare to take the time to mull over which 3 curries you want in your lunch pack. “Hurry, hurry, people are waiting!...

Whether you’re craving a spicy curry, sticky stir-fry chicken or good ole’ fish and chips, we’ve got some great recipes for you. Indian Fakeaway Recipes: Chinese Fakeaway Favourites: Other Takeaway Favourites:

Chris and I LOVE cooking a good curry. We also love all the Indian-style starters/appetisers too. And what goes really well with all of that? Thats right, Mango Chutney! This recipe is actually another one of Chris’s creations. He made a batch whilst I was out one day and when I came back the house smelled AMAZING!. If you like curries and Indian-style cooking then I definitely recommend getting some ghee....

Let me show you how to make it in easy steps. Homemade Peri Peri Seasoning Put your DIY cap on and make your own Peri Peri or Piri Piri seasoning from scratch. Not only is the homemade version easy and quick to make, it is also healthy as it doesn’t contain any preservatives. Here in the UK, we love everything Peri Peri, thanks to Nandos. In fact, most supermarkets now stock their own version of the dry rub including Nando’s brand but nothing beats the one you make at home from scratch yourself....

If you are yet to try sweetened condensed milk in coffee then you are missing a lot, these two ingredients coffee drink is creamy, sweet, and can be enjoyed cold or hot. I prefer mine ice cold of course! This recipe is so easy to make and can be made with instant coffee, brewed coffee, espresso, or Vietnamese coffee. It is a refreshing drink that is perfect in the hot weather and if you are like me that enjoys iced coffee or cold brew coffee all year round then this recipe is for you....

It uses few pantry ingredients, yet delicious and flavourful. A very comforting food that is perfect for weeknight dinners. It also makes a great leftover too. Let me show you how to make this simple dish in your pressure cooker in easy steps. Instant pot chicken pasta recipe Pasta dish is one of the easiest dinners to whip up on a weeknight especially on a school night. before you know it, you are reaching out for that shop bought pasta sauce, throwing everything into the pot with the pasta, bang bang, dinner ready in half an hour....

Whenever you order a dish with mashed potatoes at a restaurant, did you ever wonder whether they peeled, boiled and mashed the potatoes to order? No they don’t! Restaurants prepare the potatoes ahead by boiling and mashing just the potato, then just before serving, it is mixed into boiling cream (or milk or even broth or a combination thereof) to reheat it and make it nice and creamy. When it comes to ridiculously creamy restaurant style mashed potatoes, there’s not much to it....

Sweetened with stevia, it has 4 grams of carbs and 200 calories for the entire filling cake. I really like mug cakes. I have a few of them on this website, and I really appreciate the way they satisfy sweet tooth cravings swiftly and efficiently. I also like that they make just one serving - built-in portion control! This mug cheesecake is a lifesaver. Made in the microwave, it’s ready super fast, it’s very filling, and it satisfies that craving for cheesecake that I tend to get once in a while....

Minestrone Soup It’s hearty, it’s chunky, it comes fully loaded and the savoury tomato soup broth is full of flavour thanks to a few extra little touches that make all the difference: bacon sautéed until golden, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, and the final touch – parmesan stirred in the soup as well as sprinkled on top. So if you’ve ever made and been unimpressed by a Minestrone Soup before – I promise you, this one will not disappoint!...

Chicken Madras is our favourite curry and we often just serve it with plain boiled rice, but if we want something extra special, this is where this onion fried rice comes in. So long as you have some boiled rice already cooked (we always keep some stashed in the freezer), it can be made really quickly - while your curry is simmering away. You can swap out the ghee for sunflower oil if you haven’t got any in but I find the ghee adds to the overall flavour of the onion fried rice....

Finger lickin’ good! Tandoori Chicken recipe Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala or Tandoori Chicken?? Any outing to an Indian restaurant causes a crisis of indecision as we battle it out between these 3 wildly popular Indian chicken dishes! There’s no denying that one of the reasons why we love Tandoori chicken is the signature smokey chargrilled flavour that can only be achieved in a clay tandoor built to withhold fierce charcoal heat....

Then simply roast them in the oven until they’re wonderfully crunchy. Mmm good! Nuts are the perfect snack. They are crunchy, flavorful, and very satiating. Honey-roasted nuts are wonderful, and my family loves them. But I recently discovered a flavor combination that we like even better. These roasted spicy nuts are amazing! They’re not overly seasoned, so the flavor of the nuts themselves shines through. But the tasty seasonings and the hint of spice truly elevate them into a very special treat....

Ready in a mere 30 minutes and served with a simple green salad, it’s a quick and easy meal that deeply satisfies. Pork chops are one of my favorite cuts of meat. They are wonderfully flavorful and very easy to make. So when I ordered them online a few weeks ago and received pork shoulder steaks instead, I was annoyed. That is, until I opened the package and looked at them....

Pancakes recipe Homemade pancakes shouldn’t be complicated. It doesn’t matter if they come out wonky or with a splotchy surface instead of being a beautiful, even golden brown – after all, they’ll get smothered in toppings. But they should be soft and fluffy. And in my world, not too sweet. Because….you know. Toppings. Load up on toppings! Any day starting with homemade pancakes is a GREAT day! What goes in homemade pancakes This is what you need:...

Indian is one of my very favourite cuisines. In fact, on the rare occasion I order takeout, 9 out of 10 times it’s Indian. I find most of the popular Chinese and Thai takeout dishes pretty easy to make at home. I’ve shared a bunch of them and I’ve even created a little “Asian Takeout At Home” recipe collection so you can find them easily. Indian, on the other hand, requires more effort because some of the key spices used in Indian cooking aren’t readily available at supermarkets so it requires a trip to an Indian grocery store which are not as easily found as Asian stores....

Sausage and baked bean casserole If I told you that you have been eating baked beans all wrong, would you believe me? Your baked beans deserve much more love than the microwave, spend another 10 to 20 minutes to turn it into something hearty and delicious. This is the best-baked bean casserole with sausage recipe you will ever find online. Bold statement but it is the fact, this recipe is easy, not complicated and all the ingredients are pantry staples....

This recipe for bread rolls will blow your mind! These dinner rolls are: made without kneading; without a stand mixer or any other electric appliance; take 2 minutes of active effort to mix the dough; have golden tops and are soft and fluffy on the inside. Every single time I make these, I am in utter awe of how effortless they are, and how amazing they taste. They are in every way just as good as classic dinner rolls, made by kneading the dough by hand (tired arms, tired arms!...