Last Monday my darling husband and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary. For dinner, we went back to the restaurant he took me to on my very first trip to the UK in 2007 – Rules. Rules is located in Covent Garden and is London’s oldest restaurant (established in 1798) and has served a wide [...]
Archive for the ‘British Cuisine’ Category
Anniversary Dinner
Posted in British Cuisine, Re-"vu"-s, tagged Roast beef, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding on May 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Onion Soup That’s NOT French?!
Posted in British Cuisine, tagged onions, soup on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Seeing as it’s still a bit chilly here in the UK, soups are still a lunch time staple. A week or so ago I noticed that the soup of the day in the cafe at work was Onion Soup. Being that traditional French Onion Soup was a childhood favorite of mine, I was completely shocked [...]
My First Professional Experience
Posted in Asian Cuisine, British Cuisine, tagged catering, lamb, sausages, shrimp, Thai curry on January 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hi Everyone! Hope you’ve been enjoying the first couple weeks of the new year. As I mentioned previously, I’ve taken up a new role back in finance. So with commuting and working, it’s been tough to find time to sit down and blog. So nearly a month later, I finally found a Saturday afternoon to [...]
My Husband The Budding Chef!
Posted in American Cuisine, Asian Cuisine, British Cuisine, tagged fish, roast, sausages, Thai, turkey on December 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
So despite my love of food and cooking, there are times when I am delighted to sit back and let my hubby do all the hard work. Although I don’t let him into the kitchen often, when he does cook he does a darn good job! He’s a master at rack of lamb and toad [...]
“As Easy As Pie” or “A Piece of Cake”?
Posted in British Cuisine, tagged apple cake, pies, shortcrust pastry on November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I heard these expressions the other day and it got me thinking.. They’re meant to imply something is very easy, but neither pie nor cake are all That easy to make. As you know, I’m not exactly a baker. Actually I try to avoid it. One of the reasons I love cooking is the ability [...]
My Ongoing Love Affair with Meat – Pork Edition
Posted in British Cuisine, tagged crackling, parsnip, pork, slow roast on October 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
As anyone can see from my blog, I am an avid meat eater (click here for the first edition of my Love Affair with Meat). It’s fitting as my husband calls himself a “meat-a-tarian”. It also makes sense if you are familiar with Vietnamese cuisine (seeing I grew up eating it). You don’t exactly come [...]
Chicken for Non-Chicken Lovers
Posted in British Cuisine, tagged chicken, Guinness, pot roast, potatoes, roast chicken, Sunday roast on October 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Just over a week ago, I got back into one of my favorite routines – watching Saturday Kitchen with James Martin. And as usual I thoroughly enjoyed the programme. James Martin really is a fantastic chef and tv chef. For one thing, he’s cooking entire meals live (not like ‘cooking segments’ on US news channels). He also gives [...]
Being a food tourist (UK Edition)
Posted in British Cuisine, General Food Topics, Gourmet, Italian Cuisine, Re-"vu"-s, tagged afternoon tea, Borough Market, British, Cumberland Sausages, fish and chips, gnocchi, pasta, pate, pizza, sausages, sconesa, seafood, truffles on July 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
For the last couple of weeks, Chris and I have been showing my parents, aunt and uncle around the UK. As you’ll know from my blog, my family loves food. So it was only fitting that food was a central part of being a tourist with me! We started in Birmingham for our 2nd wedding [...]
Making the most of my ‘thyme’
Posted in British Cuisine, tagged bacon, bechamel sauce, chicken pie, fish pie, herb butter, leeks, mushrooms, tarragon, thyme on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend Chris and I became uncle and auntie again! Baby Matthew joined us last Friday and the family all got together at Chris’ parents house for a Sunday roast. Chris made a delicious roast chicken with thyme butter and fresh orange juice with sage and onion stuffing. I think Americans don’t do this often [...]
Post Wedding Diet Splurge
Posted in British Cuisine, tagged casserole, chilli, Cumberland Sausages, pasta, sausages on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Now that I’ve been married for just over a month, there are a couple things I’ve been indulging in. Foods that I’ve had to deprive myself of in order to look my best on my wedding day. I’m not really a supporter of this method, but when your engagement is only a couple months long [...]
