Archive For August 2014
From Stop and Shop Ingredients 1- 1/4 lbs. boneless top sirloin steak 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1″ pieces 1 medium onion, cut into 1″ squares 2 cups hot cooked couscous 2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 large cloves garlic, crushed 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp paprika…
We are spoilt for choice in London, and indeed in many cities. We can chance a fishy Japanese breakfast, indulge in lavish Italian lunches, feast at eventide on exotic Indian fare, and feed our need for iffy kebabs in the wee small hours. Every restaurant, café and street cart offers extensive menus showcasing its particular…
From BBC Food Great finger food for a picnic or drinks party, these pinwheels are tasty when still warm from the oven. Ingredients 1 tbsp sunflower oil ½ medium onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 500g lean beef mince 1 tsp dried mixed herbs 1 tbsp tomato purée 1 tbsp…
From Whole Foods Market Serves 4 An easy-to-throw-together, affordable stew that feeds a crowd. Top bowlfuls of this beefy Mexican Taco Stew with dollops of sour cream and spoonfuls of your favorite salsa. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available as Whole Foods Market Brands. Ingredients 1/2 pound 85% lean ground beef or…
Groningen isn’t the first destination in The Netherlands of which one might think. It’s invariably Amsterdam that gets that accolade, and a very fine city it is. But Groningen, in the north of this, one of my favourite countries in Europe, is like an accessible snapshot of all things Dutch. Groningen might be a distance…
Centre Point is iconic, at least for Londoners. It’s an imposing concrete and glass office building in central London and just above Tottenham Court Road Underground station. It couldn’t be more convenient for those using London’s equally iconic transport system. The area is something of a building sight just now – it’s the Crossrail development…
The untutored might not know that Imli Street is part of the celebrated Tamarind Collection which includes the world-famous Tamarind restaurant with Executive Chef Alfred Prasad at the helm, and Tamarind of London in Newport Beach, California. Imli Street is the casual-dining face of the group but the quality remains the same. Imli Street in…
From Stop and Shop Ingredients 2 lb stewing beef 2 tbsp Stop & Shop vegetable oil 1 jar (16 oz) Stop & Shop thick and chunky salsa 1/2 cup Stop & Shop beef broth 1 large zucchini, cut lengthwise in half & across into 3/4″ pieces 15 oz canned Stop & Shop black beans,…
I am a West London girl (OK, more accurately, mature woman of a certain age) and therefore ideally positioned for Heathrow. I have had reasonable travel experiences at Gatwick and Stansted which are equally described as ‘London’ airports even though the Oyster Card falls short of those marks. But Southend sounded a long way off…
I guess the name says it all. BBQ is what Porky’s offers, but this is the real thing rather than the chain variety, which has more to do with fast food; the traditional (Memphis) barbecue on which Porky’s is modelled is rather on the slow side …like 18 hours slow. Joy and Simon Brigg were…
Indian is perhaps my favourite cuisine. To be honest though, saying that one is going out for an ‘Indian’ tonight is as ridiculous as saying one is going out for a ‘European’ tonight. Think about the size of that country and you will realise that there must be many cuisines with their own characteristics and…