sweet potato curry soup

Soup is as old as the hills and every cook has at least one or two recipes they return to. I, too, have my favourites. Having lived in Asia, my cooking experiences with spices before then were very blah. I had never seen a black pepper plant, ginger/galangal, turmeric, nutmeg, mace, clove etc. My senses…

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tofu vegetable curry

tofu vegetable curry

Hello, 2024!  I’m not much into New Year resolutions but I do like to kickstart the month with a healthy diet.  For the past 10 days, Mr. S and I have drastically cut back on meat consumption and amped up the veggies.  If you have been following my blog, you know the vegetables I serve…

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prawn curry soup

prawn curry soup

Brr, it’s cold out!  Time to get a pot of soup on the stove and warm up.  Soup is as old as the history of cooking and enjoyed by the poor and the rich.  It makes us feel better when we’re ill, provided sustenance when food was scarce, and warming on a cold day.  Previous…

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tofu curry (in a hurry!)

tofu curry

Well, hello 2021!  After indulging throughout the holidays, I was gagging for an Asian-inspired dish.  Oh, and I might add kinda fed up with meat (for the time being)!  I always have curry pastes on hand for when the mood hits.  They’re so versatile and add just a bit of drama to those who are…

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curried lentils – an easy dish to make

It was wet and humid yesterday.  I was hoping the rain would have stopped late in the afternoon so we could use the barbeque but windy conditions prevented that idea from happening.  I was feeling a bit nostalgic about our time overseas and a simple curry was the remedy needed to help us reminisce about…

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