Whilst the duck is slow-roasting in the oven, now is the time to concentrate on the glutinous rice.
Glutinous rice, or what as children we called sticky rice, is a short-grained rice.
Recipes
Duck and Rice – Part 2
This is the kind of dish you want to make on a cold, dull and wet Sunday two weeks into the new year.
The things is…we are now in mid-February.
Mauritian Christmas Cake – Part 1
In the midst of a busy start to the Autumn…
…I am starting my Christmas baking ahead of time.
Wimpole Estate Sausage Pie
This is an update of a much-loved recipe…
…inspired by a visit to the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire.
Mauritius: An Exploration of the North – Part 1
Diary: Sunday 8 May
Armed with only a small guidebook and a few free maps…
…I wonder if we are equipped to explore the island by ourselves.
Chinese New Year Yee Sang in London
The Chinese New Year is drawing to an end.
Over the weekend we had our final plate of yee sang (鱼生)