things we eat and drink, at home and out and about
A remix of a remix!
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Continue reading “Anna del Conte’s chickpea and pasta soup version 3.00 (Nigella remix, remixed)”
This is a revised version of the original recipe from Nigella.
When we made these last year, we faithfully followed the recipe to the letter, and while the result was very nice, at heart we knew that it could have been better.
So this year I decided to repeat the recipe and not go for better but for PERFECT. I printed the recipe so I wouldn’t miss a beat while cooking, but afterwards I did so many things in slightly different ways and added so many annotations that it almost is a different recipe (while still being a recipe for hot cross buns), hence I am posting it here.
Long story short: we had a chance to spend last Saturday in Paris, and so we did!
We were there for less than 12 hours. Yes, it sounds preposterous, but we embraced the absurdness of it with efficiency and organisation: we identified a few things we could do, but left ample margin to do so, booked a restaurant for lunch, and then executed with precision.
It really helps to live close to St. Pancras, so we could walk to the station and be there less than an hour after waking up. So, we were on time, and so was our train.
Coming back to a cold and wintery London, we decided we wanted tasty, fermented and spicy dishes – and what better than homemade kimchi?!
There are lots of recipes online (particularly from Korean bloggers, like this one) so if you want to make your own, we’d encourage you to do some research online as a starting point.
For those in London, and would prefer a more hands-on lesson, we attended an excellent lactic fermentation workshop held by The Fermentarium a couple of years ago. As a result, we have made plenty of wonderful kimchi and sauerkraut since then!
This time, we kept the recipe simple.
Continue reading “Homemade kimchi, and three good uses for it”
This completely comes from the instagram account of Hollow Legs, so go and check it out there!
Continue reading “Kimchi stir-fried udon noodles (kimcheese noodles)”