I have to be honest, I’m finding it hard to get back into the cooking since I arrived back in Vietnam a couple of weeks ago. Eating out in Ho Chi Minh City is an incredible experience, the dining ranges from cheap street food carts, low plastic chairs on the…
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Mangosteens are in season in Vietnam and I’m feeling so lucky! One of my favourite tropical fruit. There is nothing like opening up a mangosteen to find perfect white sweet segments (actually, opening up a perfect avocado could induce the same feelings for me!) You can find them grown in…
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Okra is one of my favourite veggies and I love it in soups, steamed or barbecued. For this beef & grilled okra sesame salad, I grilled the okra in the oven and the steak was cooked up in the pan then coated in black & white sesame seeds. If you…
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Someone else invented these 2 ingredient pancakes, I don’t know who but since switching to just eating real food and finding out about this easy alternative we have it regularly for breakfast and as a treat. I also make this when we go camping as you can just mash the…
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One of the first veggies I fermented alongside carrot and cabbage was beetroot. I thought it would be something the kids would like and the addition of cinnamon and apple gives this ferment a fun twist. The fermentation process preserves the beetroot and creates a yummy sour, crunchy pickled taste…
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A simple and colourful salad with creamy feta. Only 4 main ingredients for this delicious baby spinach, golden beet & feta salad. Golden beets are super sweet and even better if you can find the baby ones. I have also used purple carrots to add some colour but the usual…