Monthly Archives: August 2007

A model wife

Set an example with this coconut chicken curry cooked with curry leaves

My place in the sun

Back from the world of high-street botox, designer dogs and leapord-print everything that is Cannes, I am basking in a warm glow that is a fabulous sun tan.
But until recently, I was more likely to carry a Victorian parasol in the sun for fear of catching colour than bake on a beach for hours a [...]

Image: A fishy business

Whole rainbow trout with a herb marinade for when recovery is of the essence

Strange summer and shashliks

Tandoori paneer skewers are a real hit with family for an outdoor summer lunch

Chicken tikka in fresh air

A weekend away in Cambridge? In a house with a garden? And a BBQ? What an opportunity!
I threw myself into our Knight Rider piled up high with two brothers in law, the little sister and hubby at the steering wheel with all the essentials for a weekend in the countryside:

Antihistamine: for any severe allergic reactions [...]

Staying cool with aubergine raita

Inner city summer. London. What an adventure.
I start the day under someone’s armpit on the underground. Try and grab proper lunch at the only al fresco diner and fail. Drink warm Pimms squashed against a wall outside my local pub after work. And finally share the city’s green spots with half of London’s 7.5 million [...]

Indian in heat

Aloo posto with masoorir dal - the perfect, cooling, vegetarian summer meal

The right Indian exit

I said goodbye to mother this week with a heavy heart and a full belly.
The boozy Saturday night in before she left, we decided to have a mid-week party. My two Indian girlfriends would bring a dish each, mother would cook two dishes and hubby and his French best mate would eat for England.
Theoretically the easiest [...]