This is a dish that highlights fresh vegetables in all their glory. This is a simple dish that uses everyday staples but produces a lovely result. The core of the dish is soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles, earthy and delicate. The vegetables add texture to the soft noodles, the bok choy crunch, and the mushrooms a bite. The sauces uplift the dish, adding freshness. I loved this dish fresh, but to be honest, I later had leftovers, being too lazy to reheat them, and it was bette

I love sweet potatoes. They have an earthy sweetness that is so comforting. This is a very simple curry to make, as the author says, ready in 20 minutes. The curry is mildly sweet with a hint of chilli; it is rich, thanks to the mashed sweet potatoes that act as a thickener. The potatoes are soft and the star of the curry, their flavour pervading the sauce. It is simple, elegant, and perfect with white or sticky rice. I added a few sticks of lemongrass to the curry; they were

I am beginning to enjoy the heat of the wok, wok hei. Working in these extreme temperatures is an art form, and one so few do well. This is a lovely stir-fry, the beans blistered and yet retaining the essential crunch. The standard coconut milk does not dilute the fiery red curry paste, but it is bold and stunning. The lemongrass, chilli, galangal, and palm sugar undergo Maillard reactions. Finally, the kaffir lime leaves add a citrusy tone, lightening the dish. This is a lov

Martabak has been a dish that has haunted me for decades. The first time I had the dish was in Chicago, decades ago; it has been a flavour that I have never forgotten. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to have it again very occasionally while I travelled to Asia. Most recently, while I was in Georgetown, Malaysia, I had to have this dish again. I got to enjoy it at the fabled Hameediyah Restaurant. More on this here. Martabak is an ancient dish, one that has travelle