The Citrus Cafe is in a small (and very good I must add) hotel called ‘The Lemon Tree’. Rather hard to find due to no signage out front, it is however well worth the trouble, as we found out on Sunday.
Looking for a convenient spot to meet on Sunday, the Lemon Tree was suggested and [...]
I cooked this for dinner yesterday. It’s interesting what innovative dishes you come up with, when you don’t really have a choice of cooking implements or ingredients.
Looking up my inventory, I chopped up some courgettes, spring onions, potatoes, smoked sausage, mushrooms and french beans. Heated some oil, fried a little cumin seed, added some finely [...]
Right, so all I’m writing about is Zainab’s food - I know.
I’ve tried cooking here and nearly always wind up with disastrous results. The problem is that when you’re not in your own kitchen, you almost never have the ‘right’ implements or spices and there are so many stuffed in various nooks and crannies of [...]
England is a lovely place, the people, countryside, food, buildings, cars and just about everything else. If its one thing I’m beginning to have a healthy dislike for, its the sandwiches. Now, sandwiches are delicate things and you can’t hurt their feelings by just stuffing a piece of bacon between a sliced bun and calling [...]
Hello All - After much travelling, switches and toil I’ve reached the land of crumpets, scones and double cream. On the flight, I found I was tagged as a ‘Hindu’ and consequently, I was on the receiving end of ’special’ meals. Translate that as stuff with no eggs or meat. Mostly cabbage and potatoes with [...]
Merguez are thin sausages that are red in color and stuffed with beef and mutton. The color is usually red due to its red pepper seasoning. It has been popular in France since the 1950s, however, its origins lie in North Africa and Spain.
Merguez may be fried or grilled.
- Sid
Yesterday was baking day. Amazing how de-stressing baking can be. For the basic dough, you’ll need:
650 gms refined flour [maida].
15ml oil
10gm salt
5 gm sugar
7gms dry yeast
400ml lukewarm water
Method:
Mix all ingredients together
Add water [1 part boiling, 2 parts cold]. Knead for about 10 minutes, with lightly greased fingers.
Shape into whatever you’re making
Put the pieces of shaped [...]
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