May 2009

crispy pea crisps

13 May 2009
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I consider myself lucky that I have the hsa*ba Burmese Cookbook by Tin Cho Chan. To be honest I have never thought about Burmese food before. Cho started following me on Twitter and I then I found out about her website and her book. She states that hsa ba means please eat. OK, I’m interested. [...]

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Cinco de Mayo Shrimp with Mojo

5 May 2009
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We were invited to a Cinco de Mayo celebration over the weekend, originally I was thinking carnitas. Then I wasn’t sure if bringing pork to the celebration, under these circumstances (H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak), would be in good taste so I decided on the camerones. Camerones is Spanish for shrimp. I have a recipe from [...]

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