Sunday morning.  8 am.  Still in bed. I start to focus properly on the lunch I am to cook for friends arriving at 1 pm.  I had got very organised the night before and made chocolate cake for one guest whose birthday it was. That was going to be dessert with the addition of fresh berries and … Continue reading Clarification on Ghee

I've been to a 90th birthday celebration in Bristol today. It was a surprise birthday party. When my friend invited me to his mother's celebration and mentioned that they were picking up a chocolate cake from Waitrose my immediate reaction was,"No! Not a supermarket cake!" With TM5 confidence I volunteered to bake it. I summoned … Continue reading Have Your Cake

You may be wondering why my old rice cooker features here. This is an obituary of it. All responsible Singaporean parents sent their children off to university with a rice cooker and mine were no exception in 1979. My little rice cooker saw me through my law degree, Bar School, pupilage, marriage, divorce, legal career, … Continue reading Perfect Rice