Laksa for breakfast

Empty street of Chinatown in Singapore Our flight out of Singapore is early on Sunday and Chinatown is virtually empty when we wander through looking for some breakfast. We stand at a cross roads thinking about our options: eat at that corner place that looked average? go back to the hotel? …. And then The…

Exotic risotto with Meursault Clos de La Barre 1996

  At the end of the cooking of the risotto, I added coconut milk and crushed coriander seeds. Then I mixed in some Alaskan King Crab and sautéed mushrooms (cèps, trompettes de la mort). On top I ground some more coriander seeds. The Citronella and coriander gave exotic and unique citric aromas without the acidity….

Recipes for Port Salt cod fish with baby potatoes, strawberry/beetroot purée and coconut milk with spices

  Saltcod with potatoes, sweet onions and strawberry sauce    I actually OD-ed on Salt Cod while we were in Portugal, but to be true to the Portuguese traditional ingredients, we decided that we had to do at least one recipe that included salt cod, quite literally, their national food stuff. We de-salted the cod (it…

Recipes for Port: Pork bellies (Rillons) and potatoes with strawberry/beetroot sauce and coconut milk

  Rillons are a Loire Valley specialty but resemble some of the pork dishes that the Portuguese seem very fond of.  We bought a cooked (boiled, not fried) chunk (2 inches long, 2 inches tall, 1,5 inches wide) and cut it into small pieces. In retrospect, we thought it would be even better to use lardons-smoked…