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Best of 2009: Savory

Garlicky Baked Fries: These fries have gathered a mass following ever since I’ve posted them with 109K views and still counting! Go.Make.Them.Now. Cheddar Cheese Biscuits: Cheesy biscuits are so much more fun than just regular biscuits. Olive and Rosemary Crackers: Made with olives and with a little parmesan cheese added- these are mighty delicious. Herb […]
15 years ago

The best Le Creuset-y birthday ever!

So I got the most awesome things for my birthday today (I turn 23!). Celebrations got an early start yesterday morning when I got two packages in the mail. One was the Ottolenghi cookbook that Hilda sent me (for the giveaway I won a few days ago) and the bigger surprise was a pack of […]
15 years ago

BBQ with a Sigdi

All those who know me, know that my kind of fun is different – I’d rather be home on a Friday night and cook something nice for my family than be hopping all over the place. So last Friday, I did something I’d been planning for quite a while – a bbq at home! For […]
16 years ago

You say “brushetta”, I say “brusketta”

“Keep the caviar – give me bruschetta” -Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman’s. Bruschetta (pron. bɾu’sketta – In Italian, the letters “ch” represent the sound “k”) is an Italian food which consists of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, in the most basic form. Back in the day, the […]
16 years ago

7 Experiments

Yes I managed to complete my December POA. Most dishes turned out to be brilliant, some mediocre and some (just one actually) simply appalling. I made some in beginning of the month (chocolate chunk cookies, chicken quesadillas, Lasagna) and rest of them were last minute. Some were a breeze to make and required simple assembling […]
17 years ago

Soft, Juicy and Tender

Chicken breasts have been deemed to be very healthy by nutritionists. They are high in protein and low in calories. But what’s good for you, isn’t good for the grill! I have tried various cooking methods and marinates to get the chicken just right but despite all my attempts I didn’t always achieve the succulent […]
17 years ago

Step into my fantasy kitchen

I haven’t really decided what my dream kitchen is going to be like, it’s more of a work in progress. I keep changing my mind every once in a while. Here’s a rough idea of how my dream kitchen is going to be. Let’s start with surroundings. A view of pure silver sands and the […]
17 years ago

Shaheen Peerbhai

February 2018, London Hi, nice to meet you! My name is Shaheen. I am a chef. Both pastry and cuisine, with an affinity for the sweet stuff. I am classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu Paris and Alain Ducasse Education in Argenteuil, France enabled by four prestigious scholarships from The Culinary Trust, USA (2011, 2013) and The James […]
17 years ago

Recipes and Travel Stories

small cakes apple and cinnamon crumble muffin banana cakes with double chocolate chips caramel cakes chocolate chip muffins chocolate hazelnut entremet chocolate valentino cake financiers honey lavender madeleines lemon poppy seed muffins nutella cakes raspberry yoghurt teacake red velvet cupcakes triple chocolate cake with hazelnuts vanilla, brown butter madeleines white chocolate oreo cupcakes big cakes […]
17 years ago