Is it Possible to Cook from Scratch?
I have always prided myself on the ability, desire and, more to the point, the patience to cook from scratch; to take raw ingredients and turn them in to something
Vietnam – The Conclude
Physically I am back in Melbourne. The rest of me is still twisting and turning, smelling and eating, listening and chatting, and sipping Vietnamese ca phe at my local.
Vietnam – Sing for your Sapa
I was talking to some other traveller about taking a cook class in Sapa, and she replied that she cooked Vietnamese already as she had two Vietnamese cookbooks back at
Vietnam – An Interlude
In about 30 minutes time we are heading out to the train station in Hanoi to take an overnight train to the hill town of Sapa. Luke Nguyen, a well
Vietnam – Chicken Noodle Soup (Phở Gà)
Introduction: Here is the first of the fruits from my Hanoi experience; chicken noodle soup – phở gà. Along with the beef version this is an absolute staple of locals
Vietnam – Pho, Whoa and Toe
This place, Hanoi, is incredible. The buildings and monuments hint imperiously at the Communist past, and to a lesser extent its current presence. The noise, vitality and volume of motorbikes
Vietnam – The Prelude
The next month is going to be a culinary and cultural enlightening. We (my other half, two ankle biters and myself) are heading to Vietnam, and as I write it’s
Taking the PTH
I would like to think of myself as a soufflé prince (I have yet to have a flat soufflé, but the king I feel must be reserved for the likes
