Budget Pork Rice Paper Rolls with Hoisin Sauce

March 6, 2019.Reading time 14 minutes.

A 45 degree view of a wooden plate with 3 budget rice paper rolls and a bowl of hoisin dipping sauce on the side.

Rice paper rolls have got to be one of the best things to come out of Vietnam. My budget version includes pork, noodles, lettuce and cucumber which creates a simple yet delicious rice paper roll. The dipping sauce is an easy hoisin based sauce which tastes fantastic and can be whipped up in minutes. Coming […]

Laos Khao Soi – Tomato Meat Sauce Noodle Soup

January 28, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Laos khao soi is one of the best hidden gems in the world of noodle soups. It has a garlicky tomato meat sauce that gives this dish its wonderful flavour and colour. It is also known as “spaghetti pho” because it literally looks like bolognese sauce on top of pho rice noodles. But unlike pho, […]

Vietnamese Crispy Crepes – Banh Xeo

April 11, 2018.Reading time 12 minutes.

As the years pass by, I am slowly becoming more of a homebody. Combine this with the sleep deprivation that comes with having a child and you get Mr Anti-Social. That may sound like a bad thing, but I have enjoyed being a hermit. My only regret was that I got a little too comfortable […]

Crispy Scotch Eggs with Runny Yolk

March 5, 2018.Reading time 14 minutes.

I love cookbooks, and have been reading them for as long as I remember. The main cookbook I read growing up was what my family called “the brown cookery book”. It had a great collection of British recipes, including roasts and pudding, breads and soups, and just about everything in between. What I did not […]

Oven Baked Curry Puffs

November 9, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

Whenever I feel the need to be popular with friends or family, I make a batch of these curry puffs to share! The filling of these little bad boys have an amazing burst of earthy flavours which is encased with golden flaky pastry that will crumble in your mouth. I promise you, once you have […]

Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls – Cha Gio

August 2, 2017.Reading time 15 minutes.

All my life I have never came across a person who didn’t enjoy munching on a few spring rolls from time to time. These little morsels of goodness are probably the most popular dish to come out of Vietnam. Each one is filled with pork, prawns and a variety vegetables which are seasoned with traditional Vietnamese […]

Traditional Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls – Goi Cuon

July 20, 2017.Reading time 10 minutes.

Traditional Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with 3 Sauces

The first dinner party Steph and I ever hosted was a rice paper roll night! I remember Steph being very relaxed while I was the complete opposite. It was the first time we had ever done something like this, so I was naturally a train wreck. Rather than make the rolls ourselves, we chose to […]

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