Cookbook
People have often asked me to share recipes for various meals and snacks I’ve served over time, so I’ve started writing down my recipes. This section of my blog covers these recipes in my own personal cookbook. If you want to stay up to date with the latest additions, subscribe to the RSS feed.
Basque-burned Cheesecake
The easiest cheesecake you’ve ever made. Baked quickly and at a high temperature without regard for looking pretty.
Chinese 5 spice mix
The common Chinese spice mix, used in a large variety of Chinese style dishes.
Mayonnaise
A simple sauce to go well with everything, though most popular with french fries.
Mushroom Sauce
A savory sauce to be served warm with your dish. Works very well for steaks.
Rice
A delicious, steamed white rice, to go with any meal as desired.
You might think rice is quite basic, and that there are not many variations to it, but you would be wrong. Plain white rice is often considered quite boring, but by steaming it together with herbs, spices, or stock, you can create quite delicious forms of rice that are great on their own.
Stewed Beef Salad
A small, hearty salad. Served cold, usually as a side-dish, but also works great as a little snack.
If you use home-made mayonnaise, you can cook the egg whites in a scrambled fasion, and add it to the salad as well. This won’t affect the flavour too much, but will make it a more filling snack, and you won’t have to make meringue again.
Stewed Pears
A sweet dish, commonly served with gamey-meat or stewed meat.
Originally made by my grandmother, this recipe is my attempt to get as close as possible to this little treat.
Waffles
Sweet and fluffy waffles. Great as a snack or as a side-dish to a larger meal.
These waffles can be served with ice cream and/or fruit to create a simple but delicious snack or dessert. The instructions for the baking itself are rather simplistic, but it appears that waffle irons differ wildly in size and settings even in my own country, let alone in other countries. For this reason, you may need to experiment a little with your waffle iron of choice.
Xinjiang BBQ rub
A slightly spicy Chinese streetfood BBQ rub. In my experience, this works well for chicken or lamb skewers.