Irene’s World Famous Curry (and an ode to Bruce)

You’ve all read about my Polish food Heritage, and how that has shaped my cooking and feeding of friends and family. But there is another, slightly diverse angle to my food heritage, and that was that Dad was born in India in the 1920s to an English Colonel and his Scottish wife. She trained as … Continue reading Irene’s World Famous Curry (and an ode to Bruce) →

Rotorua Boiling Mud Soup

The name for this soup, which is basically a roasted vegetable soup, comes from the spurting, blobbing, boiling mud like, mess the soup makes if you reheat it too vigorously once its pureed… And, it turns out, once pureed it takes on a distinct mud colour - but all that colour is just yumminess... One … Continue reading Rotorua Boiling Mud Soup →

Ugly Slow Roasted Pork Hocks with Fennel

I called this ugly, because when I went to photograph the finished product – there really was no way to make it look attractive, but hey, food doesn’t always need to look good to taste fabulous! Its Easter, and traditionally Lamb is served, but I had a hankering for these Hocks, So Pork it was. … Continue reading Ugly Slow Roasted Pork Hocks with Fennel →

Cuban Mojo Pork

This dish ticks all sorts of boxes for me – it’s tasty; uses a cheap cut of meat; the oven does all the hard work – and it has that mellow spiciness that fills the house with a tempting aroma raising everyone’s appetites! I had this at a friend’s house for dinner a couple … Continue reading Cuban Mojo Pork →