tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492755324187782972024-03-05T18:24:43.889+00:00Girl who ate the world...Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-72232372829023991052013-12-30T15:32:00.002+00:002021-08-09T13:42:07.109+00:002013 - A year of good eating!<script id="th-iframe-script" src="chrome-extension://ofdopmlmgifpfkijadehmhjccbefaeec/assets/comms/commsiframe.js"></script>I hope this year has been most excellent for you. For me, I've gained experience working in no less than five different eateries. Each one has taught me something new and with that knowledge, I hope to start a very big and exciting adventure. I'm still planning it at the moment but don't worry, you'll be first to know any information!<br />
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Here are some of my favourite dishes from 2013!<br />
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Mid January I decided to go to Reykjavik, a truly beautiful city full of rich food and stunning scenery.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First choice has to be this pecan pie in Reykjavik - it was delicious gooey.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had an unforgettable tomato soup at a massive greenhouse. Simply heated blended fresh tomatoes it was delicious.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did eat well, including the freshest fish sushi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just look at this incredible crepe at Cafe Babalu Rekjavik</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still in Iceland - Very much enjoyed this gourmet lunch of cured herring and plokkfiskur on rye with rye bread ice cream on the side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in the UK I celebrated my birthday in February with this flour-less chocolate almond cake. It was huge!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't forget this delicious vegan breakfast I had in London. The colours and flavours were so exciting and fresh.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in Sheffield for Nosh night market number 2. Enjoyed some horchata...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a espresso martini from Tamper and Ohara's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These tasty handmade Easter eggs were from Birds Yard Sheffield</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday number two was in Madrid! How could I say no to churros?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in UK and off to Leeds where I enjoyed a perfect poached egg</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another poached egg - this time in Manchester</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diddycool was introduced to us late spring. Just in time for one of the hottest summers I can remember!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An unforgettable summer dish was this bream dish from Chef Rico at The Rutland </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I discovered the wonders of raw food at Pure on Raw with this unbelievable mocha pie with clementine gelato</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loved it so much I went back and had the white chocolate pie -still vegan!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This watermelon thai red curry was made for me at a Fancie tasting evening. It was sweet, refreshing and spicy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another jaunt to London and more raw food. This time at Inspiral with this pumpkin pie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheffield Markets opened November and I treated myself to some exquisite lychee sorbet with sprinkles at YeeKwan </td></tr>
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Next year will bring more adventures. Happy new year everyone!Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-85287332036803852012013-11-18T19:22:00.001+00:002013-11-18T19:22:45.322+00:00London TripA month ago I visited my good friend Louise in Brixton. I'd never seen Brixton before and it was like a completely different city! I loved the multicultural, laid back people with their eccentric clothes and the fact that there were markets all over the place. Brixton village is amazing! Rows of tiny cafes and restaurants all full with people enjoying dishes from all over the world, each of them quirky and with defining character and individuality.<br />
After a very colourful party with awesome costumes, friendly folk and not much sleep, I headed out to explore. My first stop was the closest cafe. It just happened to serve one of my favourite drinks - vanilla chai latte AND they had almond milk!! It was liquid heaven and rid me of any hangover. I watched the browsers and shoppers of the market as I supped my hot cup of comfort.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brixton market under the bridge</td></tr>
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Next I met up with another friend, Simon and we went for some food in Brixton village. I had a spicy scrambled egg breakfast with plantain which was exciting and unusual.<br />
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Once I was hungry again, later in the day I visited Camden lock. I found a stall that served these beautiful white corn rolls filled with shredded chicken, guacomole and more plantain!<br />
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More exploring = hungry again so popped into this vegan and gluten free bakery near Camden. They had a rockabilly style and various awards so I tried their peanut butter chocolate chip cookie which was super sweet but tasty. It lasted me three days!<br />
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A bit more exploring of Camden with the owners of numerous stalls thrusting samples of their food on a stick outwards towards passers by. I also browsed the clothes stores. I love the unique style of some of the clothing and the fact you can haggle down prices<br />
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Last stop was the incredible InSpiral lounge. The atmosphere and vibe here is great. They're big on ethical food, everything is vegan and most of it is raw. They host dj nights and open late, makes me sad that there is nothing like this in Sheffield. I had the raw pumpkin pie which was light and festively spiced.<br />
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Already I miss the excitement and activity that London has to offer. Sheffield feels so un-happening in comparison. I do love Sheffield though, it's my home after all and I have so many things to be grateful for here.<br />
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Next trip is Scotland!! See you soon readers xKomal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-59314434338802813752013-11-02T15:55:00.002+00:002021-08-09T13:46:36.827+00:00Where to eat and shop for the health conscious and speciality diets in Sheffield<script id="th-iframe-script" src="chrome-extension://ofdopmlmgifpfkijadehmhjccbefaeec/assets/comms/commsiframe.js"></script><script id="th-iframe-script" src="chrome-extension://ofdopmlmgifpfkijadehmhjccbefaeec/assets/comms/commsiframe.js"></script>I care about what I eat and I look after myself. I've not always been
this responsible but I've developed this passion over the past few
years. I suppose this comes from working in an organic cafe, researching nutrition and reading blogs and magazines that promote a healthy way of
living.<br /><br />With my limited diet comes
limited eating out choices and I'm not the only one who struggles in
finding places to eat and also buy their groceries from. Hopefully this
list I've compiled will help those of you in the same boat, if you know
anyone with a limited diet, share this post with them and maybe they've
got a few I've missed off the list. I'm always keen to discover more
places.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Filthy-Gorgeous/291764020966390?fref=ts" target="_blank"><b>Filthy Gorgeous</b></a><br />
Brand
new greengrocers / health food store literally two minutes from my
house. What sets them apart from other health stores is the fact that
they make fresh smoothies, sell organic wine AND stock products from
pure on raw, including cheesecake! Wonderful! Plus they are the only
place I've come across in sheffield where you can buy multicoloured
quinoa!<br />
<u>Great for</u> - healthy treats, chia seeds, buckwheat, unusual vegetables.<br />
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<a href="http://therudeshipyard.com/" target="_blank"><b>Rude Shipyard</b></a><br />
Not
a secret that this is a fav' haunt of mine, they'll always do their
best to make something I can eat even if its not on the menu. Lovely
quirky bookshop cafe with individual clientèle that frequent there<b> </b><br />
<u>Great for</u> - cd's from local artists, home made breakfasts ( the potato cakes!), wonderful staff, live music evenings.<br />
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<a href="http://www.beanieswholefoods.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Beanies</b></a><br />
Beanies
is run by a workers coop and stocks a variety of unusual vegetables,
vegan vegetarian and wheat free produce. They are also Sheffield’s
first, longest running, best quality and best value <a href="http://www.beanieswholefoods.co.uk/organic_box_scheme" target="_blank">organic veg delivery scheme</a> and they have their own blog too!<br />
<u>Great for</u> - knowledgeable staff, ethical produce, organic veg, good chocolate (booja booja and montezumas)<br />
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<a href="http://www.pureonraw.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Pure on Raw</b></a><br />
Sheffields
only raw restaurant. Their mocha pie with clementine gelato is one
of the best desserts I have ever eaten, fact. You can read my full
review <a href="http://girlwhoatetheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/pure-on-raw-restaurant-review.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
<u>Great for </u>- raw macaroons, cashew cheese pizza, home made almond milk coffee<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ZedWholefoods" target="_blank"><b>Zeds</b></a><br />
Quirky
little shop, always seems like they are having a move around. Located
in one of my favourite areas of sheffield, very inviting with green
awning and lots of fresh veg and plants outside. Inside is a mix of
organic and ethical produce from incense to toothpaste, nut butters and
vegan cheese. A nice shop to spend time browsing in.<br />
Great for - raw cacao raisins, dairy free ice creams, candles, tea<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/FanoushFalafel" target="_blank"><b>Fanoush</b></a><br />
I
go here a couple of times a month or more. The salad boxes are packed
full of tasty veg, hot fresh falafel and sauce. Full of flavour, cheap
and healthy.<br />
Great for - in house pickled turnip, fresh juices, event posters, chatty staff <br />
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<a href="http://www.theincrediblenutshell.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Incredible Nutshell</b></a><br />
Much
brighter and friendlier since the new management and name change from
"in a nutshell" here is a small and sparkly health store who stock home
made fresh soup to go as well as plenty of other exciting food and
ethnic gifts and jewellery.<br />
Great for - christmas shopping, happy kitchen brownies, local honey, smoked garlic, tofu<br />
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<b><a href="http://saigon68.co.uk/aboutSaigon68.html" target="_blank">Saigon 68</a> </b><br />
Previously pho 68, as far as I know, only the name has changed. They do the most amazing crunchy fresh vietnamese salad with chilli and palm sugar and peanuts. Lunch time offer includes a hot bowl of noodle soup which you can have with rice noodles, delicious and you get a free tea and fruit.<br />
Great for - huge portions, sriracha, people watching on london rd, yee kwan sorbet for pudding<br />
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<a href="http://www.sheffieldrestaurant.co.uk/restaurants/City-Centre/Blue-Moon-Cafe/" target="_blank"><b>The Blue Moon Cafe</b></a><br />
Popular
vegetarian late opening cafe in the city centre. Has tasty vegan cakes
and gluten free ones too. The specials are wholesome and they serve
organic beer and wine too. Menu doesn't change that often if at all so
if you have a favourite then you can rest assured they'll have it when
you visit again.<br />
Great for - vegan ice cream, tasty jam, a plethora of notices, quirky meal names, pre-theatre dinner.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JustNat.Crookes" target="_blank"><b>Just Natural </b></a><br />
I
always visit here whenever I'm in crookes. I love the layout, very neat
and the little wicker baskets are cute. It is rather expensive though<b> </b>so watch out for that. I love the self-pour raisin and nut selection.<br />
Great for - fresh orange juice, wide variety of fruit and veg, yoghurt raisins, hipster shoppers<br />
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<a href="http://www.heeleyfarm.org.uk/page/id/f64dc0a81b088b07a541e7f2b4731eee/Heeley_City_Farm_Cafe/#" target="_blank"><b>Heeley Farm Kitchen</b></a><br />
Small
bright cafe, located on their farm so nice for visiting after looking
at the animals. Always children, always vegan options.<br />
Great for - bringing the kids, petting the animals, the veggie chilli<br />
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<b> <a href="http://www.ottosrestaurant.co.uk/" target="_blank">Otto's </a></b><br />
<b> </b>Delicious
moroccan food in a busy restaurant that caters for all dietary needs.<br />
I recently had the fish tagine and there was plenty of tender fish, very filling with the rice.<br />
Great for - live entertainment, garlic mushrooms, friendly staff<br />
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So there you have my favourites. Let me know what you think and tell me yours.Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-37294476708120276892013-10-14T16:08:00.004+00:002021-08-09T13:48:06.992+00:00Pure on Raw - Restaurant Review<script id="th-iframe-script" src="chrome-extension://ofdopmlmgifpfkijadehmhjccbefaeec/assets/comms/commsiframe.js"></script>Being a "health freak"-yes some people have actually used that phrase to describe me- I've dabbled in the raw preparation of food and it's something I'm a fan of so when Pure on Raw opened up, I couldn't wait to try it out. Eating food in it's freshest natural state ensures all nutrients are retained in the dish, so it's much healthier. Adding that most recipes avoid using refined carbs and sugars makes it even better and perfect for the health conscious. <br />
I am intolerant to lactose and gluten intolerant so eating out can be very tricky.<br />
These are a couple of reasons why I was incredibly excited to try this restaurant out..I'd be able to eat everything!<br />
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It was grey and rainy and I was searching Shalesmoor, outside of town when I saw it. From the outside it kind of looks like those protein muscle powder shake stores with it's bright pink banner and bold font that promises you can lose weight by eating here. I thought that was a bit off putting. Inside it's light and more clean with white walls and wicker lampshades. There are numerous health boosting food items for sale such as kale chips, agave syrup and raw virgin coconut oil plus pamphlets about vegans, the danger of vitamin pills plus details about the restaurant, you get the picture.<br />
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It took a while for the server to talk to me as she was on the phone chatting away for a few minutes, I didn't mind but it's not something I would ever do if someone walked into the cafe where I worked.<br />
She pointed to a menu, still on the phone which I looked at. After her conversation with her phone friend, she talked me through what they had. I was impressed to see they make their own almond milk on site. I was slightly disappointed to see that they had regular "cooked" items on the menu such as banana pancakes and ciabatta sandwiches. So I couldn't eat everything. I still had plenty of choice though.<br />
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I started off with an almond milk hot chocolate whilst I waited for my friends. It was pretty good. Once my friends arrived we chatted, listened to the 90's pop classics they were playing which brought back memories (shola ama and sixpence non the richer). Rosie had a carrot, nut milk, banana and cinnamon smoothie which was almost as big as her and mike drank a cappucino with cold healthy coffee and something else, he said it was very sweet. Rosie loved her smoothie though.<br />
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About twenty minutes later our food arrived and the presentation was beautiful. I must admit, I've never had a cold soup in September before but once I tasted it, it was so full of flavour. It was actually one of the best soups I've ever eaten. The little "pizza" buckwheat squares with cashew cheese and nut loaf topping were really tasty too. Plus I also had my first ever kale crisps which I enjoyed more than regular crisps as I'm not much of a fan of those.<br />
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Rosie gave me some of her sweet pepper "pasta" which was light and also flavour packed. After I finished my main, I quickly ordered some of the mocha pie with clementine ice cream before my body registered it was full.<br />
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That dessert was seriously one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten. It was silky and rich, without being sickly and that ice cream was just beautiful. This whole meal more than made up for the dodgy sign and phone greeting!<br />
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I can't wait to go back here again. I love their food so much, it's a shame that they are in the middle of nowhere really otherwise I think they'd do really well. I stuffed my face, ate way more than my friends and didn't feel bloated or heavy at all. I felt so energised that I walked around town for a bit then all the way home. Total bill came to £16 which isn't bad for a guilt-free treat. If anyone thinks vegan food is boring then I would love to introduce them to this restaurant. I would eat anything off their menu over a steak any day. They also open Friday and Saturday nights which makes me happy.<br />
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Food 10/10<br />
Service 7/10<br />
Value 8/10<br />
<br />Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-14815243119160387812013-09-30T14:43:00.002+00:002013-09-30T14:48:57.762+00:00Hot chocolate reviews and recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently I've become obsessed with hot chocolate...anywhere I go, I'll try their hot chocolate. A couple of months ago I visited Madrid, their thick chocolate and churros were heavenly. You can get thick hot chocolate at Cocoa - a small independent chocolate shop on ecclesall road. I really love this shop, it's unlike any other shop I've seen in Sheffield. It's just unbelievable. You go in and just don't know where to look it's breathtaking and yes, they definitely do the best hot chocolate in Sheff. <br />
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Anyway my hot chocolate obsession has lead me to try out various hot chocolate to make at home and here are a few I've recently tried and my views on them. I've rated them out of 5.<br />
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This hot chocolate is unlike any of the others as it's actually powdered chocolate and 70% cocoa at that. Apparently it's great for cooking with. I found it had a slightly strange texture when I added it to my hot milk, kind of gloopy and didn't melt that well. Perhaps whisking would have helped with the consistency. The flavour was very rich although I added some honey to sweeten it slightly as I found it needed it. It's the most expensive of the ones I've reviewed here at 220g for £3.80.<br />
★★★<br />
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The texture of this is smooth, the colour is kind of grey and lighter than the others. It tastes cheap, sweet and disappointing. 500g £2.99 </div>
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Well, Divine continues to be my favourite and it had been since I first tried it a few years ago. They've added salt which none of the others have done, this enhances the rich cocoa flavour. It melts beautifully and tastes delicious. 400g £4.00 </div>
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The granule form is slightly odd but makes for easy combining with the milk. Another one lacking in sugar, maybe I'm just a sugar addict. It is organic though. It has dark slightly bitter taste with smooth texture 300g £3.59<br />
★★★<br />
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Something different here with this instant white chocolate variety. The initial flavour is really comforting, like a milky bar but unfortunately there is a nasty after-taste of aspartame, I guess flavour is something you have to sacrifice when you choose a 44 calories hot chocolate though. 220g £3.19<br />
★★<br />
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This produced a lovely dark colour when finished and the flavour was lovely with the perfect amount of sweetness but it had a chalky texture that kind of made me choke a little bit, very powdery.250g £2.79<br />
★★<br />
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Another instant hot chocolate. This one is mint flavour, chocolate and mint is a favourite combination of mine and for an instant chocolate drink this one is very impressive. It has a foamy top with a delicious sweet minty flavour. Tastes just like the chocolate bar. 288g £3.49<br />
★★★★<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Here is a recipe for the ultimate</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i> luxurious hot chocolate - perfect for a special treat</i></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i>1 mug (about 400ml) of milk (I used almond, cow is ok too)</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i>1 mug coconut milk from a tin (if there is a thick layer on top, include that)</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i>80g best dark chocolate - green and blacks maya gold is great here</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i>1 tbsp cocoa </i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i>1 tbsp sugar/honey to taste</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i>a pinch of salt</i></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Heat ingredients together on the hob, stirring with a wooden spoon. Pour into mugs, dollop on some whipped cream if you fancy and enjoy. Perfect for your bonfire night parties!</i></span>Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-16738941845031606832013-08-29T12:10:00.003+00:002013-08-29T12:11:40.790+00:00Eating out for less in SheffieldSheffield is full of places to eat, good and bad, cheap and pricey. On here I mostly talk about the good but today I'm sharing just a few of the great AND cheap bargain food and drink to be found in Sheffield. This list is mainly focused on places around nether edge, sharrow and town because they are the areas I spent 90% of my time. If you know any others please add a comment and share them with us! All food listed is fresh and made on the premises, no processed packaged food included!<br />
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For people wanting a colourful box of flavour packed healthiness then <b>Fanoush</b> offers a falafel salad box for <b>£3.50</b>. Not just any salad either - they have their own pickled turnip, a variety of hummus to choose from and delicious sauces including mango pickle and tahini. Freshly cooked falafel makes this a really satisfying meal. You can also add halloumi, cauliflower or aubergine for slightly extra. Available in City centre or London road.<br />
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If you fancy lunch on London road then <b>Pho 68</b> has a great deal on lunch - a massive plate of delicious and fresh vietnamese food plus fresh fruit for dessert for only <b>£5.90</b>. There is a limited selection if you're veggie but the meat options are very good indeed.<br />
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Those after a hot, quick meal should head to <b>Zoobys</b> in the winter garden and get a home made soup for only <b>£2!</b>
Great after a look around graves art gallery. Head down the escalator
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You'd be hard pushed to find a cheap meal in Sheffield city centre right? Wrong! Breakfast at <b>The Blue Moon Cafe</b> is a bargain- just today I had the softest scrambled egg with mushroom and fried potato, a perfect portion size for me PLUS a loose leaf mint tea for just <b>£5</b>. It wasn't on the menu but because I don't eat wheat (scrambled egg on toast there is just over £3), they were falling over themselves to offer up alternatives. You do not get service like that everywhere I guarantee that.<br />
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If you're feeling knowledgable then get yourself down to <b>The Cremorne </b>where you can enter the weekly quiz which includes a free bowl of rice and curry at the end for only <b>50p!</b> Yes, actually 50 pence. Cheaper than the price of quizzes alone at some places. Every Monday night on London road<br />
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Love chai lattes? You are not alone, unfortunately you will struggle to find one that isn't at one of the large coffee chains and that wont set you back around £4 depending on the location. <b>Feast</b> on Chapel Walk offers chai latte for <b>£1.85</b>. They also have a selection of cakes for only £1 a piece.<br />
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For those who love a bit of spice then you'd be hard pushed to find a better meal then at <b>Khushi</b> on London rd. Fresh authentic Pakistani food ranging from on the bone lamb curries to saag aloo and chana dahl, plus a selection of naan and rice, salads and dips. To start you can enjoy the best masala fish I've tasted or huge bhajis, tandoori chicken wings and sheesh kebab. For as much as you can eat you only pay <b>£7.99</b>. Save your hunger and stuff your face here, no one will judge you. If you are lucky then you'll find sweet vermicelli pudding garnished with nuts. Its like a hug in your mouth.<br />
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Sweet toothed folk can rejoice with the fresh home made wide selection of cakes including at least one vegan option at <b>Steel City Cakes</b>, London rd. Any huge cake PLUS any hot drink including smooth lattes and hot chocolates for only <b>£2.50</b>. Thats cheaper than the price of just cake at most places!<br />
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So there you have it, my selection of tasty and fresh food at a wallet friendly price. Please add your favourite budget eateries, I'd love to hear them.Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-36595569401740139212013-08-25T20:47:00.000+00:002013-08-25T20:48:00.135+00:00Real People's Recipes - Val's Russian Salad It's no secret that I love trying food from other countries and discovering the history behind each dish. When I was at Val and his girlfriend Olivia's leaving party the other day, he started preparing this Russian salad and I was really interested and then I remembered I hadn't done this feature in a while so luckily he agreed to share his recipe with me and my readers. The party was amazing, the variety of food was great and I also got to try these tasty Brazilian condensed milk sweets - Brigadeiro.<br />
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"The dish is called "Olivier salad" but in restaurants its usually just called a "Russian salad".<br />
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The version i usually make is vegetarian and very easy, some people add meat to it like fine chopped chicken or duck.</div>
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As its a very popular salad in Russia, I'm sure each chef makes
their own special recipe. Its usually served as a garnish to a roast
dinner, like they add peas to dinner in UK I guess :)</div>
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moved to UK when I was 13. I have always been able to cook for myself,
but lately I found that the only way to get the Russian cuisine was to
make it. So now I find recipes for the dishes I like on the internet and
then tweak it to my taste, also my mother gives me tips and cooking
techniques.</div>
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In Russia many people buy fresh produce on the
market or grow it themselves on allotments - so much of the cuisine is
seasonal and uses local products only. Here in UK you get so much
imported ingredients its easy to cook dishes from anywhere and any time
of year."</div>
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Ingredients:<br />
4 large potatoes - boiled whole then diced<br />
2 carrots - boiled whole then diced<br />
lots of gherkins! - diced fine<br />
about a cup of peas - cooked<br />
4 boiled eggs - chopped<br />
mayonnaise - enough to coat<br />
fresh dill<br />
salt and pepper<br />
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Just combine the ingredients in a bowl then serve. Didn't last long at the party, everyone loved it!<br />
<br />Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-19811403588446641662013-06-16T20:18:00.000+00:002013-06-16T20:21:11.214+00:00Sheffield's food scene is amazing!I've been thinking a lot about how lucky I am to live in a city where I can enjoy incredibly delicious food from pretty much every country in the world. The variety of food available and all within thirty minutes of my house. Be it Sri Lankan, Turkish, Mexican, Vietnamese or Greek, Sheffield has it all and this makes greedy lil me very happy to call it my home.<br />
Now don't get me wrong I love good fish and chips (despite the heartburn) but a city with no ethnic diversity, no exciting new dishes and ingredients which you can also buy on your way home from the pub at 3am, that city doesn't even bear thinking about.<br />
The growing number of new cuisines and trends - bubble tea and frozen yoghurt anyone? - excites and delights me. I love travelling all over the world and sampling authentic local food, so returning from my travels and finding replications of these dishes cooked here in my home city fills me with pure joy and nostalgia.<br />
So bearing all this in mind, here is a collection of my favourite places to eat that serve international food.<br />
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1.Japanese - <a href="http://girlwhoatetheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/yama-sushi-review_12.html" target="_blank">Yama sushi</a> - London Road<br />
For the best and freshest sushi in Sheffield this small eatery cannot be beaten. Do not visit without trying their soft shell crab tempura. Unless you have an allergy to shellfish or something like that then yeah, it's ok you don't have to eat that.<br />
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2.Turkish - Cafe Des Amis - Chesterfield road<br />
Lovely cafe/ restaurant in Meerbrook. Serves Turkish/ Middle eastern food and amazing breakfasts. It's very good value too. The decor is beautiful as is their chocolate "sinsation" tart - layers of chocolate mousse and chopped mars bar on a chocolate shell crust. Incredible.<br />
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3. Mexican - <a href="http://girlwhoatetheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/amigos-mexican-kitchen-review.html" target="_blank">Amigos</a> - London road<br />
Amigos have gone from strength to strength. I first saw them at sharrow market about 4 years ago where they had a stall, I begged them to open a shop after trying a quesadilla and they did just that. Their shiny new large restaurant on London road is busy every evening serving spicy fajitas, burritos and lots more.<br />
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4. Indian - <a href="http://girlwhoatetheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/urban-choola-restaurant-review.html" target="_blank">Urban Choola</a> - London road<br />
This is my favourite Indian restaurant in Sheffield, followed closely by East & West and then Dhanistas. Their Chilli paneer wraps are so spicy that you'll be sporting rouge lips that would give Dita von Teese a run for her money. It's owned by the same people as Amigos too, so you know they're doing something right.<br />
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5. International - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FusionOrganic" target="_blank">Fusion Organic Cafe</a> - Arundel street<br />
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I may be biased in naming this as one of my favourite eateries in Sheffield as I've worked here for four years, nevertheless I love everything about this place. From the fact that they are part of freeman college, giving real work experience to young students with learning difficulties inside the cafe, to the lovely little art and jewellery galleries alongside it. They also cater for pretty much every food intolerance and have lovely staff! (haha) If there is a special on, have it and you will not regret it.<br />
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6. Italian - The Italian Kitchen - Ecclesall road<br />
Seen as taste has closed down, my next choice for tasty Italian fare would have to be Italian Kitchen. They serve proper stone baked pizza with a home made sauce and a wide variety of toppings. Nonna's is incredible too, great for a treat as it can be a bit pricy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goats Cheese Veggie Pizza at The Italian Kitchen</td></tr>
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7. North African - <a href="http://girlwhoatetheworld.blogspot.com/2012/10/tassili-north-african-restaurant-review.html" target="_blank">Tassili</a> - London road<br />
With authentic Moroccan style rugs covering the walls and food baked and served in tagines, Tassili really does give diners an experience of the taste and atmosphere of being in Marrakesh! Tender squid and delicious and fresh juice are reason to visit alone, add great value and some silky aubergines and you got yourself a deal!<br />
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8. Brazilian - <a href="http://girlwhoatetheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/tropeiro.html" target="_blank">Tropeiro</a> - Leopold square<br />
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If you like barbecued meat and being able to eat as much as you want until your trouser button literally pings off straight into your dining companions eye then Tropeiro is the place for you. If you don't fancy getting your meat sweats on then the vegetarian food is pretty darn good. Plus the unlimited salad bar has Fejouada - that's stewed pork belly and black beans, one hell of a salad!<br />
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9. French - <a href="http://girlwhoatetheworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/la-patisserie-review.html" target="_blank">La Patisserie</a> - Ecclesall Road<br />
I actually couldn't think of a proper French restaurant that isn't a chain..I have a lot more exploring of Sheffield to do, if anyone can help me out here by recommending somewhere I'd appreciate that!<br />
For now let me tell you about the rich chocolate ganache enveloped around tart raspberries baked inside a salty crispy pastry shell. Sound good? Get some.<br />
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9.Vietnamese - <a href="http://girlwhoatetheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/pho-68-review.html" target="_blank">Pho 68</a> - London road<br />
A trip to pho 68 is worth it for their Vietnamese salad alone. Fine strips of carrot, beansprouts, chilli and peanuts are mixed with some other party in your mouth ingredients AND it's pretty healthy too.<br />
They also have a great lunch time deal where it's just over a fiver for a massive plate of food with fresh fruit and tea. Do not miss out<br />
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10. Greek - The Greedy Greek - Sharrow Vale Road<br />
I'm amazed that I haven't ever actually reviewed the legendary Greedy Greek on my blog! I've been there so many times I've lost count. No other Greek restaurant in Sheffield even compares with this place. A true Sheffield favourite. The strofilia makes me very happy.<br />
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11.Middle Eastern - Fanoush - London Road<br />
There are no tables or chairs here, just a vast display of colours, pictures of exploding wraps containing falafel and vegetables plus posters advertising local music nights. When places specialise in one dish only, you know it's going to be good. Freshly fried falafel to order and about 10 times the salad options of any kebab shop including their own pickled turnip. Make mine a 10 inch falafel and halloumi wrap with tahini and mango pickle thanks!<br />
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12.Pakistani - Kushi - Abbeydale Road<br />
A favourite cuisine of mine for sure, what with being the food I grew up eating of course. Lucky me, I know. These guys make food just as good as my mums and if you've ever had authentic Pakistani food at someones house then you know how amazing it can be. I've never had fish masala better than these guys do it and the vermicelli pudding is like a hug. The deal breaker here is that it's literally all you can eat for under £8. Yes you read that right. Amazing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masala fish, saag, chana, pilau plus some other tastiness at Khushi</td></tr>
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So here it is my list of twelve places to eat some delicious and exciting ethnic food. I know there is more and I'll probably add them at some point later on, for now though, these eateries make me very happy. Where is your favourite??<br />
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I just returned from a few days visiting my good friend Susie, we've been friends since we've been alive so it was great to catch up with her. She showed me a few highlights of Madrid including Sol and where to find the best churros y chocolate.<br />
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The temperature reached 35 degrees which was lovely and I made the most of the cities culinary delights. I even improved my Spanish!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The churros place. First thing I ate in Madrid was these long fried strips of dough dipped in hot thick chocolate!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice restaurant where I had these red wine baked clams with oyster mushrooms. It was incredibly salty . In the middle is octopus, easily the best I've had and we also ordered some queso - local cheese selection.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The salty restaurant. The waitress was pretty mardy. Also me and my friend couldn't stop laughing (happened regularly on my visit) and we were just sat there with tears running down our faces. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the restaurant we stopped at this place which was open at 11pm and got a nutella crepe to share</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at sol there was a pastry and sweet shop selling a wide variety of tasty food. I ordered some almond tuille type biscuits and an espresso, both were great!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An indoor market that sold horchata, mojitos, fresh fruit and veg, lots of fish and traditional Spanish dishes. You can buy a cocktail stick with quails eggs, anchovy, olive etc on for a euro and they are good for nibbling on as you are looking round</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">enjoying an ice cold horchata from the market</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A peruvian restaurant. This meal of garlic chicken was ok but the lemon meringue pie was amazing!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The amazing lemon meringue pie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The thick hot chocolate that I became addicted to and will make any hot chocolate I ever have inferior by comparison...except <a href="http://www.cocoawonderland.co.uk/" target="_blank">cocoa</a> on ecclesall road, there's is very good and similar to this. I'm gonna have to go there to get my fix soon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside a cafe, trying to escape the heat of the afternoon sun. The chocolate was good, the matcha yoghurt smoothie and the rude staff not so good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went into starbucks and this was the view from the floor to ceiling windows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice looking building, there were many of these and I have no idea what actually goes on inside them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I do love this drink, jut sat in the starbucks patio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick snap as I enjoyed my ice tea </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Susie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the streets of Sol, filled with ice cream stores, clothing shops and tapas restarants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rather blurry shot of some alcohol that graced the walls of a tapas restaurant </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patatas bravas, ridiculously cheap wine and fried green peppers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely spread</td></tr>
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Have any of you been to Madrid, or Spain? If so, what did you do?<br />
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<br />Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-84478799418727885052013-04-12T18:29:00.002+00:002021-08-09T14:05:02.597+00:00Urban Choola Restaurant Review<script id="th-iframe-script" src="chrome-extension://ofdopmlmgifpfkijadehmhjccbefaeec/assets/comms/commsiframe.js"></script>Urban Choola has been open just three weeks. As soon as I saw the sign I was intrigued. This cosy little spot has been host to many restaurants / cafe's over the years, Amigos and Bohans are the previous two and I enjoyed eating at both of them. Amigos has moved furthur down London road to a bigger and shinier venue. I've no idea what happened to Bohans but their vegetarian breakfast sandwiches rid me of many a hangover.<br />
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The theme for this place is Indian street food, once inside you can see this reflected on the exposed brick walls - colourful prints illustrating various people enjoying street food in India.<br /><br />
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The menu is short, a good sign and has sections such as "small bites", "all time favourites" and "tandoori and the grill". I order chicken masala dosa, lamb seekh kebab for my mum and masala chicken wings.<br />
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A short while later my wings arrived on their own, so me and my mum ended up sharing them. They were accompanied by "khacumber" salad which consisted of chopped carrot, cabbage, lemon, red onion and fresh coriander. This was nice and seen as they'd salted the onions, they weren't too pungent, as raw onions usually are.<br />
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The dosa and kebab arrived ten minutes after we'd finished the wings. My mum's masala fries which accompanied her kebab were so good! I could have eaten all those but she wouldn't have been happy about that. My dosa was tangy from the fermented lentils in the batter, with a rich masala filling and chunky chicken breast pieces. The chicken was dry, which is typical of authentic Asian chicken dishes. Some people might object to this overcooking of chicken but I ate chicken like this when I was growing up so this is how I personally prefer it.<br />
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It doesn't take much persuasion for me to agree to share a gujwa halwa (carrot pudding) with Ma.<br />
Warm, sweet and buttery, with flavours of cardamon and almond, this pudding evokes lovely memories of my childhood. Didn't manage to snap a pic of this as we were almost finished it before I realised. It basically looks like a squishy orange pulp, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! What it lacks in appearance it makes up for in taste though. I'll be back again for their delicious sounding creme brulee with a twist.<br />
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Food - 8/10<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice looking pastries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Borough market</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stall in Borough market selling liquorice and other sweet treats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A creperie in Camden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great clothes here, I love the quirky selection</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nutella crepe, delicious!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camden street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boats on the canal </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salt and pepper tofu in a Vietnamese restaurant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colourful vegan breakfast at a wonderful small cafe</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_1509834547"></span><span id="goog_1509834548"></span><br />Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-76533040968515257052013-01-17T12:25:00.002+00:002021-08-09T14:11:45.183+00:00Reykjavik - place of mountains, beards and Bjork<script id="th-iframe-script" src="chrome-extension://ofdopmlmgifpfkijadehmhjccbefaeec/assets/comms/commsiframe.js"></script><br />
I just spent four days in beautiful Iceland. Travelling alone, I
explored Reyjavik with plans to see and eat everything but not enough
kronas in my wallet. I had an incredible time there.<br />
The main
highlight was bumping into one of my lifetime idols - Bjork! She was
just strolling down Laugavegur, the main shopping street. I almost
fainted and asked her if she was Bjork, even though it was obvious but
she ran away across the road! Sadly no photo for me then but
still an amazing experience.<br />
The atoms <span class="st"><i>aurora borealis </i>were being lazy and didn't put on a very good display so was rather underwhelmed by that. </span><br />
<span class="st">It's not as cold as I expected, the days were between 0-9 degrees. It was actually cooler as I arrived back home. Also the just 5 hours of light took some getting used to.</span><br />
<span class="st">A
welcoming, warm and peppery smelling massive greenhouse was another
interesting visit made even better by it's home made tomato soup which
was undoubtedly the best I've had, and I'm not a fan of tomatoes
normally. Rows of the juicy fruit in various stages of growth were on
display and pots of basil and scissors were on tables for you to snip
into your soup.</span><br />
<span class="st">The food was hit and miss. Cafe Loki was incredible , the food was delicate and simple, their rye bread ice cream is just spectacular. Cafe Babalu is quirky and cosy with the best chocolate banana crepes, bulging with thick chocolate sauce. Sushibarinn had wonderful fresh sushi and very delicious salmon tartar with avocado, chilli and black and white sesame. Those three are a must if you visit.</span><br />
<span class="st">I saw a few geysers and
waterfalls too but got very lonely out there, despite being used to travelling alone - at 19 I travelled to Greece on my own for two weeks,
saganaki cheese..hello!</span><br />
<span class="st">Perhaps the loneliness was due
to the hotel being a fair walk away from the centre and no one else my
age staying there, though I'm pretty sure they were all British, which
can be disappointing. </span><br />
<span class="st">I'd recommend younger folk (or those young at heart) to stay at the hostel on </span><span class="st"><span class="st">Laugavegur
as the staff are ridiculously friendly and travellers just hang out in
the lobby there, enjoying the live music and other activities.</span></span><br />
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<span class="st"><span class="st">Here are some photos in no particular order.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely soja latte at a restaurant that had no name (popular theme in Reykjavik)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hotel buffet dinner, soup was so salty!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First introduction to Plokkfiskur, Icelandic fish stew..wasn't expecting this and didn't enjoy. Had the texture of tuna on a jacket potato after being chewed for a while. The bread was lovely, very syrupy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crepe with maple syrup, flaky and light</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some street art that is prevalent across Reykjavik</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had one of those brownies, they were lovely and the girls here were kind and chatty, recommending the best places for nights out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the greenhouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More art</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More tomatoes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tomato cafe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely soup</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More salty vegetable soup at a restaurant out near the geysers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pecan pie was delicious, great pastry and wobbly sweet filling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrapped up enjoying the landscape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salmon tartare at Sushibarinn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sushi platter at Sushibarinn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous generously filled chocolate and banana crepe at the wonderful Cafe Babalu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cafe Babalu </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the church tower, looks like the edge of the world!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple and elegant food at Cafe Loki. Egg and pickled herring on one rye, incredible buttery rich (much better than before) plokkfiskur on the other accompanied by amazing rye bread ice cream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traditional Icelandic food - Skyr served with cream and sugar. How I didn't get ill I have no idea!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing bakery. Bought some rye bread to take home and it's dense and sour and lovely</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Church tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seafood coconut soup at Sushi Samba, also had calamari tempura and the most incredible basil aioli </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Cafe Babalu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely scene on a beautiful walk</td></tr>
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<br />Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-66331428282581055652012-09-19T16:33:00.002+00:002013-08-25T21:02:29.714+00:00Toronto adventuresHiya folks, just to let you know I haven't forgotten about you.<br />
I'm in Toronto having a nice long holiday and I'm already missing home.<br />
I love Canada though, the people here are so much more upbeat and friendly than those back in England. Also the nightlife is <b>incredible</b> - highlight of the trip for sure.<br />
<span class="userContent">The mix of different cultures is so vast. I've
had the tastiest muttar paneer and mango lassi from little India,
passion-fruit and lychee bubble tea from Chinatown, cassava cake, bagels
and ice tea, various unique flavoured frozen yoghurt and lots of home style
Pakistani food. </span><br />
<span class="userContent">I've smelt beautiful incense and seen incredible
displays in gold and every single other colour in amazing Hindu s</span>hops.<br />
Memories of China were brought back to me when I went through smelly
Chinese supermarkets with unique ingredients, live fish for sale and pet
cats inside to greet me.<br />
I've met family I didn't even know.<br />
People go
nuts for my accent over here, they are so lovely and just have the
biggest smile whenever I ask for anything.<br />
I saw a beach on a massive
lake which had waves and a lifeguard. I made seedy carrot cake for my family which they loved.<br />
I saw one of my favourite books in movie form at Toronto International Film Festival, caught the subway and
air train, saw a live hip hop performance in a shopping mall, met a
beautiful cat, seen black squirrels and wild bunnies, witnessed crazy
people on public transport, bought some funky glasses from hot topic,
been amazed by the excitement that is down-town, ridden a tiny bicycle
past corn fields and got lost, seen people sitting on their porches in
rocking chairs.<br />
I also visited an amazing coffee and board games cafe called Snakes and Latte's... so much and I've still got another 6 days of exploring to do!<br />
Friday and Saturday are for my Niagara Falls and CN tower visits.<br />
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Here are some photo's from my trip so far, mostly food of course!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First fro-yo was matcha with mochi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sushi!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immense toffee apples</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mango lassi and muttar paneer at little India</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seeded carrot cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pakistani mango heaven</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The resident cat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bulk barn! Anything you could ever want in mass amounts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fro-yo no.2 was peanut butter and jelly flavour with various chocolatey delights</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the most incredible masala corn at a festival</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At a fast food joint, those scone like things are called biscuits here, the fries were good</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More fro-yo. mine was dulce de leche, creme caramel, vanilla and chocolate with fruit, brownies, yoghurt pretzels, blueberry mochi and peanut butter sauce. Ooh and lucky charms mmm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honk Kong style egg waffle - very moreish and tasty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You getting sick of fro-yo yet? This was healthy ish - greek yoghurt with honey, fruit and lychee popping boba (think salmon roe texture but filled with sweet liquid)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At snakes and lattes - the best cafe I have ever been to bar none. The walls are filled with all the board games ever invented with amazingly friendly staff who you can see playing games with people and fantastic coffee and cake. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had cheesecake brownie, which I then swapped with my cousin for a raspberry white chocolate cheesecake as it was too raspberry-ish for her. I also drank a nutella latte and had amazingly buttery biscuits</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At vegetarian restaurant Fresh - I had a tofu peanut buddha bowl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toronto skyline at night</td></tr>
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I'm incredibly inspired. Watch this space for lots more recipe's when I return home including the promised chai latte.Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-69995034428894883062012-08-22T19:17:00.002+00:002021-08-09T14:17:00.652+00:00A day trip to Bridlington<script id="th-iframe-script" src="chrome-extension://ofdopmlmgifpfkijadehmhjccbefaeec/assets/comms/commsiframe.js"></script><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Me, my dad and sister all decided to go on a spontaneous trip to Bridlington.<br />
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started with a walk along the promenade and me and my sister went on a
couple of rides. I narrowly escaped my lung being crushed and exploded
due to the rides violent and nauseating jumps and spins which resulted
in my sister being continuously rammed into my side. Ouch.<br />
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After that torture I obviously needed comfort in some sort of fried sugar coated confectionery, but not yet!<br />
First - a speedboat ride.<br />
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This was way more fun and not at all excruciatingly painful. The wing
in my hair and the spray of the sea on my face, was very pleasant
indeed.<br />
Finally I enjoyed a couple of freshly made donuts. They were hot, sugary and stodgy. Just what you'd expect, perfect.<br />
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After a bit more walking and sightseeing we stopped to get fish and
chips from a place called Captain Scotts. I chose scampi and shared some
of my dads plaice. The scampi was particularly flavoursome and the
fish nice and moist. Didn't manage too many of the chips as I had those
donuts not so long previously.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plaice, Scampi and chips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Didn't purchase any but this ice cream parlour was very extravagant and reminded me of a tv show I once saw about an ice cream store in Las Vegas</td></tr>
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We then walked just enough for me to find eating again reasonable
and stopped off at The Rowan Tree. This was a beautiful little cafe and
my sister agreed that it was not the kind of place you'd expect to find
in Bridlington. Gorgeous home made cakes and organic local produce.
Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.<br />
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<br />Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-64505028012461821202012-07-08T19:31:00.001+00:002012-07-08T19:31:45.458+00:00Real people's recipes - Vegetable and coconut curry!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This recipe comes from my lovely auntie, Mado. I've asked her a few questions to give you a bit of background behind her, hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed hearing the answers!<br />
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<i>Where abouts did you grow up and when did you move to Sheffield?</i> In Kharian, Pakistan. I moved here when I was 16, March 1967. I came here to join my family, I had a headache for seven days and was depressed because of the lack of sun. The first time I saw snow, I fell over! I thought televisions were too small because I was used to watching cinema screens. the first thing I ate was toast with butter for breakfast and I thought it was awful because I couldn't taste the butter at all. I soon found out that food here had no taste or smell compared to back home.<br />
<i>Who do you like cooking for?</i> Family and friends.<br />
<i>What is it that you enjoy about cooking?</i> I find it really therapeutic and relaxing, and I enjoy it because I am good at it! It's easy for me. I also like the fact that people enjoy my food when they eat it.<br />
<i>What are the inspirations behind this dish?</i> I wanted to make something different from my usual curries, this was an experiment that resulted in a dish that a lot of people really like. It's very healthy and it can be enjoyed by vegan and meat eaters alike. It's my own creation.<br />
<i>What would be your last meal?</i> It would probably be a mixed lentil curry with a salad of cherry tomatoes, red onions, radishes, cucumber and quinoa. Pudding would be carrot halwa.<br />
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<b>Sweet potato, courgette, green bean and coconut curry.</b><br />
This is a delicious, rich and creamy recipe full of flavour. When served alongside salad and rice and beans it makes for a very satisying dish.<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
2 Large Onions<br />
4 cloves Garlic<br />
Thumb of Ginger<br />
Tin Coconut milk<br />
2 courgettes<br />
Green beans<br />
1 Sweet potato<br />
1 tsp turmeric<br />
1 tsp chilli powder<br />
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<b>Method</b><br />
Fry your onions, garlic and ginger together with salt until the onions have softened.<br />
Add your veg and spices and fry for a few minutes longer, until the vegetables are slightly tender.<br />
If it starts to stick add a splash of water.<br />
Now add the coconut milk and cook until the potatoes are soft.<br />
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I feel as though I haven't written an actual review of a restaurant for ages. Don't get me wrong, I've eaten out a fair few times, but I've just been visiting the same places I always go, and have reviewed many times.<br />
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Sheffield is currently experiencing an amazingly beautiful heatwave. The last time I was able to go outdoors in just a vest and yet still remain warm, I was in China. It's probably due to this reason that I've been craving Chinese food, particularly black bean aubergine...I can't remember the name of this dish so I quickly searched google. <a href="http://about-chinesefood.com/cookbook/eggplant-in-black-bean-sauce-1616/" target="_blank">This </a>result is a variation but I'm mainly sharing it as the English translation made me giggle. <span style="font-size: x-small;">"<span face="Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">people should not eat the weak stomach cold old eggplant".</span></span><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
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Inside the restaurant they have a huge pillar aquarium complete with large fish and a wide screen TV which was showing you've been framed complete with subtitles. They also have a section with descriptions and history of different types of noodles. Other clientèle include mainly families. One of which is Indian with a curious toddler. There are also few young couples and an older sunburnt and dazed couple.</div>
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I also chose salt and pepper tofu as a starter. My family went for a set menu. I washed this down with a refreshing lemon iced tea.</div>
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The tofu was, without doubt the best tofu I have ever eaten. It was crunchy, spongy, salty and spicy. Everything you'd want from a lump of bean curd. My family has crispy duck with pancakes. I stole a pancake and filled it with a couple of chunks of tofu and garnished with the leek, cucumber and plum sauce. It was a nice combination! </div>
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Soon a wave of massive plates of food arrived on our table: Crispy sweet and sour chicken, beef in sizzling sauce, king prawns, egg fried rice, cooked lettuce with a dark sauce and my black bean aubergine on a bed of fluffy white rice.<br />
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I was already salivating, even though the tofu was rather filling. I greedily scooped mine into my small bowl and plucked out a strip of shiny aubergine with my chopsticks. It was silky and tender and exactly like how I remembered it from China. This pleased me very much, clearly as I filled up my bowl twice more and happily munched my way through the perfectly cooked rice and rich savoury sauce. The rice was tender the grains had just the right amount of clingy-ness.</div>
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They end their meal with complimentary ice cream. I buy two scoops of <a href="http://www.yeekwan.com/www.yeekwan.com/Home.html" target="_blank">Yeekwan's</a> mango sorbet. If you read my last post you'll understand my immense love of this fruit and this sorbet does not disappoint.</div>
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The menu for all four of us was £57, with drinks. If I ate this in China, the bill wouldn't be more than £15 worth of Yuan. But then I probably would eat all my meals there and be vastly overweight so it's probably best saved for the occasional treat!</div>
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Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-86337296863830960912012-05-03T15:26:00.001+00:002012-05-03T15:26:08.158+00:00Vegan peanut butter brownies recipeWoohoo! This recipe was recently published in Now Then magazine!<br />
This makes me happy. These brownies are seriously good, no one will know they are vegan.<br />
Cook them and put them all in your mouth....mmm, nice.<br />
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If you can't quite read the text in the photo, here is the recipe<br />
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250g dark chocolate<br />
250g soya margerine<br />
100g flour<br />
350g sugar<br />
3 tbsp gram flour<br />
2 tbsp white wine vinegar<br />
200g peanut butter<br />
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I first visited Sharrow Marrow when it was newly opened, and wow its changed a lot!<br />
In fact I enjoyed my stay so much I decided to write a whole post about it.<br />
The shop owners were taking full advantage of the fact that today was the farmers market, and had a dazzling display of colourful and enticing products outside. Such delights included chutneys, watermelons and yellow courgettes, with lots of free tasters!<br />
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I nibbled on a slice of dewy and refreshing watermelon, picked up some plums, a bulb of smoked garlic and a yellow courgette and went inside.<br />
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This place is full of gorgeous tempting fresh fruits and vegetables plus loads more goodies. The daughter of the shop owner has her own company - brambles, and makes such delights as cakes, jams and cordials here too.<br />
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The range of high quality nuts, spices and other store cupboard essentials make Nigella's larder pale in comparison.You'll find Sheffield honey, tempting snack bars and a vast selection of local cheeses.<br />
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The lovely ladies were happy to pose for a photo and were keen to hear more about what I had to say, even though they were super busy!<br />
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So its definitely worth popping by when you are in the area. I'll be coming up specially to visit and I'd even go as far to say its my new favourite place on sharrow vale road! <br />
<br /><br />Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-50513822914683910422012-04-22T17:01:00.004+00:002013-08-25T21:06:01.521+00:00Sharrow Vale Farmers MarketToday the residents of hunters bar plus visitors, came together to celebrate and enjoy food!<br />
Sharrow vale road is already full of treasures for the adventurous foodie to discover and so it comes as no surprise that the local businesses clearly benefited from this quarterly event.<br />
People were sat outside the greedy Greek, enjoying slovakis and falafel and cafe Ceres's and Fancie were rammed to the rafters with happy faces spectating the hustle and bustle, whilst simultaneously being stuffed with delicious goodies.<br />
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Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-85778961422960472012-04-15T16:01:00.002+00:002013-08-25T21:06:21.153+00:00Lunch on London Road...Fanoush and Cake R us Reviews!The weather was deceptively cold. Glorious sunshine but bloody freezing!<br />
This could have been due to the fact that I'm at optimum warmth around 10% of the time. Also I have to remember, this is England, we get a handful of days per year where I'm comfortable enough to leave the coat at home, often only to be caught in some freak hail storm a couple of hours later.<br />
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My first stop was Fanoush. Minimal decor inside, one wall displays the menu, the other wall holds an array of upcoming Sheffield nights out, gig dates and even a poster I handed in earlier in the month for my charity cake auction!<br />
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The salad bar is adventurous and exciting. There's beetroot, olives, two types of hummus and loads more. You can forget your token limp lettuce supplied with a dodgy kebab from most of the eateries around here. This colourful entourage has salivating in anticipation.<br />
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I choose a fanoush wrap with extra halloumi. 10 inches of it! I get a mix of all the salads except tomatoes and onions (not too keen on those raw) and spicy hummus, tahini sauce and mango pickle!<br />
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I'd spent three hours climbing and another rummaging through piles of clothes at a clothing exchange so my ravenous-ness was perfectly understandable.<br />
I chose a carrot and orange juice to help ease the monstrosity into my gut.<br />
That first bite confirms what I already knew. It's beautiful. A harmony of flavours from the nutty falafel to the spicy hummus and creamy tahini. Contrasting textures make each mouthful satisfying and leaves me wanting more. Crunchy cabbage, dense falafel and squeaky halloumi. Wow and the mango pickle just joined the party in my mouth. This is amazing.<br />
If anyone thinks vegetarian food is dull, hand them one of these. I'd eat this over a steak at every single opportunity. It's practically all my favourite foods rolled together in a nice warm wrap! How can it not be perfect?<br />
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Stomach almost satisfied, I head to cake r us for pudding. As I walk in the friendly assistant instantly recognises me and tells me about their newest recipe - sesame seed puffs as she's remembered I'm lactose intolerant and they're milk-free. Plus wife cakes - my favourite- have just been made. I've got to eat quickly before my stomach realises the vast amount of grub I've already consumed and locks the gate.<br />
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I go for both, partly out of politeness and partly because I'm plain greedy.<br />
The wife cake is still warm from the oven. The pastry is flaky, perfect for getting all over your scarf, trousers, hair, everywhere. Good job I don't mind getting messy.<br />
Secluded within the flaky pastry is the soft opaque filling. Apparently this is melon flavoured but that flavour isn't really jumping out at me. To be fair, no distinct flavour is. Only this vaguely fruity, bland gloop, but that's what makes it special.<br />
It's comforting, like a freshly laundered duvet cover. It wraps around your tongue and makes you happy.<br />
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Onto the sesame puff. Denser pastry holds a thick, rich and almost cocoa like, nutty sesame seed filling. It's claggy is reminiscent of peanut butter. It's smokey and slightly bitter. Can't finish it though as my stomach has finally closed the hatch. I don't think I'll physically be able to stand up if I eat another bite.<br />
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I'd also recommend the bubble tea here. It's the only place in Sheffield as far as I'm aware that sells it and its an interesting experience, plus its delicious. I'm yet to brave the preserved egg puff. I don't think it's going to happen though. I wasn't tempted in shanghai, I doubt I'll be able to stomach facing the challenging snack over here.<br />
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Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-56500130324898803772011-11-04T17:21:00.001+00:002012-04-15T16:09:20.722+00:00La Mama ReviewLa mama<br />
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Last week was my Mum's birthday. This called for celebration! So off we went in search of something tasty.<br />
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As we walked down London road, I spotted La mama. I'd never been in here before, but at the eat Sheffield awards on Monday night they won 'favourite European' restaurant so I reckoned they'd be good enough for my Ma.<br />
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So in we went, me, my mum and my little sister. A friendly lady greeted us and showed us to a table by the window. I was rather surprised to see we were the only ones in, but it was around 2pm and I guess there is a chance we'd missed the lunchtime rush.<br />
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We ordered 6 tapas from their special 'happy hour' menu. The décor is what you'd expect from a tapas place: yellow walls, tiny guitars, maracas and their eat Sheffield award hung proudly amongst various other European inspired decorations.<br />
Soon enough out came the food.<br />
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The tapas were well presented and each one had great flavour and you could tell they were home made.<br />
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The patatas bravas were crunchy with a fluffy centre and coated in a spicy tomato sauce.<br />
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The tortilla was nice and chunky. The rice was well flavoured and enjoyed very much by my sister. I enjoyed the pumpkin fritters and their accompanying green chilli and coriander salsa very much, although not as much as I enjoyed the baked aubergine and goats cheese, a nice twist on the traditional Italian melanzana parmigiana.<br />
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The mushrooms were as they read on the menu: garlicky and white wine-ey but at (cost) for 7, I felt they were a little pricey.<br />
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Tapas are all about small portions though, I suppose.<br />
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We mopped up all the juices with some house bread which was average and had been drizzled with some very very good olive oil.<br />
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Next came the desserts which I was looking forward to. We decided to share chilli chocolate cake and a banoffee pie. The banoffee looked delicious but I only got to taste a tiny bit of the sauce as it was way too creamy for me, being lactose intolerant.<br />
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My mum and sister savoured it, each mouthful accompanied by a different moan of pleasure and facial expression to match.<br />
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I had some of the chocolate cake. It was nice but I was expecting a dark, glossy sauce and dense chocolatey sponge. This however was light and with a weak sauce.<br />
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Don't get me wrong, it was nice but I am one hell of a tough critic when it comes to cakes and this didn't really fit the bill for me.<br />
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The important thing was my mum enjoyed herself and the food was overall very good.<br />
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The bill came to £34.65.<br />
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I'll probably be back as they have live music nights and I'm pleased to have found a quality tapas restaurant so close to home!<br />
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Food – 7/10<br />
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Service – 9.5/10<br />
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Value – 7/10Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-41656490086798283822011-09-04T19:02:00.000+00:002013-08-25T21:07:32.072+00:00I'm throwing a cake party for charity!And you're all invited!<br />
.....Although there are limited spaces available so maybe not <i>all</i> of you..my advice is to let me know if you want to come sooner, rather than later!<br />
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<br />Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-43145389348993494452011-08-24T12:41:00.001+00:002011-08-24T12:51:18.066+00:00Blackberry, pear and stem ginger crumble with an oaty topping recipe!<div><p>I do love a good crumble and the other day, whilst cycling past an overflowing blackberry bush, inspiration struck. <br>
So after getting thoroughly spiked and stung (note to self - shorts are not good fruit picking apparel) I came home with some tasty treats. </p>
<p>I've added pear to bulk it out and stem ginger because its awesome.<br>
Ooh and due to my recent lactose intolerance diagnosis, its also vegan!</p>
<p>Ingredients:</p>
<p>Blackberries about 200g<br>
Pears x2<br>
Stem ginger x3 little chunks <br>
Brown sugar, to taste</p>
<p>2 tbsp oats<br>
200g plain flour<br>
100g margerine<br>
50g brown sugar </p>
<p>Method:<br>
Simmer top 4 ingredients in a pan with a little of the syrup from the ginger. Do this til the pears have softened slightly 10 minutes ish depending on fruit.</p>
<p>Meanwhile combine the other ingredients in a bowl and crumble them between your fingers til you have what looks like breadcrumbs.</p>
<p>Pour the fruit into a ovenproof dish and add the crumble on top. Bake til golden! </p>
<p>Enjoy. </p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJcLY57HY8TbirnZRlCvF6TUOd9X39ipTN5j0Y1JL4wigfLIZnDBRJ9fOZa09yzldnOP4hQ78oGacK2MRD9DS_86O99qo_3VEx-nVvrEzQ42sHLT79AVibtdNSzsV2OMvvTr7QTup29U/' /></div>Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com1Meersbrook Park, Brook Road, Meersbrook, Sheffield S8 9FL, United Kingdom53.355187 -1.476135tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549275532418778297.post-67906596384031988892011-08-15T12:50:00.002+00:002021-08-09T14:26:17.813+00:00Café # 9<script id="th-iframe-script" src="chrome-extension://ofdopmlmgifpfkijadehmhjccbefaeec/assets/comms/commsiframe.js"></script>Today is the first day of two and a half weeks off work. As I'm not going away during this time I decided to visit the only place in Sheffield I can think of where you can go inside and feel like you're a million miles away - Café # 9.<br />
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I do prefer to stay in the more suburban areas when I'm in the mood for reading and procrastinating whilst enjoying my food. I'm not sure why.. maybe its because a lot of city centre places are usually full of people nipping out of work for a quick coffee or lunch and as such, you generally tend to feel rather rushed and not able to fully relax, never-mind read a book!<br />
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I ordered my food then proceeded to walk slowly around the place, taking in the surroundings. There are so many fascinating things to look at, from the vast range of foreign currency stuck to the walls to various paintings, including a man with a turban and one of the café itself, being visited by Darth Vader..<br />
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According to a faded newspaper clipping, this was a favorite hang out for the late John Peel. I'm not surprised as the music playing is kind of a mix between Kate Bush and Joanna Newsom but even more bizzare.<br />
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My brunch arrives - a simple beans on toast washed down with a cup of tea.<br />
Wait! Don't go just yet, I can assure you I'm didn't write this post to review their beans on toast.<br />
I'm merely revisiting an old favourite hangout that happens to sell food. The menu isn't huge: a few cakes, toasted sandwiches and bagels. They also do amazing milkshakes - a must for a hot summers day if you're in the area.<br />
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I could take endless photos of the decor but half the fun is coming down and discovering it for yourself.<br />
Café # 9 is full of eclectic charm and I'm sure I'll visit many more times in the future!<br />
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Thanks for reading.Komal http://www.blogger.com/profile/12649258285673519842noreply@blogger.com6