Category Archives: lunch
Discovering a love for omelettes
It’s sad-o’clock on Sunday afternoon, I’m drinking iced coffee and thinking about omelettes. In fact, omelettes have been on my mind since Friday lunchtime, when the thought popped up unsought and baseless and unshakeable. I cancelled my plans and instead had a divine Elizabeth David style evening, on omelette and a glass of wine. Korean [...]
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Salmon tarator, coriander, walnuts + tahini sauce
I made this dish two months ago. I started writing this post three weeks ago but I only one line remained “I am a terrible creature of habit.” I have no idea where I was going to go with that. Maybe I would have spoken about how rarely I cook fish at home. But there [...]
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Egg, tortilla, salsa.
I came to Hanoi not because I like Vietnamese food but because it was the best option for me at the time. Friends in Australia were jealous of all the amazing food I’d have easy and inexpensive access to, something that I was excited about after the wallet emptying doldrum that is Sydney. Delicious, cheap [...]
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Broccoli, almond and ricotta.
Saving money to start my ‘new life’ as a drifter has forced me to be even more frugal than usual, if that were even possible. Combined with the transition to cooking for one means my eating, and also cooking, habits have changed considerably. I no longer plan elaborate braised or roasted meat-heavy meals, switching instead [...]
Ma Po Tofu
Pockmarked Mother Chen’s Tofu. Not a terribly becoming name is it? But whoever turns their nose up at this spicy tumble of silken tofu and pork belly is missing out (and anyway, more for me!) Sichuan Province is high on my list of places to return to. Pandas, relaxing tea drinking and spicy, interesting food. But [...]
