Creamiest scrambled eggs
How big a part food plays in your life is probably best defined by what default level you live at when you’re not deliberately out looking for “something special”.
Life notes
Pulled jackfruit Banh Mi
Proper Banh Mi uses a special Vietnamese baguette, one that has a crackly thin crust that gives way easily to a light crumb.
Baked Lamb Kibbeh
The distinctive thing about Kibbeh is that the meat is pounded into a paste along with bulgur wheat and onion.
Butternut squash and amaretti ravioli
I was intrigued when I first saw that it was an Northern Italian custom to crumble some amaretti biscuits to a squash pasta filling.
A food tour of North Norfolk
It was one of those rare things that comes along - a British bank holiday with forecasts for some of the best weather of the year. So something had to be done.
Cooking a dish in 70 minutes
Another series of Masterchef has just finished. The skills you need to cook in such a contest are always impressive.
Fish cakes
There’s something about the mix of the flakes of mild white fish, mashed potato and the crispy crunch of the toasted breadcrumbs that makes for the perfect combination.
Char Siu Bao - Chinese steamed buns
Here’s a guilty secret. Although I’ve now been to Hong Kong a number of times, and the Chinese mainland a couple of times ...
Oozingly delicious toasted sandwich with chicken, mushroom and blue cheese, bacon and spinach
Recently I had an international journey that took twice as long as it was meant to. Something was dodgy with one of the plane’s engines.
Kulfi - how to get it right
The Indian equivalent to ice cream, kulfi, is distinctive and delicious. If you’ve never tried it, then it’s definitely time you rectified that.
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I'm Mallen Baker. I've spent thirty years working on sustainability with a focus on business (corporate social responsibility). I'm passionate about great food, and wanted to share ideas, analysis, recipes and information about delicious food with a nod towards sustainability.
