Italian Eggs in Tomato Sauce / Uova al Pomodoro

A favourite way to have eggs in Italy is in a tomato sauce/base. Anything can be put in with the eggs, in this case I've used Italian Chipolatas. I've previously used bite sized chunks of chicken, which works just as well. Served with hashbrowns and basil, this made for a delicious high protein breakfast/brunch for two.

South East Asian Duck Curry

This duck curry recipe is all about the spices. As it is a South East Asian dish, it mixes both Indian and Malaysian/Singaporean ingredients to achieve its particular taste. I only buy my duck from the Luv-a-Duck brand as they have the most succulent and tasty ducks!

Beef / Mutton Curry

A rich, spicy Indian curry never fails to get my tummy going. Just before cooking this, I was out of home at a nearby shopping centre. Passing by the food court, an aromatic waft of curry hit me, making me turn around and pay attention to the stall it came from. Well needless to say, after inspecting their food I headed home and started cooking.

A good curry isn't hard to make, but it's not a case of just adding curry powder to meat. I always add freshly ground spices to the curry powder to get that extra oomph.

Salt then slice the beef into bite size pieces and dice the following:

• Onion
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Cut chillies
• Tomatoes

Grind up in a motar and pestle these spices:

• Cloves
• Cinnamon
• Cardamom
• Star anise

Sri Lankan Chicken Biryani

While living away from home, back in 2010, I developed a really bad craving for proper biryani. I missed the spices, heat and fragrance found in good indian food and so I set off to cook my own dish.

The recipe I provide here does not have quantities shown as I'm the sort of cook who judges by eye, taste and smell.