Cynthia Nelson

Hi Everyone, Years ago, on an occasion just like this – Valentine’s – I publicly declared my love for curry.

Cumin/geera and potatoes seem to have a natural affinity. Potatoes, being bland and porous, easily absorb the flavour of whatever they are cooked with (it is one of the reasons potatoes are added to foods while cooking to remove excess salt).

Hi Everyone, There is something indescribable about the combination of freshly grated coconuts, flour, sugar, a little butter, ground cinnamon, grated nutmeg and a few drops of essence, all brought together by milk or water.

While the studding of the eggplant and roasting it over an open flame will be very familiar, the flavours imbued through the seasoning are most definitely Asian.

Hi Everyone, We’re still in January (barely) but it means that I can still wish you a very Happy, and blessed New Year!

Cornmeal is such a versatile ingredient that can be used for both sweet and savoury dishes.

There is hardly a legume that I do not like. I always have a variety stocked up and whenever I go to the supermarket or travel overseas, I look for heirloom legumes and others that might be new to me.

Whether raw, steamed, stir-fried, or dropped in piping hot stew, curry or soup just before serving, I love me some cabbage.

When you make this recipe, be prepared to smear it over a variety of bread such as your morning toast or biscuits.

This holiday season, I am not stressing like previous years to buy triple sec, flavoured liqueurs and flavoured vodkas – things that I don’t use often.

In Good Taste recipes this week – one side and one dessert – are not your usual Christmas fare and that’s a good thing.

Hi Everyone, Make way for a princely cut of meat that will impress the heck out of everyone at your holiday table – a crown roast of pork.

5-Spice-rubbed, Hoisin-glazed Roast Chicken   While many people will be clamouring for the more prized meats at this time of the year, there are also many who will be looking to an all-time, ‘ordinary’ favourite – the bird, chicken.

Hi Everyone, There is increased demand for bread during the holidays and not just any bread but good quality homemade bread.

No matter where we may roam, being home for the holidays is special.

Adding little twists to all-time favourites helps to make the holidays special.

Stress is the one thing one wants to avoid when entertaining.

Hi Everyone, This week I am delivering on a promise I made a couple of weeks ago – to share with you a recipe for a pudding using passion fruit.

While we cook all year round, this is the season in which we enter into a cooking frenzy.

Hi Everyone, Picture this – you’ve just pulled out a recipe you had bookmarked or jotted down.