Cooking with ingredients that love sunshine for people who love flavour
I’m Ina Pegley; Tanamerah is my food business.
I grew up in Indonesia, lived and married in Italy, and have been based in Haslemere for 30 years. My cooking draws on Indonesian and other Asian cuisines, including Middle Eastern, with influences from Italy and other Mediterranean countries. Cooking with ingredients that love sunshine, for people who love flavour!
I offer private catering, from a small dinner party for friends, to a special event for hundreds. I do staff parties and client entertaining for companies too.
From time to time, I run supper club events at my own home, or pop-up restaurants at other venues.
And I plan to do a lot more online cooking lessons and recipes. Sign up below to get an email every time I publish something new.
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Acar: Indonesian pickle
Recipes for two versions of acar (pronounced ‘achar’). Acar is sort of versatile, Indonesian version of Branston pickle. Acar simply means ‘pickle’. Like Branston it’s made from chopped vegetables, including carrots and onions, pickled in vinegar sweetened with sugar, and zhooshed up with spices. The difference is that it is served as a side dish, and is eaten with just about any main dish you could imagine, including barbecued meat, satay, and grilled fish.
Easy-to-make recipes to add variety to a locked-in life
Indonesian fried rice
(nasi goreng)
The last thing anyone wants to think about right now is elaborate dinners. But we all have to eat, and I thought my friends and followers might appreciate some ideas for what to cook while we’re limited to shopping at the nearest supermarket (and hoping that their shelves aren’t empty!)
I’m posting a few recipes that don’t require difficult-to-find ingredients, and which might add some interesting variety to the usual repertoire. This is one of them.
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Airbnb for eating out
When you’re allowed to see your friends again, why not get together at one of my supper clubs
When the crisis has passed and we’re all allowed out again how about getting together with a bunch of friends for a meal? Come to my place and I’ll cook you a bespoke three-or-four-course dinner for no more than you’d spend for a bite in the average pub. Factor in cheap drinks—you bring your own—and it’s terrific value. The food’s pretty good too!
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