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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.
Indonesian evening in Grayshott: Wednesday, 2 November
At last! We have fixed a date and a place for our next 'pop-up' restaurant event. Closer to home, it will be at Applegarth in Grayshott, on Wednesday the 2nd of November (2016, for clarity!) Some of you may know the restaurant at Applegarth Farm. They normally open...
Pop-up postponed
I'm so, so sorry to everyone that has expressed an interest in coming to the planned event on 28 May. Unfortunately for personal reasons I have to postpone the event to a later date. I do hope to be able to offer another date soon. I'll post an announcement here as...
May pop-up?
Beautiful sunshine has been flooding into our dining room for the last couple of weeks. The central heating has been turned off. The garden is bursting into flower. I feel it's a good time to hold another pop-up restaurant event at my house! The last one I did, at...
Our first pop-up event — a sell-out
The Indonesian night last week at Sparks Yard in Arundel was a great success! It was the first time for us running a restaurant kitchen and service, and the first time The Loft hosted a guest cook. Their management team reckoned they've never had so many people for...
Indonesian pop-up in Arundel: Wednesday, 18 November
We are excited to announce our very first 'pop-up' restaurant evening! It's going to be in Arundel, in The Loft at Sparks Yard, on Wednesday the 18th of November. If you click on the link above you'll discover it's a brilliant, friendly, lively venue on the top floor...
And… we’re back!
Just this afternoon I had someone call me about a catering job. She’d been given my name by an old friend, for whom I did a job several years ago. What hit home was the fact that the old friend in question didn’t know if I was still in business! That’s how bad I am at...
Chilli sambal! A new project.
It’s been a couple of years since I started this blog, and I have to admit I’ve been less than diligent in keeping it up to date. I’ve decided that I need a project to encourage me to publish more regularly. After a certain amount of cajoling from Kevan, my husband,...
Happy New 2014!
Well it's been a while. I have to admit that a very busy autumn has led to the sad neglect of my blog. But new years being what they are, it seems only right to start this one with a resolution. Which is, of course, to try and update it more often. I do have quite a...
Tanamerah joins Instagram!
Just created an Instagram account to showcase some photos from jobs, and behind the scenes! Please follow 'tanamerahkitchen_haslemere' for some yummy visual treats. Click here to go there right now.
Asian food evening, 6 July
I'm delighted to report that my planned Tuscan evening is happening next Saturday, the 8th of June. Thanks to those of you who have booked: I'm really looking forward to cooking for you. While discussing the event, a number of you told me that you'd also like to come...
Dinner 8 June or 6 July?
I guess it's not surprising that I'm asked for Asian food for most of my jobs. But, if you know my cooking background, you'll understand that I miss traditional Italian home cooking. Cucina casalinga, as it is known, is the essence of Italian cuisine, and even in...
A foody visit to Indonesia
I planned months ago to escape England for a few weeks in horrid January to travel back to Indonesia. Firstly, to visit my family, secondly, to learn more about my mum's cooking and lastly, to travel a little bit with my old friends from school who are all very much...
What’s been happening in my kitchen – and what next?
After nearly 6 months since my last entry here, I've embarked on some challenging new adventures. Before they all disappear into memory of bits and pieces in my head, I thought I'd better get on with updating my blog. To be honest, I find writing a blog or a diary...
September – noodle cooking demonstration
I finally held the first noodle cooking demonstration at home in September after a lot of requests by friends. I'd like to say and admit that it was a big success....they all went home happy and enjoyed the noodle feast I'd prepared earlier. To start with, I...
August news
We had The Olympics, we had the sun, we had the A-level results… and our first proper holiday in this country. Yorkshire had been on my holiday list, almost at the top, for a long time. We finally made it this year. What a lovely, beautiful county it is. So much...
Noodle Cooking Demonstration
Hope you have all had a lovely holiday and are ready for the return of the dreaded and monotonous school run. This may be something you'd like to do when the children are back at school. I'm going to have a noodle cooking session here on Friday the 28th September,...
Fashionable canapés for a fashionable shop.
Last week, I received a request to do canapés for an opening of a lady's fashion shop in Cranleigh: Woodie & Morris The comments received during the two day parties, were very complimentary and encouraging. Here are some photos of the food I produced, taken by...
And now for something completely different: dinner at mine.
And here's a completely new idea I'd like to propose: if you have a group of friends that would like to go out for a meal together, and you'd like to try something different, how about coming to my place for dinner? You'll get a great meal, at a very reasonable...
Summer weather blues? Cheer yourself up with a fun cooking lesson.
What hectic months they have been: plenty to write and talk about with what's been happening here in our little cottage. The garden is soaked, the bottom part was flooded with water from the river and covered completely by mud and debris. Here are some pics of what...
Sweet Sorrel Tart – HFW’s
I saw this recipe in the Guardian on Friday, the 4th May. It caught my eye and I liked the sound of using sorrel in puddings. We also have an abundance of sorrel in our garden which grows happily and I have not used it all that much. I think it's because the plant...