I’m not sure who had more fun at the first Si Fang Cai (Secret Supper) – me or the guests. The menu was based (mostly) on Asian hawker food – or “street” food.

The weather cooperated, allowing for drinks and cooking outdoors, before moving inside for an intimate dinner peppered with great conversation.

As with any curry, there are a million variations for Jalfrezi (a curry of Pakistani origin). The one consistent factor is onions, tomatoes, peppers and various spices fried in oil. Originally developed as a way to cook leftover meats, the sauce tends to be drier than other curries.
I’m not posting a recipe, as a quick [...]

So I had a coconut – don’t ask me why. Now what? First thing is to crack it open and drink the water. Remember, the liquid inside a coconut is coconut water – not coconut milk (Too Much Information: Coconut water is the endosperm (albumin) of the coconut – think of it as the white of an [...]