Recipes by Coco
A year of blogging and Nutella cupcakes!
September 24th, 2008
Roasted Garlic and Onion Jam
September 16th, 2008
You say "brushetta", I say "brusketta"
September 14th, 2008
You say "brushetta," I say "brusketta"
September 14th, 2008
Cute looking, tart fruit
September 7th, 2008Ever heard of Bombay Duck? It isn’t a duck, but a fish; and it isn’t found in Bombay, but pretty much all along the Indian coastline. Then why is it called Bombay Duck? I’ve come across two fairly reasonable arguments for it:
1. When the dried fish was transported by the Bombay Mail it became notorious for its smell. Dak being the Hindi word for mail, Bombay Dak (Duck) became the name of the fish.
2. Bombay Duck caught on because the native name Bombil or Bamaloh was too hard for the British to pronounce during their Raj.
2. Bombay Duck caught on because the native name Bombil or Bamaloh was too hard for the British to pronounce during their Raj.
Bombay Duck is possibly one of the ugliest fish you will ever lay your eyes on. And if you’re like me (I hate cleaning lobsters, which we’ll get into some other day perhaps), when something is a kind of a ‘lizardfish’, you are bound to get the creeps. I was in for a shock when I saw the whole fish a few days ago. Ever since I was a young …
Bombay Duck: A Duck from Bombay?
September 3rd, 2008
Daring Bakers: Chocolate Éclairs by Pierre Hermé
September 1st, 2008
Lime and Mint Kebabs
August 23rd, 2008
Potato Dill Bread
August 19th, 2008
Sage Garlic Butter Gnocchi
August 14th, 2008
Chocolate Cherry Cake
August 10th, 2008
Homemade Vanilla Sugar and Vanilla Extract
July 25th, 2008
Roast Chicken and Balsamic Vegetables
July 19th, 2008
Guava Sorbet
July 15th, 2008
Flavoured Salts
July 10th, 2008
Flavoured salts
July 10th, 2008