When I read about Joelen’s Caribbean Adventure blogging event, I knew that this recipe, one I made at the beginning of the summer, would be perfect for it! Grouper is hard to come by in these parts, and the frozen grouper I got at Jungle Jim’s was a little on the thin side (not to mention that I’m not a baked/poached/not sauteed fish fan), so it was only natural that I modified the recipe a bit to dredge the grouper in flour and saute in a pan instead. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly. This was delicious! Everything played off each other so very well, and I’ve been meaning to make this again. Yay for Floribbean!
I think I may have mentioned in an earlier post, my weird obsessiveness around the number three…
My alarm goes off at 07:09… or occasionally 06:57. I’m eternally greatful that our time system is base 60… cook for 30 seconds, 15 minutes, 45 seconds, lovely… I even make friends’ coffee with three 2/3 teaspoons of coffee instead of just 2!
Now… are you still there? I’m not that weird, honest - it’s just one of my little quirks
I can skip it if I need to… I’d just rather not!
It’s not just me - Chinese people consider the number three to be lucky because it sounds like the word ‘alive’. And in many other cultures, it is considered a significant number due to the trinity of mind, body and soul.
So anyway, I love that the Royal Foodie Joust has three ingredients, and this month I decided to propogate the three-love by using the three ingredients to make three …
Srivalli at Cooking 4 All Seasons is hosting a fabulous event: Roti Mela! Apparently it’s on the back of the huge success of dosa mela - which I missed, but love the round ups!
As you may have guessed by the name, the event is to round up everyone’s roti recipes - definitely a roundup to be bookmarked I reckon! Rotis are something which I had never really tried until recently - I think they fell into my fear of yeast/baking category…. yes yes, I know they are generally neither yeasted or baked… I was living in roti-free ignorance!
Then I fell out of my comfort zone when I made Coconut Rotis for my <a h…