Matt Aranha » Food

Food Adventures in Normandy part 1

matt — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:40:42 +0000

Jenny and I recently went on a trip to Normandy, in the north of France. Like most of our holidays, one of the main things we love to explore is the local cuisine. Despite being so close to home, there was still a huge amount to try which was previous undiscovered. In this first episode we cover the French attitude to bread with their wonderful boulangeries / pâtisseries, the difference between galettes and crepes, and of course some unusual meatage – French black pudding, tripe, andouille and several varieties of French sausage. Stay tuned for part 2!

Lamb + Spinach Karahi

matt — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:57:15 +0000

Like most Brits, I’m a huge fan of curry. I’ll confess when I first headed off to University I didn’t have much of a clue about how to make a decent one. Since then though I’ve experimented and learnt lots and it’s become one of my favourite meals to cook. I had found that most curries tend to follow the same sort of procedure, however I recently came across quite a different technique when Rick Stein visited the Karachi Restaurant and made their delicious Lamb and Spinach Karahi.

What I Ate Today

matt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:12:42 +0000

Since I began seriously writing up I’ve spent a lot more time getting into food. Once I started working full time on freelance web work, I realised how tricky it was to get tasty lunch if you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere. Since then I’ve taken it on as a bit of an adventure, trying out new styles, techniques and ideas. I started documenting it all with my camera for some reason. Slowly, I started swapping stories of what we’ve been cooking with our friends and family. Eventually, it was becoming such a big deal, we ended up setting up a blog to document our cooking and eating – what i ate today.