http://www.corridorkitchen.com Necessity is the mother of invention. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:46:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/08/pao-de-queijo/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/08/pao-de-queijo/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:41:41 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=1871 I don’t know about you, but travel for me is mostly about food. When I eat the thing from the place in the actual place of the thing, well, that’s not a very articulate way of putting it, but in the words of Maeve O’Meara, it’s a revelation. And there’s no better way to attempt to relive your travel than to eat the thing that you ate in the place of the thing, but this time, eat it at YOUR place. I found myself at a bit of a loose end this week, so I decided to make Pão de Queijo (Cheese Puffs), a typical Brazilian snack/breakfast food which I don’t even particularly like, but I wish I was in Brasil right now and what better way to celebrate that than to bake. The main ingredients are manioc/tapioca starch, cheese, eggs, liquid and fat. ]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/08/pao-de-queijo/feed/ 0 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/02/tortilla-de-patatas/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/02/tortilla-de-patatas/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:17:39 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=852 It has always amazed me how eager the Sydney food scene is to absorb reinterpret the so-called ‘traditional’ and ‘peasant’ foods of other nations into overpriced, ‘exotic’ wank. Besides the prohibitive prices of foods like tapas, Brazilian bbq and Cuban food, these reincarnations of cuisines which claim to be ‘inspired’ or ‘influenced’ by various countries almost always miss the point of the cuisine they claim to ‘draw inspiration’ from.]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/02/tortilla-de-patatas/feed/ 10 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/01/salat-hatzilim/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/01/salat-hatzilim/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:24:51 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=608 Do you have a dish that’s such a staple in your repertoire that you assume you’ve already cooked it for everyone you know? One that’s renowned all over town, prepared for every special occasion. Or used to be, back in the day. ‘You’ve tried mum’s eggplant dip, haven’t you?’ my boyfriend has been asking me for the past 5 years. No. I. HAVEN’T. Ever! Until now.]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2011/01/salat-hatzilim/feed/ 7 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2010/12/mexican-rice/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2010/12/mexican-rice/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:19:12 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=329 My friend Ms. Phonetic, a Texan girl born and bred, often laments the lack of good Mexican, never mind Tex-mex, available here in Sydney. When we were sharing a house back in the day, I remember her half-baked plans for tortilla stands, burrito buses and importing Mexican beer. More recently, I witnessed her untamed joy as we walked through Fiji Market on King Street, Newtown and came a across tins of Chipotles in adobo, Mexican hot chocolate, hominy and a plethora of Mexican sauces.]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2010/12/mexican-rice/feed/ 3 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2010/12/sri-lankan-spinach-with-coconut/ http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2010/12/sri-lankan-spinach-with-coconut/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:01:47 +0000 http://www.corridorkitchen.com/?p=364 There are these very rare moments where you stumble across something you never expected, a hidden gem. Even better are those times when someone lets you in on their little secret.]]> http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2010/12/sri-lankan-spinach-with-coconut/feed/ 9