I was inspired to cook this for a recent recipe club dinner on the theme of “in pieces”. It is based on a non-gluten-free recipe from the Woolworths site. However, since I had to tweak it a little, and others may also be interested, I’m putting my version here. Ingredients 200 mL of milk...
Use the Javascript split() function with a Positive Lookbehind Regular Expression to split a string while preserving the separators in the sub-strings: split(/(?<=[<separator characters go here>])/) What is Lookbehind? § Lookbehind in regular-expression allows to match a pattern only when...
A small script to dynamically (and, asynchronously) load third-party Javascript files on demand. It inserts a <script> tag in the head to load the script. Checks if a <script> tag already exists with the same source to avoid duplicate script tags. I use it with a Web Component based...
A regular expression that can be used as a basic filter to detect invalid names. I use it in an Indian context. May not be useful for others. Use it with an ‘i’ RegEx flag to ignore case. Filters out spelling mistakes & gibberish entries; but not all invalid entries! Similarly useful for...
Me making tortilla at our cooking class in Barcelona I like to cook fairly often, and on nights when I'm craving potatoes, Spanish tortilla usually comes to mind. I picked up this recipe at our Espai Boisà cooking class in Barcelona two...
I just made this simplified chicken tagine-type thing for lunch, and it was really tasty, so here's the recipe for (mostly my own) reference. Ingredients 6 chicken legs/wings/breasts with the skin still on One courgette, thinly sliced 3 minced large cloves of garlic Couscous 80g butter Sultanas...
When I moved from the UK to Switzerland a few years back, it became almost impossible to source hummus. In the UK, any supermarket will sell it to you, and it's cheap and usually decent. In Switzerland, it's treated as an exotic foodstuff and can only be obtained at absurd prices in health food...
This is a variant on the Mojito I've made twice now - once by accident, once on purpose. It's an improvement over the standard version in that it has a more complex flavour, and is prepared in advance. This means there's no fussing around with assembling the drink when it's time to do the...
I'm currently ill and in bed, so posting's not happening much, but by request, here's a quick recipe for tofu scramble that works great as a filling for wraps. Ingredients 250 g tofu, crumbled a tin of kidney beans, rinsed a thumb-sized piece of ginger, finely chopped hot (ideally smoked) paprika...