HotCooking

About

Hello and thank you for visiting our blog, HotCooking, where we write about recipes we’ve cooked, gadgets we love and our favourite ingredients.

Our kitchen shelves

HotCooking started in 2010, mostly so we could record and remember the food we’ve enjoyed. We’re a household of two but a lot of the recipes feed more as we enthusiastically batch cook and are big fans of leftovers.

Visiting Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada

Norwich cobbled street

We live in Norwich, UK and couldn’t be happier about it. We both have full time jobs so bear with us if we’re slow to respond to comments and queries.

Colin

Loves Indian food, cricket and everything music related. Helping to keep the CD industry alive with an ever-growing collection (4000+ and counting).

Favourite Cake

20cm square coffee and walnut cake

Square Coffee and Walnut Cake

As a huge coffee fan and amateur barista, Coffee and Walnut Cake takes the top spot, with Victoria Sponge coming in a close second.

Favourite Dish

Indian chicken curry in serving dish.

Dishoom's Chicken Ruby

Tastes like it comes from a curry house.

Favourite Cook Book

Dishoom - From Bombay With Love

Dishoom - From Bombay With Love

I love visiting the restaurant and this brings the restaurant into our home.

Tanya

Loves all food but especially Japanese. Web developer by day, horror film enthusiast, happiest in the kitchen, cooking or eating.

Favourite Cake

Slice of Chocolate Amaretto Cake with ice cream

Nigella's Sunken Chocolate Amaretto Cake

Chocolatey, boozy, almost mousse-like. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve made it (which means that it’s easy to make).

Favourite Dish

Wholewheat pasta with tuna, cavolo nero and tomatoes

Tuna, Cavolo Nero and Tomato Pasta

My food heaven. Carby and satisfying with a sauce that’s more than the sum of its parts thanks to tinned tuna in olive oil.

Favourite Cook Book

Samin Nosrat - Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

Samin Nosrat - Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

Samin Nosrat completely changed the way I cook and apparently I don’t shut up about it. The book is light on recipes but heavy on hows and whys so if a dish feels underwhelming you’ll know exactly how to fix it. A gift of a book.

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