Food of Life Najmieh Batmanglij | Passion Fruit Garden

Ok … Summer is here and the festive season is upon us and that means outdoor activities. We will have gatherings to host and requests to ‘just bring a plate’. Finger food is the go.

Instead of making meat pies, sausage rolls and mini quiches, how about making some Sanbuseh? They are just as easy to make but taste and look just that little bit different. I have already served them twice this season and they have been a hit both times. Best of all, they are dead easy to make. They use commercial puff pastry and the filling ingredients are all in together. They can be served straight from the oven or at room temperature. How easy is that? Continue reading →

Firstly, I must apologise for the photo. It was the best that I could do. 😦 And it took me ages to finalise. I was determined to write a post on this dish but when I looked at the photos I took, there was nothing that looked remotely enticing.

Friends often say they like my photos and I explain to them that I usually take lots and lots of exactly the same thing and the one that appears in the blog is the best of the lot. Also, I do spend an inordinate amount of time in Photoshop correcting the composition, lighting, colour, focus, etc. But there is only so much you can do. If the photo is bad, bad, bad, you only end up with a well lit, well focused, bad photo. So it was with the head photo. Continue reading →