Food glorious food!!

I had my first taste of mulled red wine at a Christmas do in Muscat and was in love!Luckily I also managed to get hold of the recipe of what went in it that day(Thanks Sylvie!) All you need is:(for about a liter of red wine) 1 big whole cinnamon stick 1 Nutmeg 4 Cloves Simmer these in about 300 ml of water for about 10 minutes and turn of the gas.Add slices of 2 oranges and let seep. Add the red wine and serve warm! This is very arbitary,add or lessen spices as you please :) Vive Valeque ❤️ 

My late grandmother lived most part of her childhood in Burma.I have very few memories of her.But the one thing I do remember is that she was an amazing cook and genes probably play a massive role in this because my dad is as well.There is a saying in our house that when my dad throws things in a pot,it automatically turns into the most delicious food.My grandmother's cooking style was supposedly heavily influenced by Burmese cuisine and khao suey was something she used to make very often.It went on to become dad's comfort food when she was gone and there was this one week when he made it three times in a row and we began to call it Hatrick!He no longer bothers with the 'frills' associated with khao suey anymore,it's just the noodles and gravy and on some occasions crunchy garlic.But from what I remember it used to be a feast,a celebration of sorts so I decided to try and get the 'joie de vivre' if you please,of khao suey,one weekend at home.The kids fo...