Where cool cats linger
I’m just a cat-loving Malaysian who loves to eat, cook, and bake. I also modify recipes from various cuisines into Halal, Muslim-friendly versions, and share them here so you don’t have to figure it out all by yourself.
My Recipes
My experiments with cuisines from all over the world, using Halal ingredients.
Treats from my home state of Terengganu, Malaysia, as well as a few family recipes.
My best recipes, guaranteed to be crowd pleasers and a hit at potlucks and dinner parties.
My endless pursuit of the yummiest bread and dough recipes, either baked, fried, steamed and more.
Copycat recipes you can make at home, to satisfy your curiosity or cravings.
My collection of recipes by gadget, from air fryers to pressure cookers and other handy kitchen appliances. Anything to help speed up our prep work!
MY MOTTO
#nakmakanbuatsendiri
(Wanna eat? Make it yourself)
Latest Posts
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My Suhoor Selection 2025
CONTINUE READING: My Suhoor Selection 2025Before we knew it, we’re already in day 11 of Ramadan. What have you been having for suhoor?
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Jalapeno and Cheddar Pierogi
CONTINUE READING: Jalapeno and Cheddar PierogiMy husband Faizal mentioned Costco used to sell frozen pierogi – specifically jalapeno cheddar pierogi – which he recalled being quite yummy. Took us a while to finally identify the brand, @peterandpatspierogies. They don’t seem to be sold anywhere in the States nowadays, so the next best thing was to try and make it myself. I…
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Spaghetti with Hot Dogs
CONTINUE READING: Spaghetti with Hot DogsIt was mid-week, and we were running low on groceries in the fridge. Our grocery run wasn’t until a few more days, but I still needed to figure out the day’s lunch prep. Rummaging through my freezer dan veggie drawers, I found a small pack of beef sausages, carrots, and a couple of tomatoes that…
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Having a Party?
I used to organize dinner parties with my friends, dubbed The Dinner Club. I’d propose a menu along with the estimated cost, and we’d set a date. I’d do all the cooking, and my friends chip in for groceries. Here are the menus for my past Dinner Club sessions, in case you need some inspo.
MAKE YOUR OWN INGREDIENTS
To Make, or To Buy?
Sometimes I’m just lazy to run to the store to get something. Sometimes certain ingredients cost a bomb, or simply aren’t available to buy. Take a look at spice mixes and other ingredients I’ve made myself, for use in recipes in this site.
I made @khairulaming’s Roti Khurasan during...
So… darn… good. Store-bought burger buns were a little too big for my liking, so I made a batch of plain roti paung and shaped the dough into 32 buns. That way I could use just half a sheet of 8” spring roll wrapper for each bun. For the filling I doubled the amount of minced chicken in the recipe, and added Cukup Rasa and chicken stock powder for a bit more flavor. Opted for a healthier finishing method, air fried these at 200c for 7 minutes. Froze a bunch of unfried ones in a freezer bag. Will definitely make again!
#resipikhairulaming #afternoonsnack #makananbukapuasa #makananiftar #iftarappetizers #airfryercooking
Making Nenek’s legendary red bean pastries.
@fauzianuar1 did the heavy lifting and kneaded the dough. @aliaadrianax and Mummy also joined the fray, and we somehow managed to bake 128 pieces of cookies, all in a single hot Ramadan afternoon. I think most of us konked out cold the next day 
Well worth the effort.
Ramadan iftar menu: Batata ala Edamha.
#latergram of stuff I made throughout Ramadan. Saw this recipe by @chefjjskitchen on Facebook, and decided to give it a try. Such excellent comfort food!
I browned the whole chicken legs starting in a cold pan to crisp up the skin and render out the fat. Surprisingly not much fat came out, but the chicken browned nicely enough. I air fried the potatoes (was hoping to use chicken fat, but oh well) then added to the soup. It was my first time making vermicelli rice, I might have browned the vermicelli a tad too much, but the rice still tasted great. Overall a really comforting, bright flavoured dish, and 
will make again. Yum!
Our Hari Raya feast.
Made my usual chicken and lamb mandy rice, and tried making the viral million dollar spaghetti. Brisket, chicken rendang and kuah kacang by kak @surayazainal_ . Kak @azfalelaazman made amazing sekaya and butterscotch bread pudding. Eid Mubarak everyone!
#hariraya #eid2025 #raya2025 #juadahraya #juadahhariraya
Made @khairulaming‘s crispy Thai pancake.
Simple and so good. I used Tisha’s frozen paratha, then made my own Milo drizzle. I should’ve heated the choc sauce on the stove a bit, here I only used heated milk, so the icing sugar didn’t completely dissolve and there were so crunchy bits. Still so darn good though. As KA said, selamat mencuba!
#resipikhairulaming #crispythaipancake #bukapuasa #makananbukapuasa #ramadan2025
My husband Faizal mentioned Costco used to sell...
Link to my blog in bio!
https://purrfectbliss.com/2025/03/10/jalapeno-and-cheddar-pierogi/
It was mid-week, and we were running low on...
I chose Che Nom’s recipe as a starting point, then modified it to suit my preferences and with ingredients I had on hand. The result was a really homey, simple yet delicious comfort food, which I’m sure will be a hit among kids (AND their parents). With Ramadan coming, this one-pot meal would also be a great option for suhoor and iftar potlucks. Do give it a try!
Link to my blog in bio!
https://purrfectbliss.com/2025/03/09/spaghetti-with-hot-dogs/
I usually prep food for my husband`s lunches on...
I used a modified version of my Roti Paung recipe as the base, and found a wonderful looking garlic butter recipe by Cook the Story for the filling and topping. After a few batches and tweaking it here and there, I got these cheesy garlic bread rolls to where I wanted it to be. These things smelled divine fresh out of the oven, and I really struggled to stop myself from gobbling too many of them in one go. Try them out!
Link to my blog in bio!
https://purrfectbliss.com/2025/03/08/cheesy-garlic-bread-rolls/
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