August 2014

  • Weekend Cooking: Cajun Chicken Jambalaya

    Weekend Cooking: Cajun Chicken Jambalaya

    So Kak’mbang’s away for Raya break, and I needed a break from eating fast food, Maggi kari and the like (as yummy and oh-so-unhealthy these foods may be).  I wanted to just throw something together that is simple and doesn’t require too many plates and pots to clean up afterwards.  After some searching around…

  • Project: RayaFest 2014 – Tarragon Chicken Salad

    Project: RayaFest 2014 – Tarragon Chicken Salad

    As part of the menu for the pot roast dinner I organized recently, I wanted to throw in some sort of veggie/fruit dish, to balance out the meat and starch of the main course.  So I decided to try out this chicken salad recipe by Emeril Lagasse.  It turned out pretty nicely; the tarragon…

  • Project: RayaFest 2014 – Pot Roast

    Project: RayaFest 2014 – Pot Roast

    Date: Sunday, August 3 , 2014Time: 7:30 p.mNumber of guests: 10 paxLocation: Bandar Utama Over the weekend, this still being the month of Syawal and all, Rudy and I decided to assemble the Round Knights of the Table for a round of food, drink, and merriment.  For a group of 10, I made something based…

  • Project: RayaFest 2014 – French Onion Soup

    Project: RayaFest 2014 – French Onion Soup

    So I finally had the time to browse through the book, “Bill’s Basics” by Bill Granger (thanks Cornelius!), and boy, so many recipes I can’t wait to try out!  Most of the recipes looked fairly simple, and I finally landed on this delicious looking French Onion Soup recipe. I made this for a group…