The first ever Dinner Club meet was in session! Members come over to act as food tasters for new recipes I’m trying out, and leave a contribution in our Offering Jar to cover the cost of ingredients. Here’s to many more sessions to come!
Date: 28 September 2014
Menu:
Since pizza was on the menu for our first Dinner Club meet, I was wondering what would be nice to go with it. At the usual pizza places like Domino’s or Papa John’s, the set meals would usually include some mix of popcorn chicken, breadsticks, or barbequed chicken wings. While I could’ve made my buffalo chicken wings, the whole point of the Dinner Club was to try out new recipes, so finally I decided on these spicy “Asian” wings. Double quotes because it’s an ang moh’s take on what is Asian food. I must say, they are absolutely delicious! These wings stay super crispy even at room temperature, and the sauce is big on flavor. The guys say it’s the perfect snack to munch on in front of the telly. Will definitely be making this again and again!
Based on the recipe by Emeril Lagasse.
Read MoreThis wasn’t originally on the menu for our first Dinner Club meet scheduled for tomorrow. But I was digging through my freezer and found some turkey ham and, since breadsticks usually get included in pizza meal sets, I decided to make these as well.
They keep well for a couple of days, so I made these a day ahead of the meet. Man oh man they’re good; simple yet addictive, I had to stop myself from eating them all before tomorrow. Just be warned that if you don’t have much patience, rolling them out and stuffing them one by one might drive you nuts.
Based on the recipe by Emeril Lagasse.
Read MoreSo I’m still trying to finish up my shrimp stock, and since today I went to the wet market and found some really fresh, succulent shrimp, I decided to make another dish which also utilizes my shrimp stock. The thing is, I bought so much shrimp I ended up with enough heads and shells to make another batch of stock. It never ends!
Based on the recipe by Emeril Lagasse.
Read MoreFor a long time when I was cooking, I keep coming across recipes that call for the use of a Dutch Oven. Not knowing any better, I thought using any other pot will get the job done equally well. While I was not wrong about other pots being able to get the job done, boy was I wrong about them doing equally well.
Read MoreI always wanted to try making a good baked chicken. I also wanted the dish to not cost a bomb, or use super exotic ingredients which can only be found in upmarket grocers (and cost a bomb). So I ended up with this. Simple and inexpensive, the chicken is served on a bed of sweet potato mash and drenched with the juices from the roast. Mmm.
Read MoreI was trying to clear out my freezer and noticed that I still had some shrimp stock on hand. So I decided to make something simple, something that can be eaten with rice or bread just like our normal (read: non-fancy) dinners. I don’t make seafood dishes usually, but this one required mostly stuff I had on hand, so I gave it a go. Delicious when eaten with lightly toasted pita bread.
Based on the recipe by Emeril Lagasse.
Read MoreAfter a rainy morning complete with thunderstorms, the weather was perfect for some warm, toasty comfort food. So I decided to make something super simple, quite yummy, and with the added bonus of also being somewhat healthy. Using simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen, this Grilled Cheese & Tomato Sandwich makes a quick and excellent breakfast.
Based on the recipe by Food.com. This is most probably the start of a long string of different Grilled Cheese sandwiches in the making.
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So this thing arrived in the mail a week ago, something I backed on Kickstarter cuz it looks fun. It took a while for me to start playing with it, but I finally got around today.
Well, actually I tried last weekend, but I couldn’t get the thing to pair with my phone.
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