January 2015

  • Weekend Cooking: English-Style Fish and Chips

    Weekend Cooking: English-Style Fish and Chips

    Rudy and I love our red meat, but we do love a good fish with chips.  The places we went to for fish and chips don’t always get it right, so I decided to make my own, in search for the perfect recipe.   Unfortunately for me, many “perfect” recipes call for beer, but I…

  • Korean Dumplings (Mandu) In Soup

    Korean Dumplings (Mandu) In Soup

    Kak’mbang really loves her Korean TV shows, just like a large population of the world today.  Every now and then she sees people on TV eating dumplings in broth, and the dish does look really yummy.  So, recently she asked me to make our own pork-free version, and I based it on a great recipe by Maangchi.  Trust…

  • Weekend Cooking: Crispy Curry Puff Pastry

    Weekend Cooking: Crispy Curry Puff Pastry

    I discovered that I had some frozen leftover Kentang Bol filling, so I decided to throw together a quick afternoon snack, and made some (not-so-curry) curry puffs.  This is the recipe for just the pastry, which is really light and crispy; you can use whatever filling you like, actually (empanadas, anyone?).  Next time I’m thinking of subbing…

  • Weekend Cooking: Baked Chicken Alfredo Pasta

    Weekend Cooking: Baked Chicken Alfredo Pasta

    I had some leftover alfredo sauce in the fridge, and decided to make something simple for dinner.  I remembered that I had shared a recipe by Gimme Some Oven on Facebook a few weeks back, and it became my inspiration for dinner tonight.  Yummy and light yet very easy to make, this comfort dish is perfect for…