December 2015

  • GobbleFest 2015: Roast Turkey

    GobbleFest 2015: Roast Turkey

    I’ve been meaning to try roasting my own turkey for a while now.  At our last GobbleFest I only made the sides and we bought our turkey from Turkey Point Cafe, which has since closed shop.  The years after that there were issues getting halal turkey, and there was one year when all the…

  • GobbleFest 2015: Classic Sausage Stuffing

    GobbleFest 2015: Classic Sausage Stuffing

    Since turkey is conventionally served with stuffing… well, here we are.  I don’t really know what “good” stuffing is supposed to taste like, or what the texture is supposed to be, but I’m told it is supposed to have a pudding-like texture.  This recipe definitely had a soft texture, very much like a savoury…

  • GobbleFest 2015: Mashed Potatoes

    GobbleFest 2015: Mashed Potatoes

    We need our filler for Gobblefest, and I can’t make everything in the oven because the turkey’s gonna be roasting there, so I decided on this super simple, super basic mashed potatoes recipe.  Guests totally kicked it up by adding bacon bits, spring onions, the turkey gravy, even the cauliflower soup. Based on the…

  • GobbleFest 2015: Brown Butter Cornbread

    GobbleFest 2015: Brown Butter Cornbread

    When putting together the menu for this year’s GobbleFest, I asked the Round Knights for suggestions and Azuan pointed out that we were missing a bakery item.  Serious Eats had already put together an amazing classic Thanksgiving menu, and this cornbread recipe was on the list, so I decided to try it out. I’ve tried other cornbread…

  • GobbleFest 2015: Creamy Cauliflower and Bacon Soup

    GobbleFest 2015: Creamy Cauliflower and Bacon Soup

    One must have soup as a starter for any dinner party (well, mine at least), and this recipe by SeriousEats caught my eye.  Not only were we able to fulfil our veg quota for the night (together with the stuffing), the garnishing that came with this hearty soup was also great for kicking up our…

  • Weekend Cooking: Kak’mbang’s Nasi Minyak with Chicken Korma

    Weekend Cooking: Kak’mbang’s Nasi Minyak with Chicken Korma

    Those who have had the privilege of tasting Kak’mbang’s cooking know that she’s a really good cook, so I am making it a personal mission to document her amazing recipes and to photograph her in action.  This is something that is surprisingly difficult, because she’s always done cooking by the time I get home from…