February 2017

  • Weekend Cooking: Grilled Citrus and Herb Shrimp

    Weekend Cooking: Grilled Citrus and Herb Shrimp

    Recently Rudy got more giant shrimp from Daphne, and I wanted to prepare it in a way that will do justice to this rare (and rather pricey) ingredient.  I took this lovely recipe by Emeril and modified it using herbs from Mummy’s garden.  Try it out yourself with your own mix of herbs, but this…

  • Weekend Cooking: Mak Long’s Baked Macaroni (Makaroni Bakar)

    Weekend Cooking: Mak Long’s Baked Macaroni (Makaroni Bakar)

    I usually make my casseroles truly “Western-style” – full of ground meats, dried herbs like oregano, thyme and parsley, and a lot of cheese.  A while back Kak’mbang asked me to try making baked macaroni casserole “Malay-style,” which uses common local spices and eggs as the primary binding agent.  Every now and then I’d surf…

  • Weekend Cooking: Shrimp Scampi Pasta

    Weekend Cooking: Shrimp Scampi Pasta

    Many of my favorite pasta dishes are oil-based, one of them being the Shrimp Scampi pasta at Tony Roma’s.  I used to order it very often whenever I’m there, but during my last few trips I felt rather disappointed by the dish.  Theoretically the dish doesn’t seem too difficult to make, so I decided to…