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Weekend Cooking: Perfect Roast Chicken
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Nowadays, whenever I went to the supermarket, while I would usually have my fresh chickens cut into x number of pieces, I would usually leave one bird whole. This is so that I have more flexibility in deciding what new dish to try out, and I can cut it according to what is required by…
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The Dinner Club: Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizzas
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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: Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizzas Sweet and Spicy “Asian”…
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The Dinner Club: Sweet and Spicy Asian Wings
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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…
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The Dinner Club: Turkey Ham Breadsticks
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This 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…
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Weekend Cooking: Shrimp Etouffee
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So 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…
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Useful Kitchen Gear: The Dutch or French Oven
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For 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…
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Weekend Cooking: Honey-Butter Baked Chicken with Mashed Sweet Potatoes
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I 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…
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Weekend Cooking: Golden Shrimp Stew
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I 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…
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Weekend Cooking: Grilled Cheese & Tomato Sandwich
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After 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…
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Weekend Cooking: Cajun Chicken Jambalaya
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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…