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  • Weekend Cooking: Cheesy Garlic Biscuits

    Weekend Cooking: Cheesy Garlic Biscuits

    When I was younger, the word ‘biscuit’ would bring to mind crunchy, sweet discs, some with nuts and some with chocolate chips, basically what we also call ‘cookies.’  The first time I ate a fluffy, buttery biscuit was when I was in the States, when Jeanny took me to Popeyes for the first time.  When…

  • Weekend Cooking: Kentang Bol (Potato Balls)

    Weekend Cooking: Kentang Bol (Potato Balls)

    When I was in Singapore visiting relatives, I got to try out – for the first time ever – Mak Abang’s famous Ramadan dish: Kentang Bol.  Literally called “Potato Balls,” it is a super comforting dish, comprised of deep fried potato balls filled with spiced ground beef served in tangy tomato beef broth.  Seriously…

  • Project: Gobblefest November 2012

    Project: Gobblefest November 2012

    Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012 Time: 7:30 p.m Number of guests: 13 pax Location: Bandar Utama Hosted a Thanksgiving dinner of sorts over Awal Muharram holiday.  I figured Thanksgiving would be a perfect theme to try out different dishes using ingredients associated with the Fall, and I also wanted to challenge myself and see…

  • Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

    Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

    This creamy soup is filled with generous amounts of mushrooms, and is seriously the best I have ever tasted.  I will not make cream of mushroom soup any other way ever again.  A portion of this recipe was used for the Emerilized Green Bean Casserole, and the rest was served as a starter.  Definitely…

  • Weekend Cooking: Classic Chicken Jambalaya

    Weekend Cooking: Classic Chicken Jambalaya

    Tried out this dish over the weekend.  All in all am pleased with the results, although I did take note of some improvements to put in if I make this again. Updated 11 Dec 2019: Made this for dinner with some mods. Definitely a good dish when done right. Jambalaya is practically like our…

  • Project: Post-RTC Makan with BATS Peeps

    Project: Post-RTC Makan with BATS Peeps

    Date: Saturday, October 6, 2012 Time: 1:30 p.m Number of guests: 12 pax Location: Bandar Utama So Boon and I decided to have a makan2 session with the BATS gang, initially to celebrate surviving our Sophomore Sensations showcase.  Due to scheduling conflicts, added to a bunch of us going to Singapore to watch Avenue…

  • Weekend Cooking: Kicked Up Bacon Cheese Mashed Potatoes

    Together with the Chicken in a Box recipe I made, I also threw in some starch for good measure, and ended up with delicious, decadent mash potatoes by Emeril.

  • Chicken in a Box

    Chicken in a Box

    This event actually started off as a simple gathering among friends to share a whole pile of uneaten chocolates.  At the same time I wanted to try out Emeril’s fried chicken recipe, and needed guinea pi– I mean, food tasters.  Then after some thought I figured I wouldn’t be right serving just fried chicken…

  • Raya 2012 Part Deux: Beef Stroganoff

    Raya 2012 Part Deux: Beef Stroganoff

    Since Abg Fauzi didn’t spend the first few days of Hari Raya with us, we had a 2nd gathering of sorts, which involved a few dishes making a comeback (the meatballs and the tuna tetrazzini) as well as the debut of a very sinful, very yummy dish.  While the total cost of ingredients may…

  • Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2012

    It was gonna be a very quiet Hari Raya this year; Abg Fauzi & Abg. Hadi and their families won’t be in KL to celebrate Raya with us.  Regardless, I was tasked to cook a few dishes, and knowing Mummy, her biggest concern was “tak cukup makanan.”  So with that in mind, I picked…