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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…
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Project: RayaFest 2014 – Tarragon Chicken Salad
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As part of the menu for the pot roast dinner I organized recently, I wanted to throw in some sort of veggie/fruit dish, to balance out the meat and starch of the main course. So I decided to try out this chicken salad recipe by Emeril Lagasse. It turned out pretty nicely; the tarragon…
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Project: RayaFest 2014 – Pot Roast
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Date: Sunday, August 3 , 2014Time: 7:30 p.mNumber of guests: 10 paxLocation: Bandar Utama Over the weekend, this still being the month of Syawal and all, Rudy and I decided to assemble the Round Knights of the Table for a round of food, drink, and merriment. For a group of 10, I made something based…
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Project: RayaFest 2014 – French Onion Soup
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So I finally had the time to browse through the book, “Bill’s Basics” by Bill Granger (thanks Cornelius!), and boy, so many recipes I can’t wait to try out! Most of the recipes looked fairly simple, and I finally landed on this delicious looking French Onion Soup recipe. I made this for a group…
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For Your Spice Rack: Hawa’ij Spice Mix
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Used in the Chicken Mandy With Rice recipe I tried recently, this spice mix can be easily made at home, using common spices which can be found in our hypermarkets in Malaysia. I usually store my spices in the freezer to keep dry; you know how our humid weather can be. Recipe by the…