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Weekend Cooking: Kentang Bol (Potato Balls)
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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…
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Project: Gobblefest November 2012
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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…
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Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup
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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…
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Weekend Cooking: Classic Chicken Jambalaya
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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…
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Project: Post-RTC Makan with BATS Peeps
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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…
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Weekend Cooking: Kicked Up Bacon Cheese Mashed Potatoes
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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.
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Chicken in a Box
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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…
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Raya 2012 Part Deux: Beef Stroganoff
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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…
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Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2012
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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…
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Make Your Own: Essence (Worth the trouble)
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This is the recipe for Emeril’s Essence, a blend of spices used in most of his recipes. Since most of my recipes in this blog are basically Emeril’s, I figured I’d post the recipe here. I basically double the recipe and keep the whole thing in an airtight jar stashed in the freezer. Some…