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19 Jul 2020

Sweet & Sour Chicken Luncheon Meat with Potatoes

By Faizah

Recently Rudy ordered a few items from Lolili’s Delights, which sells halal Chinese delicacies like bakkwa, chang, stuff that was completely inaccessible to us in the past. Among the few things we bought was the luncheon meat, and I wasn’t sure how best to use it.

Searched online and found this really simple, yummy recipe by Spice n’ Pans. Just watching this video and imagining how comforting this dish might be made me want to make it right away, so here we are.

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18 Jul 2020

Horlicks Bread

By Faizah

I generally like Horlicks, but I noticed that it is slowly disappearing from day to day life. Many eateries no longer offer Horlicks on their beverage menu, although a few places like the wonderful Inside Scoop has Horlicks ice cream (yum!)

I wondered how Horlicks put in bread would taste like, so here I am trying out a recipe from the blog MJ Bakes a Lot. The recipe calls for us to shape it by hand and baking in a loaf pan using an oven. I’ve tried baking it straight in the breadmaker, but after a few tries the loaf always ended up underproofed and undercooked.

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13 Jul 2020

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By Faizah

Anyone who has seen the movie Chef starring Jon Favreau would probably remember the scene with the absolutely decadent-looking grilled cheese sandwich. In the early days after watching the film, I practically fantasized about how gooey the cheese might be, and what the different cheeses might taste like.

At long last, after quite a few years, I stumbled upon the recipe for this amazing looking grilled cheese sandwich. My oh my did this match everything I ever dreamed of.

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28 Jun 2020

Shrimp and Turkey Ham Jambalaya

By Faizah

Wanted to do another round of clearing up the freezer and larder. I found my stash of turkey ham and happily about half a liter of homemade shrimp stock in the freezer, and there was a can of whole peeled tomatoes in the larder. Dug through my fridge and found all the necessary ingredients for this jambalaya recipe by Emeril Lagasse, so this was what we had for lunch today.

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25 Jun 2020

Momo (Nepali Dumplings)

By Faizah

So I was talking to my colleagues at work about food and dumplings and yummy stuff to eat, when Shu mentioned momos. Momos are Nepalese dumplings, she said, and you eat them with chutney.

To me, that sounded simply wonderful. I have always loved dumplings, and I also thoroughly enjoy making them especially the pleating part which I find most therapeutic. However, the dumplings I’m used to have always been the East Asian variety (mandu, wonton, gyoza), and I’ve tried Filipino molo which isn’t too different either. Now here I was, presented with a more exotic variety of dumpling, filled with flavorful spices and herbs like cumin and coriander and cilantro, and I simply couldn’t wait to experience it.

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24 Jun 2020

Breadmaker Kayu Keramat

By Faizah

Growing up in Terengganu, one of my favorite afternoon tea snacks was kayu keramat. Literally translated as ‘sacred stick’ (don’t ask), it is basically a lightly sweet fried dough. A local doughnut, so to speak.

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20 Jun 2020

Steamed Banana Buns

By Faizah

Saw this recipe on Youtube a few weeks back. Everything was in Chinese, but the ingredients and the concept shown was enough for me to imagine how tasty these buns might be.

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31 May 2020

Make Your Own: Garlic Ginger Paste

By Faizah

Been making Indian and Nepali food of late, so it is always handy to have a jar of ginger garlic paste on hand. This recipe makes about a cup of paste, for use in your yummy briyani, curries and even Nepali momo.

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28 May 2020

Shrimp Rolls

By Faizah

I made a batch of New England Hot Dog Buns the other day and only used half, and I wanted to clear them out while they are still fresh. New England hot dog buns are the bread of choice for lobster rolls, because of their soft texture and ever so slightly sweet taste. They are also incredibly milky and buttery, which was why I chose to make them even for regular hot dogs.

Since I have more rolls leftover, why not make something they are originally intended for? Okay technically I’m not making lobster rolls, but I have a bag of shrimp in the freezer that needs cookin’ and eatin’, so here goes.

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