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Shrimp and Turkey Ham Jambalaya
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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…
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Momo (Nepali Dumplings)
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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…
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Breadmaker Kayu Keramat
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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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Steamed Banana Buns
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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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Make Your Own: Garlic Ginger Paste
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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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Shrimp Rolls
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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…
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Chinese Stir-Fried Tomatoes and Eggs
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I usually leave our daily meals to Kak’mbang who is an amazing cook (but of course she denies it for some reason), where we usually have a few meat, veg and/or egg dishes with plain white rice. On rare occasions I contribute a dish to the table, and today I made a simple egg…
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Breadmaker New England Hot Dog Buns
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We’re still mostly under lockdown due to the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), and I had a lot of time on my hands so it was high time to clear out the freezer again. Found gourmet lamb sausages bought from B.I.G. some time ago, so why not have some hot dogs for dinner tonight?…
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Molo (Filipino Dumpling) Soup
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I generally cannot refuse dumplings of any variety, be it steamed, fried, boiled, served as dim sum or in soup, just name it. Dumplings are simply the best comfort food for me, especially served in steaming bowls of hot soup on cold rainy days. Found out about molo, a Filipino dumpling soup dish, from…
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Nasi Daging
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It’s Ramadan, and the Movement Control Order (MCO) is in effect resulting in the surge of home cooks, so there are tons of yummy looking recipes flying around on the Internet. The Bestie shared this Nasi Daging (beef rice) recipe from daridapur.com, and it looked simply amazing. I’ve had nasi daging several times in…