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Ramadan Cooking: Peri-peri Cornflakes Chicken
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It was the last few days of Ramadan, and things were reaaaally slowing down at work. As I was staring at my laptop screen wondering what work I should do for the day, an email came in from Nando’s with the subject line, “Take PERi-PERi sauce balik kampung this Hari Raya okay!” I clicked…
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Ramadan Cooking: Potato Croquettes
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Ever since Ramadan started, I’ve been taking my quick breaks walking through the aisles of Ben’s Independent Grocer (B.I.G.) almost every working day. Sometimes (very rarely) I leave empty handed, but most of the time I would buy some fruit at half price or bread or some ingredient I could use to make something…
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Murtabak Maggi
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Back in boarding school, every year the Form 4 seniors would organize a food carnival to raise funds for their Graduation Night. Every class would set up stalls selling all sorts of food, from the normal stuff like pasta or nasi goreng, to the more creative stuff like banana with Milo drizzle (my first time learning that…
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Ramadan Cooking: Air-Fried Banana Spring Rolls With Nutella Drizzle
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I bought a bunch of pisang mas last weekend, and they were quite green then so I thought they would last a while. By mid week they’ve started to become overripe, so Kak’mbang asked me to try out this recipe by Chef Kamarul from his book, Resepi 30 Minit Chef Kamarul. Overall recipes from his book look…
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Weekend Cooking: Gambas al Ajillo
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During one of our trips to Bali, one of the restaurants at the place we stayed in served very nice tapas. That was the first time we tried Gambas al Ajillo, large succulent shrimp cooked with oil, garlic, and chili flakes. The oil was so well infused with flavor that we soaked it all up…
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Weekend Cooking: Mak Long’s Baked Macaroni (Makaroni Bakar)
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I usually make my casseroles truly “Western-style” – full of ground meats, dried herbs like oregano, thyme and parsley, and a lot of cheese. A while back Kak’mbang asked me to try making baked macaroni casserole “Malay-style,” which uses common local spices and eggs as the primary binding agent. Every now and then I’d surf…
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GobbleFest 2016: Pull-apart Stuffing Rolls
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When having roast turkey, one usually would have it with stuffing. Even though I butterfly my turkey and therefore there’s nothing I can stuff my stuffing into, I usually would still make stuffing on the side. So far I haven’t found any stuffing recipe that Rudy actually liked, and dinner wouldn’t be complete without dinner…
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GobbleFest 2016: Mashed Sweet Potatoes
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December 24th, 7 p.m. Malaysian time. I can’t believe a year went by so fast. Once again it’s GobbleFest, and Rudy and I decided to have the Round Knights over for dinner. We bought our turkey early this year, and managed to get a 6-kilogram turkey for RM29.99/kg from Cold Storage. Yay! Then we…
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Braised Lamb Shoulder Chops Using Pressure Cooker
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Kak’mbang has been yelling at me for leaving the lamb shoulder chops I bought some time ago to just sit in the freezer for ages. With my crazy work schedule, I honestly have no energy to make anything involving too much work. I found this braised recipe lamb shoulder chops recipe on allrecipes.com which got pretty…
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Pressure-Cooked Chick Peas (Kacang Kuda Rebus)
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Some of the yummiest snacks are the simplest, and one of my favorites is boiled chick peas. For an afternoon snack (and anything in between), boiled chick peas are perhaps a healthier alternative, and I could keep munching on these all day while sipping yummy cups of coffee. Before the advent of pressure cookers…