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Weekend Cooking: Kak’mbang’s Chicken Rice
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Others may have their own personal preferences, but Rudy and I both agree that Kak’mbang’s chicken rice is really, really good. This was another recipe that simply must be preserved for generations to come, but again I’ve always had trouble catching her in action (she’s such a ninja in the kitchen; dishes just magically appear and you…
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Potluck: Stovetop Mac and Cheese
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Over the weekend Rudy had a few friends over for a potluck hi-tea of sorts, and given that it was Sunday afternoon I wanted to make something really simple and quick. Mac and cheese came to mind, and up until then I never could find any recipe that I would make again. This one…
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Weekend Cooking: Roasted Herb Butter Parmesan Shrimp
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One of Rudy’s colleagues went back to Kota Kinabalu over Christmas break, and she was very kind to help us get some amazing seafood her hometown is famed for. We received 2 kilos of the biggest shrimp I’ve ever seen (10 to 12 a kilogram, aptly described as “extra colossal”), and I really wanted…
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GobbleFest 2015: Classic Sausage Stuffing
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Since turkey is conventionally served with stuffing… well, here we are. I don’t really know what “good” stuffing is supposed to taste like, or what the texture is supposed to be, but I’m told it is supposed to have a pudding-like texture. This recipe definitely had a soft texture, very much like a savoury…
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GobbleFest 2015: Mashed Potatoes
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We need our filler for Gobblefest, and I can’t make everything in the oven because the turkey’s gonna be roasting there, so I decided on this super simple, super basic mashed potatoes recipe. Guests totally kicked it up by adding bacon bits, spring onions, the turkey gravy, even the cauliflower soup. Based on the…
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GobbleFest 2015: Brown Butter Cornbread
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When putting together the menu for this year’s GobbleFest, I asked the Round Knights for suggestions and Azuan pointed out that we were missing a bakery item. Serious Eats had already put together an amazing classic Thanksgiving menu, and this cornbread recipe was on the list, so I decided to try it out. I’ve tried other cornbread…
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GobbleFest 2015: Creamy Cauliflower and Bacon Soup
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One must have soup as a starter for any dinner party (well, mine at least), and this recipe by SeriousEats caught my eye. Not only were we able to fulfil our veg quota for the night (together with the stuffing), the garnishing that came with this hearty soup was also great for kicking up our…
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Weekend Cooking: Kak’mbang’s Nasi Minyak with Chicken Korma
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Those who have had the privilege of tasting Kak’mbang’s cooking know that she’s a really good cook, so I am making it a personal mission to document her amazing recipes and to photograph her in action. This is something that is surprisingly difficult, because she’s always done cooking by the time I get home from…
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Office Potluck: Lasagne
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A few of my colleagues will be moving out from my floor to a different building, so we decided to throw a farewell potluck of sorts (an excuse to eat good food is always welcome), and one of them was craving lasagne. Since it has been quite a while since I made it, I decided to…
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Weekend Cooking: Creamy Smoked Chicken Pie
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I went grocery shopping today, and was planning to just make some dumpling soup for dinner tonight. Then I saw that they were clearing out their stock of smoked chicken at half price, so I did a quick search online for recipe ideas, and landed on this one. I tweaked the recipe with what I had on…