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RayaFest 2018: Kak’mbang’s Peanut Sauce (Kuah Kacang)
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Kak’mbang seriously makes the best kuah kacang. We love it so much, whenever we see kuah kacang sold by vendors out there we never gave them a second look. Of course Kak’mbang thinks everything she makes is just so-so, which is downright ridiculous. Anyway, since there was a lot we needed to prep for Hari Raya, I volunteered…
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GobbleFest 2017: Twice Baked Potato Casserole
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I actually made this for our first ever GobbleFest back in 2012. At the time we bought our roast turkey from Turkey Point Cafe, and I only made the sides. Back then I wasn’t wise enough to know to make a few dishes in advance, but this time, especially now that I roast my…
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Potluck: Emeril’s Potatoes a la Boulangere
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Our friend Marissa will be jetting off to Jakarta soon for a new job, so Elina had us over for potluck dinner and card games last Sunday. Danial made roast chicken and Elina made rotkohl, so I decided to bring some form of starch as a complementing side dish. It was either the baked…
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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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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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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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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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Dinner Club: Couscous Salad with Cucumber, Red Onions and Herbs
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I wanted to serve a mix of cold and warm side dishes with last night’s Roast Lamb Shoulder, and one interesting cold dish I found online was this couscous salad. I loved the contrasting textures of the ingredients, and the feta provided lovely bursts of flavour. A surprise hit, and definitely a keeper. Based on…