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Weekend Cooking: Garlic & Olive Oil Pizza
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I usually make my own pizza dough, but I happened to have quite a lot of store-bought pizza crust in the fridge, so I decided to throw together something simple using stuff I had on hand. Despite minimal ingredients, this pizza made a pretty decent snack, and Rudy surprisingly loved them. A great alternative to…
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Weekend Cooking: Extra-Buttery Dinner Rolls
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Lately I’ve been trying to make my own roti paung, and I searched through the net for different ideas to experiment with. I still haven’t found the right recipe so far, but during one of my experiments I accidentally created these buttery dinner rolls which, I daresay, tasted better than the Parker House Rolls I…
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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…
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RayaFest 2016: Kerepek Bijan Nenek (Grandma’s Sesame Crackers)
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Ramadan is almost over and Kak’mbang and I were busy with our preparations for Hari Raya tomorrow. When I was growing up, the usual routine in the days leading up to Hari Raya would be to bake cookies, but in this day and age, everybody just buys their Raya cookies, so we no longer bother.…
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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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Dinner Club: Parker House Rolls
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For last night’s Dinner Club session, I needed a few good sides to serve with my roast lamb shoulder, and while surfing around the Net I came upon this site which lists out some really good side dish suggestions. Who can resist good dinner rolls, let alone rolls completely coated in butter before baking. I just had…
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Bread Maker Recipe: Banana and Cinnamon Tea Bread
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So we forgot that we had a bunch of delicious pisang emas sitting in the fridge, and when they were finally discovered yesterday they were already beginning to turn black. So, before they became completely inedible, and since I was having the Round Knights over for dinner tonight anyway, I decided to make banana bread. I used my…
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Weekend Cooking: Crispy Curry Puff Pastry
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I discovered that I had some frozen leftover Kentang Bol filling, so I decided to throw together a quick afternoon snack, and made some (not-so-curry) curry puffs. This is the recipe for just the pastry, which is really light and crispy; you can use whatever filling you like, actually (empanadas, anyone?). Next time I’m thinking of subbing…
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Weekend Cooking: Sweet Honey Cornbread
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I was writing a draft of a different recipe I planned on making soon, and when looking for tips for making good cornbread, I stumbled upon this simple but yummy looking recipe on NotJustBaked.com. I’ve tried several different cornbread recipes before and didn’t find one that I particularly liked, but this one was amazing. Despite using…
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Weekend Cooking: Fennel Cheese Rolls
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I wanted to make a proper dinner tonight, but didn’t have quite a few of the required ingredients on hand. I still wanted to make something, though, and being a bread lover, I decided to make some for breakfast over the coming weekend. I decided on these rolls by Chef Wan from his book, Langkah Demi Langkah…