Dinner Recipes

  • Smoked Duck and Sausage Gumbo

    Smoked Duck and Sausage Gumbo

    I’m really trying hard to clear out stuff from my freezer.  It doesn’t help that I keep buying new ingredients, I know, but I still try.  I had a few smoked duck breasts sitting at the bottom of my freezer for ages, and I knew I had to make something that would do them…

  • GobbleFest 2017 Leftovers: Turkey Noodle Casserole

    GobbleFest 2017 Leftovers: Turkey Noodle Casserole

    When there’s a turkey dinner there’s inevitably leftovers, which opens up opportunities for more culinary adventures.  I saved the carcass to make turkey stock later, and while some of the meat I planned to make yummy turkey waldorf salad with, for the family coming over for dinner tonight I decided to try this simple…

  • Eman’s Chicken Kabsa

    Eman’s Chicken Kabsa

    Mummy wasn’t feeling well a few weekends back, and I was really worried because she took so long to recover and had such poor appetite.  I decided to make something nice for her for dinner, in hopes that she’d eat more.  I didn’t want to do a lamb dish, because I figured an elevated…

  • Weekend Cooking: Lamb Meghazlia Rice

    Weekend Cooking: Lamb Meghazlia Rice

    This was on my To-Make list for a while now, and finally I managed to make it this week.  Use a mix of meat and bones for a more flavorful stock; I chose lamb shoulder chops specifically for this purpose.  If you’re not keen on making your own meghazlia spice mix, I’m sure subbing…

  • Weekend Cooking: Eman’s Oven-baked Chicken and Rice

    Weekend Cooking: Eman’s Oven-baked Chicken and Rice

    It was another one of those weekends when the freezer was full of stuff and Kak’mbang sent out her SOS.  I needed to help her clear at least one whole chicken, so I decided to try this recipe by Saudi Food Eman.  I found it interesting how good she claims the dish to be…

  • Weekend Cooking: Eman’s Lamb Bukhari with Rice

    Weekend Cooking: Eman’s Lamb Bukhari with Rice

    Last weekend I picked up some decent-looking lamb cubes from Tesco, and decided to use it immediately for dinner that night.  I didn’t want to make something too complicated, because I was just so exhausted by the many things that were going on both at home and at work.  Since Saudi Food Eman is…

  • Weekend Cooking: Saleeg

    Weekend Cooking: Saleeg

    I’ve been looking through the Saudi Food Eman YouTube channel, and seriously this lady is pretty talented.  I’ve tried a few of her recipes already, and have quite a long list of others in my weekend cooking queue.  This particular dish, saleeg, was something different from the recent rice dishes I’ve been making. Looking at how…

  • Weekend Cooking: Lamb Haneeth with Rice

    Weekend Cooking: Lamb Haneeth with Rice

    During a rare trip to Berkat Madinah, a Middle Eastern grocer, I bought a jar of Chef Ammar’s haneeth spice.  We love the haneeth served at Half Moon, our favorite Arab restaurant, so I figured I’d try making it on my own.  However recipes I found online were very different from what I thought…

  • Weekend Cooking: Chef Ammar’s Haneeth Roasted Chicken with Cajun Spiced Vegetables

    Weekend Cooking: Chef Ammar’s Haneeth Roasted Chicken with Cajun Spiced Vegetables

    We got Monday off to celebrate our victory at the SEA Games, so Rudy and I decided to have the family over for dinner.  The fridge was overflowing with chicken and lamb and all sorts of stuff, so I joined the effort to clean it out.  I needed to feed about 9 adults, so…

  • Weekend Cooking: Pressure Cooker Chicken with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, and Sausage

    Weekend Cooking: Pressure Cooker Chicken with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, and Sausage

    After having my morning coffee and having finished this week’s copy of The Edge, I wandered into the kitchen and saw Kak’mbang staring at the chicken she just cut up.  I asked her what was on her mind, and she said she had trouble figuring out what to do with it for lunch today.…