Dinner Recipes

  • Ramadan Cooking: Chef Ammar’s Mandy Rice with Lamb Shank

    Ramadan Cooking: Chef Ammar’s Mandy Rice with Lamb Shank

    Bought a few really nice lamb shanks (and a bunch of other things) from B.I.G. last Friday! They cost a lot more than from the TTDI wet market, but the quality looks top notch.  This weekend was quite busy for me to cook everything I bought, but at least I managed to make this…

  • Ramadan Cooking: Chef Ammar’s Chicken Mandy with Rice and Arabic Salsa

    Ramadan Cooking: Chef Ammar’s Chicken Mandy with Rice and Arabic Salsa

    I’ve been quite good about making something for buka puasa almost every day now, usually appetizers and snacks on weekdays, and a full meal on weekends.  I had a giant whole chicken in the freezer waiting for me to do something with, so I decided to try out Chef Ammar’s chicken mandy with rice. I…

  • Weekend Cooking: Gambas al Ajillo

    Weekend Cooking: Gambas al Ajillo

    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…

  • Weekend Cooking: Grilled Citrus and Herb Shrimp

    Weekend Cooking: Grilled Citrus and Herb Shrimp

    Recently Rudy got more giant shrimp from Daphne, and I wanted to prepare it in a way that will do justice to this rare (and rather pricey) ingredient.  I took this lovely recipe by Emeril and modified it using herbs from Mummy’s garden.  Try it out yourself with your own mix of herbs, but this…

  • Weekend Cooking: Shrimp Scampi Pasta

    Weekend Cooking: Shrimp Scampi Pasta

    Many of my favorite pasta dishes are oil-based, one of them being the Shrimp Scampi pasta at Tony Roma’s.  I used to order it very often whenever I’m there, but during my last few trips I felt rather disappointed by the dish.  Theoretically the dish doesn’t seem too difficult to make, so I decided to…

  • GobbleFest 2016: Pull-apart Stuffing Rolls

    GobbleFest 2016: Pull-apart Stuffing Rolls

    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…

  • Pressure Cooker Beef Stew with Carrots and Potatoes

    Pressure Cooker Beef Stew with Carrots and Potatoes

    During my last trip to the wet market, I bought some beef with the intention of making pot roast for the Round Knights.  Weeks passed, and for some reason or the other I just never got around to do it.  This is becoming a bit of an annoying habit for me now… Anyway, of…

  • Potluck: Cheeseburger Sliders

    Potluck: Cheeseburger Sliders

    I saw a video by Tastemade some time ago on how to make 4 types of sliders, and I knew I had to try making them.  I was going to make the cheeseburger sliders for a potluck tonight, but the host came down with fever and had to cancel (get well soon, Elle!).  I was really looking…

  • Weekend Cooking: Pressure Cooker Braised Lamb Shoulder Chops

    Weekend Cooking: Pressure Cooker Braised Lamb Shoulder Chops

    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 recipe on allrecipes.com which got pretty good ratings, and modified it…

  • Weekend Cooking: Pressure Cooker Lamb Stew

    Weekend Cooking: Pressure Cooker Lamb Stew

    Tesco was selling lamb shoulder cubes for cheap during the Deepavali festive season, and I figured I’d bring out my pressure cooker and let it see some action.  I based this recipe on one I found on food.com, and it was super easy to make and turned out really yummy. I love my pressure cooker!