Lunch Recipes

  • Ramadan Cooking: Peri-peri Cornflakes Chicken

    Ramadan Cooking: Peri-peri Cornflakes Chicken

    It was the last few days of Ramadan, and things were reaaaally slowing down at work.  As I was staring at my laptop screen wondering what work I should do for the day, an email came in from Nando’s with the subject line, “Take PERi-PERi sauce balik kampung this Hari Raya okay!” I clicked…

  • Ramadan Cooking: Chicken Kabsah with Rice

    Ramadan Cooking: Chicken Kabsah with Rice

    Usually during Ramadan I try to cook more often for my family.  Sometimes I make snacks and appetizers, and sometimes I try to make one-pot meals.  This year’s Ramadan, one of the first buka puasa dishes I made was this chicken kabsah.  My family loves Middle Eastern cuisine, but our favourite nasi Arab restaurant, Half Moon, is just…

  • 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…

  • Weekend Cooking: Mak Long’s Baked Macaroni (Makaroni Bakar)

    Weekend Cooking: Mak Long’s Baked Macaroni (Makaroni Bakar)

    I usually make my casseroles truly “Western-style” – full of ground meats, dried herbs like oregano, thyme and parsley, and a lot of cheese.  A while back Kak’mbang asked me to try making baked macaroni casserole “Malay-style,” which uses common local spices and eggs as the primary binding agent.  Every now and then I’d surf…

  • 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…

  • Weekend Cooking: Garlic & Olive Oil Pizza

    Weekend Cooking: Garlic & Olive Oil Pizza

    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…

  • 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 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!

  • Weekend Cooking: Pressure Cooker Chicken & Chickpea Masala

    Weekend Cooking: Pressure Cooker Chicken & Chickpea Masala

    I’m really liking the Philips electric pressure cooker I bought recently, and I’d really like for it to not be a white elephant, like what almost happened to my air fryer (glad it didn’t, though!).  So I looked around for easy pressure cooker recipes that don’t involve unusual/expensive ingredients or require too much work.  This recipe…

  • Weekend Cooking: Kak’mbang’s Chicken Rice

    Weekend Cooking: Kak’mbang’s Chicken Rice

    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…