Recipes by Meal

  • Weekend Cooking: Apple Cider Doughnuts

    Weekend Cooking: Apple Cider Doughnuts

    Post turkey dinner I had a lot of apple cider left over, and was wondering what to do with it.  I can’t remember how I stumbled upon the idea of making doughnuts with apple cider, but now that I have, why didn’t I think of this sooner?? There are quite a few recipes out…

  • GobbleFest 2017 Leftovers: Turkey Waldorf Salad

    GobbleFest 2017 Leftovers: Turkey Waldorf Salad

    Happy New Year, everyone!  It’s a lazy New Year’s Day, and I wanted to put together a light snack. The first few times I made this was way back in 2012, when I was still actively involved in the Repertory Theater Club (RTC).  I made this for a post-rehearsal gathering with the RTC gang,…

  • 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: Khaliat Nahal (Beehive)

    Weekend Cooking: Khaliat Nahal (Beehive)

    To me, cooking is a way to destress after a long week slogging at the office.  Making bread, however, is what I find most enjoyable.   When a bread recipe appeared in Saudi Food Eman’s Facebook feed, I knew I had to try it ASAP.  I mean, bread stuffed with cream cheese and drizzled with syrup?…

  • 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…

  • Eman’s Lamb Bukhari Rice

    Eman’s Lamb Bukhari 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…