Recipes by Meal

  • Chicken Enchiladas

    Chicken Enchiladas

    The Dinner Club is back, and this time the theme is… Tex Mex!  I decided to bring back some old favourites while trying out new recipes, so the menu was as follows: Taco Salad | Chilli Con Carne and Chilli Con Queso | Chicken Enchiladas The main dish of the night was of course the enchiladas,…

  • Chicken Bergedil Recipe

    Chicken Bergedil Recipe

    My big brother once had an Indonesian helper named Jun, and she makes absolutely *amazing* chicken bergedil.  Luckily Kak’mbang learned the recipe from her, although when she makes them at home, she makes a (way) healthier version, which are still delicious nonetheless.  Here I’m sharing two versions, my own version using an air fryer…

  • Weekend Cooking: Lamb Mandy With Rice

    Weekend Cooking: Lamb Mandy With Rice

    I very rarely cook with lamb.  The last time I handled lamb was when I made shepherd’s pie a while back, and that was years ago.  Recently I went to the wet market in TTDI, and when passing the lamb stall I saw fresh pieces of lamb shoulder hanging on hooks, so I decided to…

  • Weekend Cooking: Perfect Roast Chicken

    Weekend Cooking: Perfect Roast Chicken

    My search for the true Perfect Roast Chicken continues, and this time I’m trying out the recipe by Emeril Lagasse.  I also surfed article after article trying to solve the dry breast meat problem, and I found an interesting article by Serious Eats which recommends butterflying, or spatchcocking, the chicken.  So I decided to use that method to see…

  • Beef Kabsah With Basmathi Rice

    Beef Kabsah With Basmathi Rice

    I’ve been waiting for Chef Ammar’s spices and recipe book to go mainstream for a very long time, but somehow it never did.  His books are not sold in any major bookstore, and his bottled spices are not sold in any major grocer or supermarket.  His stuff is only sold online by seemingly home-based…

  • Weekend Cooking: Perfect Roast Chicken

    Weekend Cooking: Perfect Roast Chicken

    Nowadays, whenever I went to the supermarket, while I would usually have my fresh chickens cut into x number of pieces, I would usually leave one bird whole.  This is so that I have more flexibility in deciding what new dish to try out, and I can cut it according to what is required by…

  • Weekend Cooking: Shrimp Etouffee

    Weekend Cooking: Shrimp Etouffee

    So I’m still trying to finish up my shrimp stock, and since today I went to the wet market and found some really fresh, succulent shrimp, I decided to make another dish which also utilizes my shrimp stock. The thing is, I bought so much shrimp I ended up with enough heads and shells…

  • Weekend Cooking: Honey-Butter Baked Chicken with Mashed Sweet Potatoes

    Weekend Cooking: Honey-Butter Baked Chicken with Mashed Sweet Potatoes

    I always wanted to try making a good baked chicken.  I also wanted the dish to not cost a bomb, or use super exotic ingredients which can only be found in upmarket grocers (and cost a bomb).  So I ended up with this.  Simple and inexpensive, the chicken is served on a bed of sweet…

  • Weekend Cooking: Golden Shrimp Stew

    Weekend Cooking: Golden Shrimp Stew

    I was trying to clear out my freezer and noticed that I still had some shrimp stock on hand.  So I decided to make something simple, something that can be eaten with rice or bread just like our normal (read: non-fancy) dinners.  I don’t make seafood dishes usually, but this one required mostly stuff…

  • Weekend Cooking: Grilled Cheese & Tomato Sandwich

    Weekend Cooking: Grilled Cheese & Tomato Sandwich

    After a rainy morning complete with thunderstorms, the weather was perfect for some warm, toasty comfort food.  So I decided to make something super simple, quite yummy, and with the added bonus of also being somewhat healthy.  Using simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen, this Grilled Cheese & Tomato Sandwich makes a quick…