Saw a post on Facebook of a video recipe for puff pastry chicken pie and it reminded me of Hainanese chicken pie, a dish unique to Penang. It’s a dish invented by Hainanese cooks for their British masters in colonial Malaysia. Most versions are in a brown sauce – a mixture of soya sauce and Worchestershire […]
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Shrimp Tacos
I saw a recipe on Facebook, thought I saved it and couldn’t find it today! This recipe is based on a vague memory and my own improv. I assure you, it’s tacos plural. The filling mix weighs 1 kg! The photo only shows one taco because I already ate the imperfect first one. Ingredients: Tortillas […]
Asparagus and ham pasta
Cooked this using bits and bobs on offer at Tesco Express. The sauce is single cream with cheddar cheese.
Mary Berry’s lasagne al forno
Recipe’s here except I used a mix of mozzarella and parmesan for the Béchamel sauce and added a bay leaf. And red wine in the photo that I added a splash of into the ragu sauce. I followed the tips here particularly fresh mozzarella (supermarkets sell them in ball form) and adding spinach.
Cream of broccoli soup
A whole floret of broccoli and half a cup of double cream makes four small portions. Add cheddar cheese for the umami quality and cook on low heat till cheese is browned and the liquid has evaporated into paste. Mix the paste well with boiling water and microwave it to reheat.
Chunky cream of mushroom soup
This is spectacular! Beats restaurants’ ones on taste. Sauté chopped mushrooms (two different varieties) with butter until browned. Add double cream and water and use an immersion blender to blend until chunky-smooth (imperfect cos I’m using an immersion blender – YMMV if using a stand blender). Personally, I prefer the chunky texture. Drizzle with truffle-infused […]
Pasta with greek yoghurt
Pasta with greek yoghurt and cheddar and grated lemon zest with smoked salmon and dill. Greek yoghurt makes it creamy yet tangy at the same time when combined with the lemon zest.
Soba noodles in miso soup
Miso soup from a packet with sliced carrots, soba noodles, a cooked prawn, a scallop, tinned tuna from leftovers.
Caramelised onion pasta with truffle olive oil, tomatoes and tuna
Moved to my new flat and sharing with a veggie friend. Used the same ingredients as the rice she cooked last night to make this but with different condiments and added protein.
‘Fish head’ bee hoon soup
‘Fish head’ bee hoon soup. Made from the leftovers from poached salmon yesterday hence no actual fish head. Rice vemicelli, bean sprouts, chives, chillies, milk, salmon and the salmon poaching liquid as a soup stock.