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Beef burguignon(boeuf à la Bourguignonne) is a classic traditional French recipe which originated from the Burgundy region in France. This is why it is also sometimes called beef Burgundy and traditionally, it is made using Burgundy wine. The beef is braised for many hours (in this recipe for a total...
Baking is a fun activity to do with your kids during the school holidays. Since Easter falls on this Sunday (31 March), I thought we could kill two birds with one stone - baking Easter bunny biscuits. I went to the baking supply shop and found this "Miffy" cookie cutter. Isn't it adorable? Miffy also...
Though I have been cooking a lot this month, I realise that I have not been baking much and since it is the school holidays in Malaysia this week, I decided to make something nice for the kids as a treat. My friends hosting the "Bake-Along" this month has chosen turnovers as their theme, something new to me...
Some photos of flowers from our garden taken in the morning after the rainPurple flowerYellow clustered flowerBougainvilleaOrange-red clustered flower
Spaghetti and meatballs... a classic combination which is a favourite with children. In the United States,meatballs are commonly served with spaghetti as spaghetti and meatballs, a dish in Italian American cuisine, assimilated from the Italian immigrants from southern Italy in the early 19th century.
When it comes to pasta, I will usually pick a simple mushroom pasta, pesto pasta or creamy carbonara over a tomato-based pasta. I find that tomato based pasta, either using sauce from a jar or made from scratch using tinned tomatoes to be a bit too tart for my liking. However, I finally found a tomato sauce...
Looking for a place to spend an eggs-travagant Easter?This Easter Sunday (31st March 2013) The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur will be holding an Easter Extravaganza, whereby diners can spoil themselves with a sumptuous spread of mouth-watering dishes while children partake in face painting activities and an...
Chicken cacciatore (polloalla cacciatora) is a classic Italian hunter-style chicken dish. Delia's version is made with tomatoes, onions, herbs and white wine. According to Wikipedia, southern Italy's cacciatore usually includes red wine and northern Italian chefs will use white wine.Chicken...
Earlier this month, I shared two articles which I have written on Great British Chef's website on the topic of "Cooking with Kids". In case you missed them, here are the links to them again:5 Top Tips on Cooking with Kids andHow Your Kids Can Help Make Sunday Roast.This is a great...
A few days ago, you sawDevilled Eggson this blog and today I am sharing the recipe for Devilled Chicken Drumsticks. :D The term "devilled" refers to food that has been coated and cooked with hot seasoning; in this case mustard and paprika. Other ingredients in this devilling mixture is...
A few years ago, I was not very fond of salads. My perception of salads changed when I learnt how to make vinaigrette dressingand nowadays, we have salad at least once a week, usually served with our main meal. Great for a quick lunch too.A nutty salad with boiled egg, bacon and croutonsWhen I make a...
During the last school holidays, we took our kids to Farm in The City in Seri Kembangan for a morning of fun. Not only did the kids enjoy themselves, the adults did too - it was definitely an educational and fun day for us all. It's amazing the amount of things you can learn and see in an hour in this...
Ahem, what are these two orange ladybirds up to?
One of the first things I tried from Delia's cookbook is her American brownies recipe. We love these very much, and I have made it countless times and it always turns out well. I was browsing her website when I had to make a birthday cake for my dad recently and came across the Chocolate and Hazelnut...
During Christmas last year, I made a tapas brunch for my family which consisted of a few different light bites. One of them is "Devilled Eggs", which are hard boiled eggs, shelled and cut in half lengthwise with the yolk removed and added with mustard and topped with paprika or cayenne pepper. The...
This is my idea of FAST FOOD..A bowl of hot ramen with great flavoured eggs, we were in and out of Marutama outlet in Fahrenheit 88 in less than 15 minutes. How's that for FAST? Good service, and good noodles. Totally satisfying!Marutama Ramen (RM18)Aji Tamago (RM2 each)Please click here to read my...
In Delia's Complete Cookery Course cookbook, she has a chapter on "Barbecues and Picnics" and this hot herb and garlic loaf was in this chapter. This is basically garlic bread with a fancier name. I served this with my homecooked Irish lamb stew, and it worked marvellously in soaking up the wonderful...
Other than DISH KL, another restaurant on The Unc's radar during his trip back to KL was Hanare Japanese Restaurant. Hubby and I did not mind accompanying him there for the Sunday Buffet again. Three (persons) must be the lucky number for us, as during this visit, we were informed that even the chutoro...
Hello all, please hop over to Great British Chefs to read my latest article on "How Your Kids Can Help Make Sunday Roast". Thanks again for your support! :)*******************I have an obsession for cooking the perfect egg - be it poached, soft boiledor even fried eggs. Eggs may seem very easy to...
Recently our blue pea flower (clitoria ternatea) plant has flowered. This plant is called bunga telang in Malay and usually used as a natural blue dye colouring for food such as nasi kerabu and kuih ketan (pulut tai tai).