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Yorkshire Pudding

Posted: Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 @ 5:21 pm in Desserts | No Comments »

Ingredients:
1 cup/250ml milk; 2 eggs; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup/250ml all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup/62.5ml) reserved drippings from roast or unsalted butter.
Method: 
Process milk, eggs and salt in blender for 15 seconds.   Add flour and process for 2 minutes.  Let batter stand in food processor at room temperature for 30 minutes to 1 hour.  Place drippings in 9-inch [...]

Roast Leg of Lamb

Posted: Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 @ 5:13 pm in Christmas Recipes, Recipes | No Comments »

Countdown to Christmas! Here’s one delicious recipe:
Ingredients:
1 leg of lamb, well-trimmed, boned, rolled and tied (about 4 pounds/1.8kg); 3 tbsp/45ml coarsely-grained mustard; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1-1/2 tsp/8ml rosemary leaves, crushed; 1/2 tsp/2ml freshly ground black pepper; mint jelly (optional).
Method:
Preheat oven to 400F/200C. Combine the garlic, rosemary,mustard, black pepper. [...]

The humble bread pudding

Posted: Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 @ 3:56 pm in Desserts | 4 Comments »

I simply cannot believe the overwhelming interest in my bread pudding recipe, the picture of which I posted a week earlier. I am happy to share the recipe, which, by the way is my modified version after going through quite a few recipes and experiments. I had thought who could [...]

Quickie Potato with Fried Eggs

Posted: Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 @ 12:36 am in Recipes | No Comments »

If you love potatoes like I do, this has got to be one of life’s simplest pleasures, and cheap too! I don’t think there is a written recipe anywhere for this and I learned this from my late mother, who kind of tossed in those things and in a minute it was done.
Here is [...]

Tasty Low Carb Recipes

Posted: Thursday, October 12th, 2006 @ 4:03 pm in Healthy | 3 Comments »

I was thinking of sharing some health recipes and thought there could be many people with low carb diet and looking for low carb recipes. Regardless, even if you are not on such diet, these recipes will help to offload some inches off your waist! I’ve picked up these [...]

Fried Rice

Posted: Friday, October 6th, 2006 @ 2:50 pm in Recipes | 5 Comments »

Fried rice has got to be one of the most comforting foods to eat, easy to cook, has universal appeal and can be cooked in twenty or more different versions. You can do it by country version, or by meat version or seafood version or vegetable version or combination of all of these. [...]

Salt Fish Curry – Indian Style

Posted: Tuesday, August 29th, 2006 @ 8:56 am in Fish Recipes | No Comments »

This is a little unusual as salted fish is used. However it is no less delicious, and gives fish curry a little twist from the usual. Best eaten with white rice.
Ingredients: 300g dried salted fish fillets; 500ml water; 250g grated coconut; 240g peeled & cubed unripe mango, from 4 small mangoes; 2 [...]

Fried SwordFish With Mediterranean Spices

Posted: Monday, August 28th, 2006 @ 5:47 pm in Fish Recipes, Recipes | No Comments »

Found this Greek recipe and am happy to share:
Ingredients:  1/2 cup white wine vinegar; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp dried red pepper flakes; 1/2 tsp oregano; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp thyme;  3 cloves garlic, minced ;  1 bay leaf; 1-1/2 pound swordfish, cut in 1″ piece; olive oil for frying, 1/2 cup flour;  salt.
Method  [...]

Awesome Seabass Fish Recipe

Posted: Monday, August 28th, 2006 @ 11:26 am in Fish Recipes, Recipes | 1 Comment »

I have tried this recipe before and it’s as good as the one being served at the restaurant. This is another Asian recipe, which I believe originates from Malaysia, in Malay it’s called Siakap Tiga Rasa (literally Seabass Three Tastes). Should have a wide appeal because it’s deliciously sourish, sweetish and spicy. This [...]

Satay or Spicey Barbequed Meat

Posted: Monday, August 7th, 2006 @ 4:11 pm in Recipes | 4 Comments »

Nobody really cooks this at home! At least not in this part of the world, because at every other street, there’s always a satay stall. In Singapore (and Malaysia), you cannot miss the smell of these barbecued meats on sticks and the smoke that fills up the sidewalks. In the west where [...]