My collection of favourite recipes..tried and tested!
U-Chen invited us to a casual dinner party at his place last week and his friend Ajlaa, prepared most if not all of the food served that evening. Among them was this really amazing chicken patties on a bed of tomato and mushroom sauce. I …
INGREDIENTS 1 can chopped tomatoes in their sauce1/4 onion, mincedA bunch of fresh coriander, choppedJalapenos or other pickled chilli as much as you like, choppedLemon juice as you likeSalt to taste DIRECTIONS Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and taste for salt. Best eaten …
This was a very fresh dressing for a mixed salad with lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, capers, stuffed olives and pickled jalapeno which we got from Epicurious. Instead of buttermilk, we used Activa Light. We didn’t have sour cream this time so it was a bit too …
Hubby cooked up this “new” (maybe “different” is the right word?) Bolognese sauce tonight and I asked how come he changed the recipe? His answer was, “Actually this is how the Italians make it!” Indeed it was. When we were in Rome, this was how …
When we were in Mauritius last year, we discovered this sauce one night at dinner in the main restaurant of the Oberoi where we stayed. It added punch to almost any mild curry dish they served at the restaurants! Then we asked for it to …
This is our recipe for Bolognese sauce – not necessarily the REAL Italian way of making it. Its how we have made it and how we like it. We also use this Bolognese sauce to make Lasagne. This recipe makes up to 4 servings …
INGREDIENTS Juice from roast Beef cube + water Bisto gravy granules for colour White balsamic vinegar Fried garlic bits (available in Malaysia) or fresh garlic French beans DIRECTIONS Bring juice, beef cube and water to the boil then let simmer. Add the bisto premixed with …
INGREDIENTS Makes 1 cup 2/3 cup tomato ketchup 2-4 tsp horseradish 2 tsp lemon juice 1/3 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp salt 1/16 tsp pepper DIRECTIONS Put all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well with a whisk.
