Satay
This has got to be my favourite dish. Of course, in Malaysia, no one ever makes satay at home. You go out and buy it. And you get the best-est stuff without all the hassle. But when you’re not at home in Malaysia, you have …
My collection of favourite recipes..tried and tested!
Main Dish
Spaghetti Bolognese
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 …
Delia’s Chicken Paprika
I was looking for a chicken casserole recipe one day and was too lazy to check the internet sites, so I did it "old style"! Looked at the hundreds of recipe books we have and ended up with one of my favourite recipe books from …
Confit Byaldi
No, I haven’t made this, although I have made the "original" Ratatouille. But I do want to make it the next time an opportunity (a dinner party?) arises. According to Wikipedia: French chef Michel Guérard invented a "Confit Bayaldi" as early as 1976, replacing ratatouille’s …
Classic Ratatouille
Yes, this is the dish made famous by the movie of the same name by the cook of the same name! I first cooked it in honour of the trip we were about to make to France in December 2007. But mind you this is …
Marinated Grilled Shrimp
A very simple and easy marinade that makes your shrimp so yummy you don’t even need cocktail sauce! Make this with frozen or fresh shrimp and use an indoor electric grill or traditional barbeque. Try it with a salad, baked potato, and garlic bread. Source: …
Sambal Shoom
INGREDIENTS 1 medium-sized shoom (a Kuwaiti fish – but any fish will do) 3 – 4 cloves garlic Thumb size fresh ginger 4 – 5 fresh chillies 1/2 cup Canola oil for deep-frying Thai fish sauce Maggi all-purpose seasoning DIRECTIONS Wash the shoom well, then …
Scottish Meatloaf
INGREDIENTS 1.125 kg minced beef, minced 1 tbsp olive oil for frying 1 finely chopped onion 2 cloves garlic chopped 1 red pepper, de-seeded, skin removed, chopped 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp mixed herbs Half cup tomato sauce (canned sauce or passatta) Half cup …
Simple Meatloaf
INGREDIENTS 1/2 kg minced beef 1 egg, well beaten 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/4 onion chopped 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley Grated nutmeg Salt and pepper DIRECTIONS Pre-heat oven to 210 C. Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well – best done …
Albondigas (Spanish Meatballs) with Onion Sauce
INGREDIENTS For the meatballs: 500 gms ground beef 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 egg, beaten 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley Salt and pepper to taste For the sauce: 2 cloves garlic – minced 1/2 small onion – minced Beef cube 1 …
