Archive for July 2010
Spaghetti con bottarga
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 31, 2010
Bottarga di muggine is made from the roe of the grey mullet (muggine), which is extracted, molded in its membrane, salted and then dried in the sun. It is most commonly used in Sardinian cuisine so it is no surprise that the finest bottarga comes from the mullets fished in the Cabras, a lake off [...]
Oeufs en cocotte
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 24, 2010
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The title name for this post is actually the French name for this traditional dish – eggs en cocotte. The cocotte referring to ramekins like the ones shown below. This is a common breakfast dish and can be spiced up with any sort of ingredient that you want to add, from herbs to smoked salmon. [...]
Tamago-yaki
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 21, 2010
- In: Cooking | Food | Japanese
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The humble little tamago-yaki is actually one of the most troublesome omelettes to make, and as such, it was used in the past to judge the standard of a sushi eatery as the sushi chef made their own tamago-yaki everyday. Great effort and skill is used to create those fluffy little blocks of carefully rolled [...]
Frittata with onions
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 17, 2010
- In: Cooking | Food | Italian
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Frittatas are open-faced Italian omelettes, differing from the typical French omelette as the ingredients are mixed with the raw eggs instead of folding it around them. The frittata is normally first started on the stovetop and then finished inside an oven. This is the main difference from other omelettes as the frittata is always cooked [...]
Cheese naan & chicken marsala
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 14, 2010
- In: Food | Reviews
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Al-Ameen Eating House is a famous supper spot along the crowded Cheong Chin Man Road, where there are also many other eating places housed along that road. You will always find it packed to the brim even late past midnight. Al-Ameen primarily sells a wide range of Indian food such as roti prata, naan, thosai [...]
Botak Jones – Damn good food at a damn good price?
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 10, 2010
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“Damn Good Food at a Damn Good Price” – everyone knows that slogan of Botak Jones, the heartlander’s authentic American food! Opened by Bernie Utchenik, Botak Jones was one of the first ‘gourmet’ fast-food concepts to reach out into the heartlands at coffeeshops and deliver quality Western food to us. I have to say it [...]
Breakfast at Killiney Kopitiam
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 7, 2010
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Killiney Kopitiam is one of the old style kopitiams where you can still go to experience a traditional breakfast there. It was a Hainanese kopitiam that was founded in 1919 and still provides the same well-brewed coffee and tea, as well as charcoal-grilled toast bread with their home-made kaya. This kopitiam is undoubtedly popular with [...]
An excuse for a steak
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 4, 2010
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I wanted to test out the Canon 50mm f/1.8 in my kitchen, which is not very well-lighted, and see how the wider aperture gives me more stable shots. To do this, I cooked up an excuse to test-shoot the lens – grilling a steak!
Smoked Salmon Spaghetti
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 1, 2010
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It was a night where no one was cooking – a ‘fridge raid’ night! I was going to have to McGvyer up a meal from whatever nonsense that was in the fridge. I found smoked salmon, some pine nuts and spaghetti, so the easiest thing would be some form of pasta.
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