Posted by: alkanphel on: May 21, 2011
This is a pretty simple dish, just meatballs with pasta. I’m using a different type of pasta called the pappardelle, which is a much wider version of the fettuccine. They are typically used for dishes with a thick sauce, such as wild boar ragu. This is also the first time I’m trying out fennel in [...]
Posted by: alkanphel on: February 15, 2011
Momofuku ramen is pretty much what made David Chang famous and led him on his path to becoming a celebrity chef with a chain of Momofuku restaurants. In his cookbook, he writes down his recipe for making Momofuku ramen and so I decided to give it a go and see what the fuss was about. It is [...]
Posted by: alkanphel on: November 25, 2010
These pork belly buns here are what my friends love to call “kong bak paos” when I try to describe it to them, only for them to tell me that it’s nothing like kong bak pao when they finally try it. This time I was making them not just for eating but for my friends [...]
Posted by: alkanphel on: August 16, 2010
Ragù, or more commonly known as Bolognese sauce, is one of the traditional meat sauces for pasta that originated from Bologna. The name comes from the French word ragoût (stew), which in turn is derived from ragoûter, which means to stimulate the appetite. The method of cooking ragù is to create a soffritto first, next [...]
Posted by: alkanphel on: May 1, 2010
I was looking for a simple meal to cook so I decided to try out this one that just involves sausages, onions, tomatoes and waiting. Using simple pork sausages with mild herbs and no spices.
Posted by: alkanphel on: February 26, 2010
Finally I got to use the bento box I bought in Tokyo! Using some recipes from this bento box book I borrowed from the library, I filled up the bento box with a really simple dinner meal.
Posted by: alkanphel on: January 20, 2010
Nothing much to say except we just threw pork ribs, prawns, scallops, chicken wings, tomatoes, carrots, onions, garlic all in 1 roasting pan and cooked them all. And some potatoes on the side!
Posted by: alkanphel on: August 27, 2009
Time to make sweet & sour pork with curry salmon rice!
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 26, 2009
3 different kinds of meat with spaghetti Make a guess!
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