Creamy Chicken Penne
I wanted to cook something “wholesome” for family dinner on Sunday – something which the whole family could enjoy and something I hadn’t cooked before — and something which would…
Category: Main Dish
Moroccan Beef Stew
Moroccan Beef Stew is hearty, flavorful and perfect no matter what you choose to eat it with! It’s supposed to cook to perfection whether it’s slowly simmered on the stovetop,…
Swedish Meatballs
Köttbullar med gräddsås (meatballs with cream sauce) is widely thought of as Sweden’s national dish. Köttbullar are smaller and have a diferent flavour to Italian meatballs and are nearly always served with a…
Laksam Kelantan
There are two Kelantanese dishes I love — nasi dagang and laksam! Whenever I have a craving for either of these meals, I know that I only have to go…
Beef Cannelloni
Ingredients 1kg lean minced beef1 tbsp olive oil1 large onion finely chopped4 cloves garlic crushed2 x 660g jars passata with basil400g dried cannelloni tubes For the topping 50g butter50g plain flour600ml whole milk140g soft cheese with garlic and herbs140g parmesan grated Directions For the filling, dry-fry the…
Chicken Patties on a Bed of Tomato and Mushroom Sauce
I was at a casual dinner party at a friend’s place last week and his friend Ajlaa, prepared most if not all of the food served that evening. Among them…
Tex Mex Taco Lettuce Wraps
INGREDIENTS 650 gms medium lean ground beef 1/4 large onion, minced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 beef cube 1 tsp cayenne or chilli powder 2 tsp paprika powder 2 tsp…
Squid rings in tomato sauce
INGREDIENTS 500 gms squid rings 1/2 medium sized onion, minced 6 – 7 cloves garlic, mince 3 – 4 guindilla 2/3 pack tomato paste 1 cap Sherry vinegar 2 tbsp…
Malaysian Chicken Rice
Nasi lemak. Roti canai. Chicken rice. These have got to be the top three Malaysian national dishes! And all are favourites in my family and when I’m at home in…
Nando’s style roast chicken
Tired of Martha Stewart’s Perfect Roast Chicken, I scoured the internet for a Nando’s chicken kind of recipe. Back when Nando’s had a restaurant in Kuwait, one could go there…