Estofado de Carne con Patatas (Spanish Beef Stew)
Hubby first started cooking this dish when we went on a low calorie diet. It’s a hearty beef stew which is filling yet not heavy at all. It’s a very…
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Caesar Salad with Cajun Grilled Chicken
We all love Caesar Salad especially if its made the right way. As a side dish or to start a meal. But as a main meal, its nice with Cajun-style…
American Red Bean Soup
This is a more liquid version of our chilli beans and much less calories. We don’t use flour in this recipe and the portion also uses less beans than the…
The real Bolognese sauce
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…
“Quick and dirty” ratatouille for two
INGREDIENTS Serves 2 2 eggplants (240 gms) If you like zucchini, you can substitute 1 eggplant for 120 gms zucchini 1 1/2 medium-sized green peppers or a mixture of different…
Martha Stewart’s Perfect Roast Chicken
I went crazy buying recipe books at the Times Bookstore at Hartamas Shopping Centre one day while I was back in KL and one of the books I bought was…
Spaghetti con Gamberino (Spaghetti with shrimps)
This is my favourite pasta dish and I love to make it because no one else can make it the way I like it! We first had REAL pasta in…
Lasagne Bolognese
Bolognese sauce made with 1/2 kg minced beef (See Spaghetti Bolognese) 9 lasagne leaves Shredded Parmesan cheese For the Béchamel: 3 – 4 tbsp butter 1 1/2 tbsp…
Arroz con Leche
Arroz con Leche, literally “rice with milk” is a typical dessert from Spain. It is said that it has Arabic origins because this dessert is also common in Arabian restaurants…