Archive for January, 2010

Chicken Curry Puff at Secret Recipe

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

When the new mall, Pejaten Village just opened last year, my hubby and I went there to check out what is in store. Since it was not fully functional yet (they said it was only a soft opening), not many of the stores were open. At that time, the Matahari department store and Hypermart grocery store were open, with some small stalls selling girlie accessories, a few food stalls in the food court, and some small restaurants including Secret Recipe.

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Lamb Chops on Sautéed Peppers and Onions with Garlic and Mint Basmati Rice

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Remember in my review of 2009 I mentioned that I have this thing where I prefer my recipe books to have pictures? Well in that post I also promised myself that I would try more recipes from the books I have collected over the years.

And the first time I fulfilled this promise was by trying out a recipe from Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats – yes, the book with too few pictures – and I was really happy with the outcome. Not only did I get a very delicious meal out of it, I also got a picture of it :D which I will print and staple on the recipe page :P

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Group Writing Project: My Favourite Articles

Monday, January 4th, 2010

At the end of 2009, I participated in the Group Writing Project: 90 Reviews of 2009 and wrote about My Top 10 Recipe Sources in 2009. It was not only a good opportunity for me to promote my blog, it was also very interesting to be part of a group reviewing the year that has passed from different perspectives, and a lot of the other participants’ articles were very interesting for me. These are my favourites, followed by a short comment from me.

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