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@drumsticks · 3 hours ago

FOODlog #303: Fettuccine with Creamy Chicken & Mushroom Sauce

It was my turn to cook the staff meal so I made a creamy pasta dish for everyone. It's often called 'carbonara' here in Malaysia but it's definitely not carbonara although everyone in Malaysia is more...

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@drumsticks · 1 day ago

FOODlog #302: Garlic Mayo Roasted Chicken & Potatoes

The other day I wanted to cook something that I recently discovered that was quite simple yet full of flavor and absolutely delicious. I made roast chicken thighs all in one pan including the vegeta...

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@drumsticks · 2 days ago

FOODlog #301: Crispy Beef Bulgogi

It was my colleagues turn to cook and he cooked 'Beef Bulgogi'. I recently cooked it was well but my version has a gravy and is more saucy which is great over rice. His version is dryer and has a more...

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@drumsticks · 3 days ago

FOODlog #300: Beef & Chicken 'Satay'

Went out with my parents and brother's family for dinner after work the other day at a mamak restaurant nearby where we live. It's specialty is serving curry fish head but there's a stall there that s...

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@drumsticks · 4 days ago

FOODlog #299: Malaysian Spiced Fried Chicken & 'Daging Dendeng'

A few Sundays ago, me and my friends went to one of my favorite places for lunch again. It's a place called 'Lunch Bear' and serves Northern Malaysian Malay food. They prepare and serve a bunch of cur...

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@drumsticks · 6 days ago

FOODlog #298: Chicken Paella

We had the carcass of the roast chicken my colleague made yesterday so I decided to think of a dish to utilize it instead of letting it go to waste. I made a chicken Paella in a pan together with c...

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@drumsticks · 1 week ago

FOODlog #297: Spaghetti with Black Pepper Roasted Chicken

It was colleagues turn to cook and he made a simple spaghetti dish paired with roasted organic chicken. He bought 1 and a half organic chicken that was on discount and roasted it with black pepper sau...

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@drumsticks · 1 week ago

FOODlog #296: Cashew Nuts & Chili Chicken (宫保鸡丁)

I've been wanting to cook this Cantonese-style dish that pairs chicken with cashew nuts. I finally had some cashew nuts in the kitchen and decided to make this dish. The dish is preferred to use bon...

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@drumsticks · 1 week ago

FOODlog #295: Thai Pandan Fried Chicken & Quail Eggs Stir Fry

My Filipino colleague cooked 2 dishes for put staff meal the other day. He made a delicious fried chicken dish and a vegetable dish with quail eggs. For the chicken he simple marinated some chicken d...

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@drumsticks · 1 week ago

FOODlog #294: Beef Tongue & Tendon Spicy Ramen

I had an off day and went to a nearby frozen food store to get some grocery for our staff lunches at the cafe. I bought some buffalo tongue and beef tendon to cook. Buffalo tongue is similar to be...

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@drumsticks · 1 week ago

FOODlog #293: Wagyu Beef Patties with Fried Eggs

My brother bought me and family some wagyu beef patties that were going on sale. It was a buy 1 free 1 deal and was a good money for value especially since we rarely ever eat wagyu beef. I pan frie...

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@drumsticks · 1 week ago

FOODlog 292: North Malaysia-style Fish Curry & Spiced Fried Chicken

Went to one of my favorite places for curry 3 Sundays ago and man was it a satisfying meal. I haven't eaten there in awhile now being so occupied with work and family so it was such a treat to be able...

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@drumsticks · 2 weeks ago

FOODlog #291: Beef Shawarma

One of the Saturdays this month after work and music practice at church, I was hungry and went to a new kebab shop that opened nearby where I live. I've heard from my wife that she's tried it and she...

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@drumsticks · 2 weeks ago

FOODlog #290: Filipino Brinjal Omelet 'Tortang Talong'

The other day for lunch my Filipino colleague cooked a Filipino dish called 'Tortang Talong'. It's an omelet using eggs and cooked with brinjal that's roasted whole and the skin removed. It starts wi...

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@drumsticks · 2 weeks ago

FOODlog #289: My Daily Breakfasts as a Chef

Often for breakfast we get to eat whatever we have that is extra from the cafe. Like not so pretty looking smoked salmon where it'll become scrap, we use them and repurpose them for our breakfast. So...

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@drumsticks · 2 weeks ago

FOODlog #288: Korean Beef Bulgogi

've been planning to cook beef bulgogi, a Korean beef stew dish that I absolutely love and there was a week that I had the time to make it for the staff meal. I used beef tenderloin that I sliced th...

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@drumsticks · 2 weeks ago

FOODlog #287: Chicken & Vegetable Curry

Another day another staff meal to cook. This time I made chicken and vegetable curry. I used chicken wings cause I had them in the freezer and needed to use them, and for my vegetables I used long bea...

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@drumsticks · 2 weeks ago

FOODlog #286: Tomato & Onion Chicken and Deep Fried Brinjal

For our staff meals I often take inspiration from food my Mum cooks as well as places I've been to and loved their food. I made a chicken dish with tomatoes and taufu 'pok' which my Mum made when she...

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@drumsticks · 2 weeks ago

FOODlog #285: Mushroom & Chicken Ramen

Recently I've been really into noodles. I really love eating noodles nowadays which I didn't use to. Perhaps I've always loved noodles since its part of the Chinese culture and my heritage as well as...

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@drumsticks · 3 weeks ago

FOODlog #284: Local Eatery 'Bungkus KAW KAW'

Recently there's a new shop that opened next to the cafe I work at called 'Bungkus Kaw Kaw'. I've been wanting to try the food there as I've seen lines everyday since they opened but never get to as...

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@drumsticks · 3 weeks ago

FOODlog #283: 'Ayam Percik' & 'Daging Bakar'

The other day I went to get my car wrapped for an advertisement which they would pay for the service. It's a 3 month campaign and I needed to drive to the location about 30km away from where I live....

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@drumsticks · 3 weeks ago

FOODlog #282: Mushroom Duxelle

Mushroom Duxelle is something we make at the cafe. It's for one of the sandwiches which we use the Duxelle as a spread on the bread before the other ingredients are added to make the sandwich. Here's...

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@drumsticks · 3 weeks ago

FOODlog #281: Thai Pandan Roasted Chicken

Another day another cuisine to cook and savor. This time I cooked a Thai dish called - Pandan Fried Chicken. I improvised a little by baking the chicken instead of deep frying since it doesn't use as...

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@drumsticks · 3 weeks ago

FOODlog #280: Ginger & Anchovies Pork Shoulder Stew

One of my colleagues bought some pork shoulder the other day which I used them to cook one of my comfort dishes - pork shoulder with salted fish and ginger. Its a Chinese dish that is really deliciou...

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@drumsticks · 3 weeks ago

FOODlog #279: Wantan Noodles with Roasted BBQ Chicken and Fried Prawn Rolls

After eating rice dishes for our lunches at the cafe, I decided to switch it up by cooking some wantan noodles for lunch. I went shopping at the supermarket located above our cafe and saw they had the...

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@drumsticks · 4 weeks ago

FOODlog #278: Oyster Meesuah & Bone-In Fried Chicken

After church on Sunday, me and my friends went for lunch to a nearby mall. My wife and younger son was down with covid so they didn't follow us and my eldest son was with me. We went to a 'kopitiam' t...

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@drumsticks · 4 weeks ago

FOODlog #277: Pork Bone Broth Soup

It was my turn to cook lunch for the staff. I cooked something my wife cooks at home every now and then - 'hai di lao' soup. She normally adds in frozen food like seafood tofu, fishballs, meatballs...

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@drumsticks · 4 weeks ago

FOODlog #276: Filipino Pork Sisig

It was my Filipino colleague's turn to cook staff meal and he cooked what is the best lunch I've ever eaten that he cooked. He cooked 3 dishes and it was really some of the best Filipino food I've eat...

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@drumsticks · 1 month ago

FOODlog #275: Beef Japanese Curry & Chive Dumplings

For our staff meals at the cafe, we get to cook different cuisines and explore different food cultures. Since we pick what to cook, it's a wonderful experience that we get to experiment and try new ty...

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@drumsticks · 1 month ago

FOODlog #274: Woodfire Oven Pizzeria

A friend of mine recently opened up a Pizzeria that serves woodfire oven pizzas. He even built the brick oven by himself and single-handedly built the restaurant from the ground up including water pip...

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