Apple Bundt Cake

 

Apple Bundt Cake

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A Slice

On very rare occasions like today, we're celebrating with an Apple Bundt Cake! Using brown sugar instead of white gives it a GBD (golden brown and delicious) goodness. I followed an online recipe but adapted it to my preferences. White sugar was replaced with brown sugar, the diced apples were dusted with cinnamon and sugar and Granny Smith apples were replaced with Gala apples. A Bundt cake is so much fancier than a plain sheet cake and it felt good to have an excuse to use my Bundt pan.

Chicken Laksa Curry

 

Chicken Laksa Curry

Laksa Paste

The easiest chicken curry, made possible with a store-bought laksa paste which is available in Asian markets or online. It takes 20 minutes to make chiefly because the chicken was tenderized ahead of time. After cutting the chicken, boneless and skinless chicken thighs in this case, the bite-sized pieces are soaked at room temperature for 30 minutes in water mixed with a teaspoon each of salt and baking soda. After draining, the chicken must be washed in several changes of water to remove all traces of baking soda. This makes the chicken or any meat incredibly soft  and tender. Substitute chicken with beef, lamb, pork, shrimp, tofu or paneer.

Spaghetti Salad

Spaghetti Salad

Pictured above is one serving of the salad. Leftovers store well in the fridge for 2-3 days. This is a good item to serve at brunch, for lunch or at a potluck.

Mini Chicken Pot Pies

 

Chicken Pot Pies

Grandboy #2 spent the evening with us and for dinner I made chicken pot pies. Very quick and easy, it took barely half an hour to put this together. It uses just 5 ingredients, all of which are available at our local supermarket.