May 21, 2013

Jamaican-Style Chicken Burger

Burger binge! Not that I could ever tire of my comeback burger, but the last thing I need is to get stuck in a burger rut now that June’s around the corner. So I came up with this baby. Here’s what happens when you turn my Jamaican jerk chicken into a Jamaican-style chicken burger. It packs a delicious punch. I toned down the heat making it a bit more family…

    Apr 22, 2013

    Selada Ayam Bami

    Now and then I run into unique books. Books that leave an impression and are so much more than just plain cook books. This is one of them. The book is called Boekoe Bangsa, which means ‘Book of the family‘, and really, it’s the perfect name for it. It’s a book filled with beautiful, heartwarming and inspiring stories from Indonesian, Indonesian-Chinese and Moluccan families. In Dutch, though. It’s a book…

      Apr 4, 2013

      Surinamese Egg Salad

      You’d almost think it’s Surinam week on Kayotic Kitchen, after I posted my Surinamese Pepper Jelly earlier this week. Nope, pure happenstance, but in my world it would not be a bad thing if it was Surinam month. Or year, even! It’s by far my favorite food. Now, as much as I adore my country egg salad (forgive the bad photography for I knew not what I was doing), I’m…

        Oct 30, 2012

        Sausage Pistolet With Harissa Aioli

        The best thing about always being strapped for time is that eventually you manage to come up with a vast rotation of recipes that not only taste good and don’t take a lot of time to whip up, but that also look really pretty. That definitely applies to this sandwich filled with grilled beef chipolata sausages, mustard greens, and grilled red onion topped with a wonderfully spicy and flavourful garlic…

          Oct 23, 2012

          Harira With Chicken

          I’m a big fan of Moroccan cuisine, and make no exception for Harira—the traditional tomato and lentil soup of Morocco. Harira is quite a rich soup but can also be eaten as a starter. During Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, Harira is served to break the daily fast. There are endless variations to this recipe and each family has its own version. The sky is the limit when…

            Oct 9, 2012

            Kay’s Musakhan

            I’ve been intrigued by Mushakan—a Palestinian dish made of chicken and onions, seasoned with sumac, and baked on top of mountain lavash or Saj bread—ever since I saw Bobby Chinn prepare it during World Cafe Middle East. So when Róisín mailed me a bottle of Sumac, I already knew what I’d be using it for. The bread used in the authentic recipe is near impossible to come by for a Dutch…