Slow cooked braised garlic chicken UPDATED

My original braised garlic chicken from a decade ago has been super popular over the years and each time I make it, I get asked for the recipe. I've tweaked and updated the recipe from the original, so I thought I had better update the recipe on the website too. You won't find me blathering on an on (one of the few places I don't!) so let's get right onto the recipe.

How to use calcium propionate in sauce

I have been looking for something to extend the shelf life of my sauces and came across calcium propionate. It's predominantly found in breads and baked goods as a preservative to inhibit or slow down the growth of mold and prevent spoilage, but can also be used in dairy, beverages, alcoholic drinks, and processed meats. It is also used in sauces, jellies, and jams, etc.

Easy minced pork and egg curry noodles with leftover curry sauce

A little while ago I posted a recipe for my Easy Yellow Chicken Curry. That was delicious but we had a serve of leftovers and also a lot of leftover curry sauce. I was going to toss out the sauce but The Boy insisted I save it. He said the sauce was so good, we could have it over noodles or rice again. Listening to him, I kept the sauce. I finally decided to use the sauce and cooked up a delicious, simple noodle dish.It was definitely more-ish.

Grown up mac and cheese

I've been meaning to make this dish for a long time. I saw it years ago in a video and wrote down the recipe. In the last month, I've been putting it on my list while meal planning and for some reason, it keeps getting knocked off. I finally got round to cooking it today and boy, it's delicious. It's certainly not your regular Kraft box mac and cheese. I like to think that I'm being a little healthier by adding spinach and tomatoes.

Gourmet hot dog with a German cheese kransky

A friend of ours posted a picture of a gourmet hot dog for lunch one day and when The Boy saw it, he immediately wanted to have it for lunch too. The very next day we headed out to our local Aldi to get the ingredients to make them, heedless of the leftovers we had in the fridge that still need to be eaten. The leftover will keep for another day cos these hot dogs turned out to be delicious. The Boy says they could be the best hot dogs he's ever had so thank you to my friend for the inspiration.

Easy yellow chicken curry

I had a craving for a curry the other day and remembered I had some chicken drumsticks in the freezer that needed to be eaten. That made my decision for me. An easy slow-cooked yellow chicken curry because I wanted the chicken to be so tender that it would fall off the bone. The Boy being the tease that he is even complained that the chicken was too tender. He didn't mean it. This turned out to be a simple but delicious curry.

Malaysian sambal stir-fry noodles

I was planning a kimchi noodle dish for lunch and I didn't plan ahead very well. When it came time to cook lunch I discovered that I didn't have any kimchi in my pantry. I usually keep a jar or two in my pantry for whenever I felt like cooking a kimchi dish. Alas, I used it up the last time I cooked a Korean dish and never restocked. So I had to improvise. I ended up with this Malaysian sambal stir-fry noodle dish since I spotted a jar of the Malaysian sambal stir-fry paste on my pantry shelf. Turned out great and there were no leftovers.