Meat – Mayakitchenette

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

January 31, 2024

How are we almost into February? January flew by in a blur! Didn't we just clink glasses for the new year? Guess it's true what they say about January being a trial month after all. Here's to hoping that February brings more unforgettable moments and gives me some quality time to relax before Ramadan arrives in just 5 weeks! By the…

Christmas/Thanksgiving Mains Meat

Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken

December 13, 2023

Sundried tomatoes, chicken, cream and fresh basil. You know today's recipe is gonna be goooood. I love tomatoes and sun dried tomatoes are my culinary obsession. That concentrated deliciousness elevates everything. Even a simple aglio e olio gets an instant upgrade with a few chopped sun dried tomatoes. Game changer indeed. So today I would be sharing this Creamy Sun Dried Tomato…

Asian Deepavali Eid Mains Meat Ramadan

Lamb Curry Recipe

July 20, 2023

Did you know that Indian food was ranked as the fifth-best cuisine in the world for 2022? Indian cuisine has gained global recognition, and food like butter chicken, garlic naan, samosa, and gulab jamun are now familiar to a lot of people. Today, we will be preparing a traditional Indian dish - lamb curry. This recipe offers a delicious and aromatic…

Meat Quick and Easy

Easy Thai Fried Rice

November 24, 2022

A month to Christmas! Who is excited?? *Raises up 2 hands in the air*. Christmas trees, Jack-o-lanterns, turkeys, snowmen and pumpkin spice lattes! Oh, bring it on! I would usually have a small Christmas get-together with my cousins and I'm so excited to come up with a menu for our dinner. :D Anyways, there is still some time for Christmas dinner,…

Meat Yum Picks by Maya

Air Fried Thai Chicken Wings

October 30, 2022

Isn't the air fryer such an amazing invention? Fried food is always delicious and addictive but I do not enjoy the aftermath of deep frying and obviously, deep-fried food doesn’t have a reputation for being healthy. Nevertheless, I do enjoy fried food occasionally, especially things like nuggets, tater tots, and potato wedges, The air fryer is particularly good at cooking…

Meat Ramadan

Daging Masak Hitam Recipe

October 4, 2022

Today we are cooking Beef Cooked Black. I am sure it sounds as weird to you as how it was strange for me to type that. Well, it is the literal translation of the name of the recipe I am sharing today, Daging Masak Hitam. It is a popular dish in states like Sarawak and Perak in Malaysia and has…

Meat Ramadan

Easy Chicken Biryani Recipe

August 30, 2022

Today, I am sharing an Easy Chicken Biryani Recipe. It is a well-known rice dish from India. You can say that Biryani is the paella of Indian food! It is found throughout India but there are different biryani variations from one region to another. In fact, Biryani is well known even in countries like Singapore. Over here in Singapore, biryani…

Chinese New Year Meat Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

Delicious Stovetop Ayam Percik

July 7, 2022

Did you guys watch Man vs Bee on Netflix? I saw the first episode with my niece and initiallly we found it full of cringe. Somehow we ended up watching the rest of the series. It is that kinda movie where you just watch and not think too much as it makes very little sense. Haha. Only someone like Rowan…

Meat Quick and Easy Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

Phat Phet Gai – Spicy Thai Chicken

April 7, 2022

Sawadee ka. How are you guys doing? So today we are cooking an easy Thai dish called Phat Phet Gai. If my good friend google is right, Gai means chicken, Phat means stirfry and Phet means spicy. So basically this is a Spicy Chicken Stir Fry. This dish has stark similarities with the malay's Ayam lemak cili padi sans the coconut milk.…

Bread Breakfast Meat Quick and Easy

Easy Garlic Butter Cheese Buns

March 4, 2022

True story: I had no expectations from these Easy Garlic Butter Cheese Buns. I just wanted to make something quick for the nieces to munch on. As I am not into deli meats much, I was pretty sure this is not my kinda thingy. But boy, I took a bite of these buns and I was like wowzers! I mean…