Cooks – airinie

Andreia’s Marathon Miang Kham

Miang Kham really means ‘One Bite’. That is why it has to be wrapped in small leaves and eaten in one bite. One bite with the essential Thai flavours of spicy heat, sweet, sour and salty just bursts in your mouth! It’s like a multi-ingredient salad dumpling that you have to make yourself… as my…

Spicy and Sour Fish Curry

The wonders of Nyonya Peranakan cooking have always intrigued me. The Baba Nyonya or Peranakan people are descendants of Chinese immigrants who came to Malaya and adopted the Nusantara customs. I had made a post about another type of Curry that I like – the Kapitan Curry, and this is another, but with no coconut…

Tsipoura: Grilled

This past weekend was an extremely hot weekend, with temperatures reaching to the mid-40’s (Celcius!). Husband bought us some fish, and as part of an East meets West table fare, I have decided to make an Asian recipe, and grill it the Greek way. Read about it here. Tsipoura is a Mediterranean fish, and its…

Tsipoura: Steamed Cantonese Style

East West: Fish two-ways

Recently, I accompanied a new friend to the markets in Omonia and I managed to take a few wonderful pictures. (waves hello to Chris!!). The picture above is from the fish market downtown. This past weekend (heatwave weekend!) the husband bought for us fish from the local fishmongers, and the fish is called τσιπούρα (tsipoura) or…

Makan-makan Athens: Fairytale Cafe and Pastry Shop

If you like Disneyland and themed-cafes; and/or sugar and chocolate-laden desserts, this is the place! I first came here with another Malaysian-to-Athens-transplant, Priscilla. This café (and now a pastry shop too!) is located in Nea Filadelfia, a suburb of Athens and is easily accessible by public transportation. I love this area, it has a lot…

Makan-makan Athens: Pink Flamingo

I was told about this place by my friends Alison and Alexia, and with interest piqued, I decided to drop by recently. I mean, DIM SUM in ATHENS!!! It was a very hot day, and the refreshing pink grapefruit soda was a godsend. As you can you see with the decor – it is…

How-to: Clean Artichoke Flowers

Artichokes. I recently saw some artichoke flowers at the supermarket, and I have always been interested in having them fresh. I usually get artichoke hearts ready prepared and marinated in a jar, or cleaned and frozen, read-to-cook versions (just add lemon, etc.). So, impulse buying artichoke flowers, I set out to learn and attempt to…

Thai Basil Beef

This post has been a few months in the making. I planned to post this in November, but to cut a very long story short – writer’s block. During my last visit to Malaysia, we stumbled upon the wonderful Boat Noodle at Heritage Lane, Damansara where there were beautiful little bowls of noodle soup in…

Science How-to: Rice and Arsenic

Disclaimer: I have to start the title with ‘Science’, just in case any of you think that this is a recipe about how to make your rice with (more) arsenic. Early February, I was informed by the husband about several articles online, about arsenic content in rice. Rice, as most of you know, is a…

Moussaka

I had 2 wonderful visitors from Malaysia a few weeks ago. These 2 ladies (Zaza and Maton) are super travellers! They went to Santorini and Meteora, amongst a lot of other places. But a trip to Greece would be incomplete if they didn’t have a chance to taste moussaka. So I decided to make some for…

Chocolate Beetroot Cake

My friend Omaira is a great writer and journalist, and you can read her work here on her blog. She has written extensively about her son, Hermes, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Hermes is on a strict regimen of meds and diet, and I have decided to bake a cake that doesn’t use any…