After a weekend of heavy food, and lots of rich desserts, I just craved for something simple, yet tasty. Wafu really means ‘Japanese-style’ of a foreign food, that has been adapted to suit Japanese tastes and preferences. There are lots of other wafu foods – most famous is the wonderful wafu salad dressing. I remembered…
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Greek Roast Lamb with Lemon and Oregano
Easter is near, and what is a more suitable dish for the Greek Orthodox Easter than Roast Lamb. This is cooked in a tangy lemon marinade, and the bottom of the baking tray was lined with thinly sliced potatoes. The cooking juices will cook the potatoes and make them taste all yummy and lemony, like…
Roast Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Roasted Garlic
The preserved lemons I made a few weeks ago is now ready to use. And I have always wanted to see how cooking with preserved lemons would be. I don’t have a tagine for me to make the most well-known dish that uses preserved lemons. I have always liked lemons when I make roast chicken,…
Butternut Squash and Chickpea Veggie Roast
It is the time for Lent here in Greece, and people are avoiding meat and dairy for this month leading up to Easter. A lot of people I know here do not really observe it in detail, but I saw a tweet by the Guardian asking for recipe swaps. It asked for vegetable roast recipes,…
Imam Baildi
Imam Baildi is a rich and heavy vegetarian dish that came about from Old Istanbul (Constantinople) and Asia Minor (the coast of modern-day Turkey). Its name means ‘The stuffed Imam who collapsed/fainted’ because he was so full after eating too much. George’s grandmother and her family were from Asia Minor – their family had to…
Makmah’s Present: Pineapple Fried Rice
On my recent trip back to Malaysia, I got a present from a very important woman who has been in my life from the moment that I was born – Makmah. She gave me a recipe book that is about rice. Makmah is like an aunt to me – she has been a part of…
Pah’s Rendang Tok
Its been a rainy winter week, and winter time is the best time to cook dishes that takes ages to make – I can be in the kitchen where it is warm, and this rendang is very well suited to cold weather too. With a bowl of pilaf rice or a plate of nasi lemak,…
Lapin a la graine de moutarde (Rabbit in mustard)
I actually made this dish a few weeks ago, but only managed to type out the recipe now. I love rabbit. It’s a healthy lean meat that is very tasty, although it can cost a pretty penny. It’s a treat in this house – I save the innards (liver, heart, kidneys…) for my cat Katiki….
Saffron and Rosewater Chicken Biryani
I bought a bottle of rosewater a few months ago to make a rose-flavoured cake and rose cookies for my friend Eleni. Lets just say that I still have a lot of rosewater left over, and I needed to make something that doesn’t involve sugar and sweets. I saw a trailer for Jon Stewart’s new…
Octopus Rendang (Rendang Ochtapodi)
Without too much introduction, for Malaysia Day (16/9), I decided to make a fusion of my favourite foods from my adopted country and the land of my birth. I love rendang, its my go-to dish when I want to wow new dinner guests. And I love octopus. I was practically an adult when I first…
Kimchi Fried Rice
I love kimchi. I have never had it as fried rice though. I have Rae (a Malaysian girl I know from Tumblr) to thank for this. She talked about it quite a few times and curiosity got the better of me. I went to Dong Fang with George today and bought Kimchi. (And queue the…
Chickpea & Butternut Squash Curry Roast
It isn’t not too hard to cook Butternut Squash. It’s a very hardy pumpkin-like fruit. So be careful when you are slicing it into 2 – I nearly lost my fingers trying to earlier. But it cooks wonderful – I have made it into a wonderful feta-based risotto once based on a recipe I got…
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