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…
Category: Cooks
Greek Feta and Yogurt Dip
This started out as an experiment on what to do with leftovers that I either had to throw away or salvage to make it into something edible. I had a few chunks of feta leftover at the bottom of my huge plastic package of feta cheese and a few tablespoons leftover strained yogurt in…
Melitzanosalata (Aubergine Salad)
Growing up, I have always known the aubergine as ‘brinjal’ or eggplant. Officially it is known as a fruit (like the tomato) but I always think of it as a vegetable because I associate it with savoury food – curries and cooked in spicy sambal. The first time I had aubergine salad in this form…
Chinese New Year Kerabu Salad
For Chinese New Year, there is a rather recently adopted tradition of eating a mixed raw fish salad, known as the Prosperity Toss, or Yeesang (read more about it here.) It is served as an appetizer, and it is quite detailed with every ingredient having a reason or symbol, like prosperity or happiness, depending…
How to: Banana Flower
The banana flower, also known as the banana blossom or, directly translated from Malay, the heart of the banana (jantung pisang), tastes slightly like artichokes. It’s quite exotic, in my opinion, and I love it raw as a salad (kerabu). I have cooked it once and made it into a Fish Laksa broth, once,…
Soft Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies remind me of Famous Amos. Growing up, at the local Subang Jaya mall – Subang Parade, the smell of freshly baked cookies would overwhelm us. The famous Famous Amos cookies would cost an arm and a leg (compared to other sweets) and they are an occasion-related occasional treat. They are my brothers…
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…
Malaysia in January – Food Journey
#makanmakanayin This is not a recipe post. I was in Malaysia from the 13th to the 27th of January of this year, for my brother’s wedding reception. This is a food journey of those 2 weeks while I was there – rather incomplete since I didn’t exactly take pictures of everything I ate while I…
Kewpie-inspired Mayonnaise
I have always liked QP Kewpie-mayonnaise compared to what I would consider ‘normal’ mayonnaise. It is quite expensive to buy it here in Athens (I have never spent 10 euros for a bottle of mayonnaise before ever in my life). Japanese Mayonnaise is in a league all on its own. They even have a museum…
Double Chocolate Fudge and Oreo Brownies
To continue with the Christmas theme, this is a decadent dessert that I concocted all by my lonesome – a hodgepodge of trial and error. I saw photographs of brownies while I was surfing through Tumblr several years ago with broken pieces of oreo cookies in them and I thought ‘Why not a layer of…
Christmas Homemade Gifts: Mulled Wine Spices
Its going to be Christmas time soon! And my dear friends Lydia and Eleni thought about making personal and homemade gifts for our friends this year. What can be more Christmas-y than spices? The babes, Lydia and Eleni. With the mulled wine spice mix! We went downtown to Evripidou, to the famous spice shops, and…
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,…
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