Spent the weekend at home, updating my blog (so many drafts that need to be completed!) and laundry, etc. I defrosted some chicken, and after much deliberation, decided to make curry, and Kapitan Curry at that, because I fell in love with the one I had when I went to KL for Eid recently. Kapitan…
Category: Sauces
Chicken Umeboshi
This is a very simple dish to make. I managed to cobble this together, after a busy day (and after the gym, mind you!) with what I had in the fridge. I wanted something flavourful yet easy to make, and salty, to go with the Herb Rice (Nasi Ulam-inspired rice dish) that I made to…
Umeboshi Wafu Pasta
Umeboshi – pickled japanese plums. View this post on Instagram Umeboshi #asianfoodhaul #nakmasakapa #pickledplums #japanese A post shared by Airinie H Azhar (@airinie) on Apr 9, 2016 at 3:19am PDT Encountered it for the first time in an anime called “Fruits Basket“. Long story short, the main character of the anime, Tohru, was making…
Skordalia (Garlic Bread Sauce)
There are many ways to make Skordalia – some variations include the use of potatoes, but mine uses bread. Well, Kalliope uses bread for her Skordalia. Some people add walnuts in the sauce to make it nuttier and more dense. This version is walnut-less, but I shall attempt to make it one day with walnuts…
Holiday Season in Athens
This holiday season was a blast! My sister came on Christmas Day, and we went up North to the mountain cabin to spend a few days there. We expected cold weather, but what we got was a very warm autumn. It got cold as we left the North to return to Athens, and it got…
Mango Salsa
Salsa is something I love to make with leftover tomatoes that I find in the fridge. The other is tabbouleh. It is a very refreshing and summery side dish that you can serve with grilled fish or chicken. Or with nachos. You can add more chillies if you like it spicier. The coriander makes…
Preserved Lemon Mayonnaise
I love preserved lemons! I find that not a lot of people like it, but it gives the lemon/citrus flavour to a dish without the tangy sourness that you get with fresh lemons. You can make this from scratch – make mayonnaise from scratch – or you can use store bought mayonnaise and add…
Teriyaki Sauce
I had some ginger left over one day after making some ginger syrup for a friend who fell ill, and I was torn between making some spring onion and ginger soy sauce, or make something I have never made before. I very rarely eat teriyaki-based food when I go out to Asian cuisine restaurants, because I…
How to: Avgolemono (Egg-Lemon Sauce)
I made egg-lemon sauce the other day, for a Greek dish called ‘Fricassee’ (recipe coming up next month!), and a memory came flashing by (of a friend gesticulating angrily at the TV when the egg-lemon sauce was being made in a horrible way) and I had to smile and I thought, hey this would…
Mashed Potatoes and Mushroom Gravy
Every roast out there goes really well with gravy – roast beef, roast chicken, even Veggie Roasts. You can easily just buy a packet of Bisto and have instantly yummy gravy, of course, but nothing beats making your own sauce. You can control the amount of salt added, and if you are vegetarian, you…
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…
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