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…
Category: Snacks
Cheese Scones
I have returned! And I got a wonderful gift from my mother – cheese from Holland. It’s Gouda, it’s called boerenkaas or farmer’s cheese – a protected form of Gouda made in the traditional way, using unpasteurized milk. She got me 2 types, one is young and light (pictured above!) and the other is quite matured,…
Ondeh-Ondeh (Buah Melaka)
I very rarely make Malaysian local sweets at home, just simple ones like sago (tapioca) with gula melaka syrup, or bananas in coconut milk with gula melaka (pengat pisang it’s called. I will post about it soon.) I had a few tsps of the pandan extract left, and I thought, why not make something that…
Greek Yoghurt Waffles
Last Sunday, I went to Zampano’s or brunch with Alison and Eliza. You can read more about it here. But it has also gotten me thinking about making my own waffles. I have never made them – always had them in eating establishments or even frozen ones, but I have never made batter and cooked…
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…
Sweet Potato Fries
I do like to ‘roast’ potatoes in the oven (oven-fry?). It’s a healthier version that actually frying them in oil, and I like the crunchy texture that you get when you bite into the potato. I have made a version of this with green bananas, and sweet potatoes cook faster than usual. The day…
Pandan and Gula Melaka Poached Quince
I have always liked quince since the first time I tried it. But I am not a big fan of desserts that are so sugary sweet that it hurts my glands. I love poached pears, because even though it is sweet, but the flavours of the fruit stands out more. I love the traditional…
Kalamata Olives Palmiers
Recently, I bought a jar of tapenade from the supermarket and I was severely underwhelmed by the quality. I had them with bread sticks, on bread rolls, but it was rather bland. I remember that I made a tapenade with capers and sun-dried tomatoes that I brought to my friends’ Jennifer’s dinner party last year….
‘Fried Green Bananas’ Fries
Don’t you just love the movie ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’? Now that is a recipe for another day, but today, I found downstairs in the local supermarket a huge bunch of very very green bananas. I wanted to buy ripe ones but they only had these. I am reminded of the ubiquitous Malaysian kids favourite go-to…
Vegetarian ‘Meaty’ Mushroom Sandwich
I love burgers, but there are times I want to have something light that doesn’t make me feel too full but also satisfies my cravings for flavours. Sometimes, salads just won’t do. This is a healthier version of a meat burger. I use a small seed whole wheat bread bun, mashed avocado, cheese and a…
Bhel
I was first introduced to Bhel as I read the opening paragraph to The Namesake, about the main character Gogol’s mother and her attempts at making a snack that she sorely missed. It somewhat reminded me of a snack I once had when I was growing up in Malaysia – unable to remember the name…
Cucur Ikan Bilis (Fishy Fritters)
Cucur, which means fritters in Malay, is one of those ‘easy to make with essential store cupboard staples’ snacks that I always make, with variations. Add small prawns to the basic batter and it becomes cucur udang, add ikan bilis and it becomes cucur ikan bilis, or with extra onions/shallots and spring onions (vegetarian option!)…
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