My recent trip to the UK, I had purchased a lot of special ingredients that I have always wanted to use when I cook or bake. One such purchase was a small container of dried rose petals from Waitrose. I wanted to bake. I wanted to make a cake. So, I made one. I wanted…
Flour Tortilla
Unable to find tortillas to go with my Chickpea & Butternut Squash Curry Roast, I decided to attempt to make my own. I remember having these beautiful freshly made tortillas over at Jennifer’s place in Paiania once, and I thought, lets attempt this! And wow I know it’s a bit time-consuming than popping over to…
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…
Vermicelli Chicken Salad
Summer in Greece is hot. Summer in Greece makes it suitable for yummy salads as a whole meal in itself. I was feeling peckish, craving for vermicelli bihun noodle soups that I loved to eat back in Malaysia. I had one ‘bihun’ packet left in my store cupboard, and some leftover roasted chicken in the…
Peach Clafoutis
The landlady gave me some wild peaches the other day. They grow in her garden in her village in the Peloponnese. They are quite small in size, and not those big round kinds you find in the supermarket. They are quite tasty, and since I had quite a few (I ate half in a space…
‘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…
Quinoa ‘High Protein’ Salad
I love quinoa. I first tried it when I read about in the Guardian about 10 years ago when I was living in the UK. Its been a staple in my cupboard, although I do use it sparingly and when I want to treat myself. It’s rather expensive here in Greece but prices vary from…
Peach & Lavender Agua Fresca
It was Raya a few days ago. I spent the day talking to my big extended family over in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I also spent the time making this cool refreshing drink. It was a very hot day, but I was prepared – since a lot of the phone calls were made early in the…
Raya Cookies: Yuzu and Lavender Cookies
Another year has passed. Another Raya (Eid) will come again. And so, another cookie recipe. I will call this my Raya Cookies edition. I will make at least 1 cookie every Raya! Last year I made Kourabiedes. This year, its Yuzu and Lavender Cookies. I was in the UK for 12 days earlier this month….
Dolmadakia (Stuffed Vine Leaves)
George’s grandmother was here visiting us. And this dish is her specialty. I have been meaning to learn how to make this dish properly from Kalliope, but it is quite a time-consuming dish to make. It requires a lot of patience, but the results are definitely worth it. Her version is simply stuffed with a…
Pandan Kaya (Coconut Jam)
Kaya. In Malay it means rich. It also describes this custard-like spread that I love. It’s great on bread (especially thick fluffy white bread, toasted) and brioche, and it is even great on ice cream. In Malaysia if you go to Kopitiams, they will serve big thick slices of toasts with Kaya eaten with soft-boiled…
Canard a l’orange with five spice
This past weekend, while browsing at the supermarket, I found duck – a whole duck – giblets and all. And I was reminded of a meal I had while I was in Paris at Place de la Madeleine. It was a gorgeous Duck a l’orange, and it was exquisite. But duck also reminded me of…
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