Tsipoura: Steamed Cantonese Style

This past weekend was an extremely hot weekend, with temperatures reaching to the mid-40’s (Celcius!). Husband bought us some fish, and as part of an East meets West table fare, I have decided to make an Asian recipe, and grill it the Greek way. Read about it here. Tsipoura is a Mediterranean fish, and its…

Chicken Kapitan Curry

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…

Chicken Liver Curry

Chicken Liver Curry is something I occasionally crave for. It is my go-to meal when my body goes through the ‘red-meat’ craving moment. It is a rather dry curry, and it’s flavour is quite unique. It is a cheap source of meat and very high in iron. I know there are times when you think…

Honey Lemon Ginger Roast Chicken

Don’t really have a good introduction to this recipe – I just had a few lemons and ginger at home, and I remembered the first time I attempted to make “Lemon Chicken” in university (during the time dinosaurs roamed the earth) and how disastrous it was. Ready made Tesco breaded chicken and lemon juice from…

Chicken Rice Hainan-style

Chicken Rice Hainan-style is one of my ‘from home’ comfort foods – I remember having this occasionally at the coffee-house of Holiday Villa in Subang growing up. The flavours of ginger and soy sauce shine through in this simply cooked dish, and I love that it is a hearty and filling dish that can be…

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…

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,…

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…

Fizzy Ginger

The New Year has passed (Καλή Χρονιά everyone!), and in my recent post on Ginger Syrup, I mentioned about a fizzy ginger drink that I make with the syrup. Its refreshing, and it certainly helps if you have any leftover ‘hangover’ feeling after nights of partying. All you need is: Ginger syrup Fresh lime/lemon Sparkling…

Ginger Syrup

Ginger -aromatic and spicy. It’s wonderfully versatile – it’s used in both sweet and savoury recipes. I always add a slice or 2 of ginger when I cook beef (it helps get rid of the ‘beefy’ smell when I particularly want it to taste fresh and clean.). I also love ginger beer. The Greeks have…

Momofuku-inspired Sauce

David Chang is a genius. I have tried quite a few of his recipes from his Momofuku cookbook and they were heavenly. The technique of how to slowly poach eggs is one that I will always use, and his ginger and scallion sauce is the ‘mother sauce’ as he calls it. One of my dreams…

Rendang Ayam Pah (Pah’s Chicken Rendang)

It was Raya earlier this month, and as usual, with Raya comes ‘all the food from home that I miss’. Chicken Rendang is chicken simmered in coconut milk with spices. It takes a long time to cook, but oh my its worth the wait. It smells heavenly and the coconut, lemongrass and ginger infused chicken…