Mezze 1

Babaganoyj (eggplant) Tomato salad chickpea dip with “beef” potato kibbeh The list above is what I had intended to make for our first mezze night. It didn’t work out exactly as I had hoped though. First to make the babaganoyj (spelling taken from the book I used, but there seem to be a few ways)….

Nasi Lemak, a cautionary tale

Nasi Lemak is probably the dish I think of first when I think about Malaysia. With coconut rice, peanuts, fried tofu, sambal, onion and cucumber, it may be one of the best breakfast dishes ever created. Okay, so its supposed to have tiny fish, egg and meat, but whatever, I like it with tofu. I…

How do you say “Epic Fail” in French?

According to the internets, it can’t be translated well, but a literal translation would be, “échec épique”. In French or in English,those are the best words to describe my attempt at creme caramel. I had this great idea, to make one with coconut milk and agar agar. It could have been great. I should have…

Birthday Feast

It was Mr.’s Birthday yesterday, and in honor of the occasion, I made a fancy-pants dinner. I decide I could fit it in with the theme of the week, and create a ‘Modern Australian’ feast. Modern Australian is basically jut modern restaurant food – either the use of native foods, traditional food with different ingredients,…