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The Spices We Handmix in Athene Spice Kitchen Lab
Can't believe it's March already! How time flies when you are doing what you love, and I have been deep in spices since the year begin, loving every minute of it! We have been very busy mixing out and concocting new goodies for all you foodies out t
Lebanese Za'atar from Athene Spice Lab
So how does one use za'atar? I've seen it used as a paste, mixed with olive oil, the quintessential favorite of bread dipped in good extra virgin oil then rolled in za'atar or as a rub on poultry or sprinkled in some labneh (thick strained yogurt).
Leek Wrapped Fish
Looking at the long tape-like strands of leek peeling as I wash the leeks I just got from the wholesale grocer last evening, an idea popped in my head. What if we were to use it as wrap on fish or chicken? The light subtle onion flavor will infuse t
Have you ever seen such tiny cherry tomatoes?
I got the darlingest little cherry tomatoes the size of peanuts at the vegetable wholesaler down the road during my last minute run there when I discovered we were completely out of vegetables. I was hungry, and it's 30 minutes to iftar time, but I
Athene's Roast Chicken
Roast chicken must be one of the easiest dish that you can make in about an hour. You can even have a one pot meal if you plan the dish properly, adding some roots such as potatoes, pumpkins, carrots or sweet potatoes to be roasted in the same pan m
Real Traditional Style Hummous
Hummous Ingredients 3 cloves of garlic, smashed 1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), half the liquid reserved 4 tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp tahina 1 tsp salt (add gradually to taste as some canned bean can be salty) black pepper to taste 2 tbsp olive oil 1
No Oil Spicy Stir-fried Fish & Prawn.
Who would have thought that it's possible to stir-fry without a drop of oil! Marinate cubed fish fillet and prawn with Hot Chick Spicy Salt. Pan grilled the prawn in a very hot non-stick pan. Add fish cubes when the prawn caramelized, stir immediate
Grilled Saba Mackerel
Grilled saba mackerel on grilled aubergine with Hot Chick Spicy Salt, garlic cumin lentils (I used French puy & yellow lentils) and fresh cilantro with homemade yogurt and pickled pimento. #oilfreecooking #athenecooks #healthyeating #healthyliving #
Oven Baked Pumpkin
Oven Baked Pumpkin with Hot Chick Spicy Salt, whole garlic & fresh thyme. Rub pumpkin with Hot Chick Spicy Salt and fresh thyme, drizzle with olive oil, and bake in a 175C oven for 25 minutes.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Baby Japanese Sweet Potatoes with Hot Chick Spicy Salt and Fresh Thyme baked with Garlic.
Sunny-Side-Up Eggs with Hot Chick Spicy Salt
hotchickspicysalt ideas : Simplest way to use your Hot Chick Spicy Salt. Sprinkle over your sunny-side-up eggs. sunnyside.up.with.grilled.tomato.and.cheese #breakfast #eggs #sunnysideup #hotchickspicysalt #foodporn #food #foodie #athenecooks #yellow
Greek Style Cottage Cheese, Spinach and Fish Pie
I have been meaning to have a go at making spanakopita for ages. Spanakopita is a greek-style pie made with spinach and feta or cottage cheese. It's the nutmeg powder that gives it the distinctive taste that makes it so addictive. Spanakopita are us
Pumpkin, Orange and Ginger Soup
Pumpkin, Orange and Ginger Soup with Homemade Cottage Cheese. Seasoned with Hot Chick Spicy Salt. And I added some rice to it to make it a meal.
Chickpeas and Cumin Soup
#soup #chickpea #cumin #oilfreecooking#soupforthesoul #hotchickspicekitchen #hotchickspicysalt #athenecooks#labneh #cilantro
Hot Chick Spicy Salt debuts
Hot Chick Spicy Salt will be available for the first time ever at the Charity Garage Sale @ Bangunan BAKTI Siti Hasmah, TTDI KL, from 13th to 14th Oct 2012. 2pm - 6pm. For all those who's been asking about the spiced salt, here's your chance to get
