Category Archives: The Dining Room

Hung’s Christmas Prawns

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

Hung’s Christmas Prawns Look, I putting myself out on a limb here but I thought I would share an old family recipe for prawns. Ingredients 20 cooked Black Tiger Prawns 2 Limes Cracked sea salt Method Shell and de – … Continue reading →

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Risoni a la atomoulette

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

  Risoni Salad a la atomoulette! The young lady from Japan had a sudden call to accommodate the visit of two friends and she asked her paps what could she do quickly. Here’s the result:   RISONI SALAD Ingredients: 500gms … Continue reading →

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Mou’s Open Yemista

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Mou’s Open Yemista by Mou I suppose The “stuffed things” can be vegetables or animals.  I haven’t yet thought of a stuffable mineral but give me time. The stuffing I’m recommending here is appropriate for capsicums, long peppers, eggplants, tomatoes … Continue reading →

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Mou’s Falafels

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Mou’s Falafels by Mou I guess     I love chick peas and I love lentils.  I also love roasted almonds. Put them all together, add a few other little herbs and spices and what do you have? Mou’s falafels!  … Continue reading →

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Chook’s Ribs in the oven

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Chook Ribs in the Oven by atomou The command from above was, “something light dad. I’ve eaten like a horse in America and Mexico.” So, after enormous searching in the recipe book of my imagination, I found the bubble about … Continue reading →

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Shepherds Pie – Mou Style.

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

  A Greek shepherd’s Shepherd’s Pie (au gratin… grec!) By Atomou   Equipment: Four gratin dishes ** Ingredients : (serves four) 1 kl of mince (half pork, half beef) 500 grms of beef cubes, or stir fry strips. ½  cup … Continue reading →

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Kourabiethes by Mou

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

  Mou’s snowy-peaked crescents (aka Kourabiethes)   Singular: Kourabies Plural: Kourabiethes Take some butter –the more the merrier (half a kilo is a good start). Take some almonds, blanched, chopped into tiny pieces. (Quarter of a kilo is a good … Continue reading →

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Meatballs with Risoni

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

  It’s not easy being a meatball!   Two soccer players, Pele and Pene, are having their lunch at their favourite restaurant. In the centre of the table, the waiter placed a huge platter, in the shape of a soccer … Continue reading →

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Mou’s Pizza

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Mou’s Pizzeria Greca. Has anyone seen that show on SBS, called “Catherine’s Roman Holiday?” It’s a  cooking-cum-travelling thingy.  She’s in Italy, a country rich in recipes and tastes, yet all her dishes are bland, silly and just no more than … Continue reading →

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Chips and Egg a la mooooo!

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

I call them “eggs ‘n chips.” by atomou Our kids who are no longer kids, still love them to death and I was always amazed by that. Kept us out of Mackas. And I’m always looking for a new way … Continue reading →

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