June 29, 2008

Beef with Green Beans (Moschari me Fasolakia)

Filed under: Miscellaneous - 29 Jun 2008

Moschari me fasolakia is a Greek beef stew that features green beans. The cooking liquid is fresh tomato puree, with water added as needed.
Ingredients for greek food recipe moschari me fasolakia

Ingredients (All amounts are flexible and …

June 20, 2008

Orzo cooked in Tomato Sauce (Manestra)

Filed under: Lent & Nistisima, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetarian - 20 Jun 2008

Ingredients for manestra orzo in tomato sauce
“Aman vre Lulu, you’re not the first person to burn something!” But I was still upset; how could I screw up such a simple dish? And not just …

June 6, 2008

Beef with Artichokes (Moschari me Agkinares)

Filed under: Beef - 06 Jun 2008

Beef, glorious beef!

chuck roast for beef with artichokes moschari me agkinares

Ingredients
Please note that the following amounts are variable, and may be altered to taste.
1.5 pounds of beef stew meat
artichokes - 18 baby artichokes -OR- 12 …

May 31, 2008

Cheese from Mama’s Island

Filed under: Miscellaneous - 31 May 2008

Lately I’ve been eating a lot of bread and cheese instead of cooking. And when I do cook something, it tends to be topped with grated myzithra cheese. There is a reason for this. A lovely, delicious, …

May 29, 2008

How To Prepare Grape Leaves For Dolmades (Ampelofylla Yia Ntolmades)

Filed under: Greens, How-To, Vegan, Vegetarian - 29 May 2008

It’s grape leaf time! Late spring wherever you are is the time to harvest grape leaves for cooking, most especially for making dolmades.
abelofylla yia ntolmades klymatariagrape leaves for dolmades pile of vines
I usually forget …

May 27, 2008

Greek Tomato Salad (Ntomatosalata)

Filed under: Lent & Nistisima, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian - 27 May 2008

The basic Greek tomato salad is much simpler than the famous horiatiki. You just need tomatoes, onion (preferably red onion), salt, olive oil, and a bit of oregano.

Core the tomatoes and cut them lengthwise into …

May 25, 2008

Peppers in Tomato Sauce with Feta (Piperies me Feta)

Filed under: Lent & Nistisima, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian - 25 May 2008

I’ve never liked cooked bell peppers at all, and so I didn’t think I liked any cooked peppers. But this dish changed my mind.

Ingredients for piperies me feta.
Ingredients
8 long peppers (italian, banana, anaheim, etc), approximately 1.5 …

May 24, 2008

Tzatziki (Tzatziki)

Filed under: Vegetarian, Yogurt - 24 May 2008

It feels funny to write down a recipe for tzatziki, because it’s the sort of thing one makes by adding stuff and tasting it. Hmmm, more salt? Oil? Yes, a little more of each! At the same …

My Secret Combination Is A Mystery For You

Filed under: Miscellaneous - 24 May 2008

For all the North Americans who don’t avidly follow the Eurovision contest, here’s a link to the Greek entry. Warning - Whether you like pop music or not, it’s guaranteed to get stuck in your head! By the …

May 22, 2008

Fry Bread (Ladopsomo)

Filed under: Bread, Vegan, Vegetarian - 22 May 2008

You can use absolutely any bread recipe you want for this. Face it, how could fried dough ever be bad? I’ve even had fried flour-and-water paste that was delicious. Seriously! So follow whatever bread recipe you …

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