Category: Legumes

June 29, 2008

Beef with Green Beans (Moschari me Fasolakia)

Filed under: Beef,Legumes,Vegetables - 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 …

May 12, 2008

Greek Garbanzo Bean Soup (Revithia)

Filed under: Legumes,Lent & Nistisima,Soups,Vegan,Vegetarian - 12 May 2008

There are three Greek dishes that stand out in my mind as having a richness of flavor you’d not expect from the simplicity and humbleness of their ingredients, not to mention their ease of preparation. They are: Greek …

May 9, 2008

Zoe’s Green Beans (Fasolakia tis Zoes)

Filed under: Legumes,Lent & Nistisima,Vegan,Vegetables,Vegetarian - 09 May 2008

Zoe’s mama always insisted her children put the utmost effort into school, and didn’t distract them too much with cleaning and cooking chores. As a result, Zoe reached adulthood without having ever made the classic Greek green bean dish …

April 1, 2008

Greek Lentil Soup (Fakes)

Filed under: Legumes,Lent & Nistisima,Soups,Vegan,Vegetarian - 01 Apr 2008

I loved this soup when I first ate it, but then suffered severe mental dislocations when I found out how simple it is. No meat, no cheese. (I’d only ever had lentil soups with sausage and/or cheese garnishes …

November 9, 2007

Baked Lima Beans- deluxe version ( Yigantes Yiahni )

Filed under: Legumes,Vegan,Vegetarian - 09 Nov 2007

This is a really tasty way to cook beans. Don’t worry about using exact amounts, the beans will be good no matter what!

Boil 1 pound of large dry lima beans till soft and ready to eat. Small dry …

June 17, 2007

Baked Lima Beans- basic version ( Yigantes Yiahni )

Filed under: Legumes,Vegan,Vegetarian - 17 Jun 2007

Boil 1 pound of dry lima beans till soft and ready to eat. You can shorten the boiling time by soaking them overnight.  Preheat oven to 350. Saute in 1 cup olive oil 1-2 onions, roughly chopped, and 5 …