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As the weather slowly gets warmer, I prefer wholesome foods for breakfast which are at room temperature and not hot from the toaster, like these cookies, filled with good things and easy to prepare and with only one requirement, chilling the cookie dough balls before baking them ! According to me, oatmeal cookies should be prepared with rolled...
It’s spring (or green) onion season so it’s time that they meet up with whipped feta cheese, greek yogurt and fresh herbs to become a creamy dip with lots of bite ! I admit that the recipe I’ve published represents half the amount I usually prepare because I make double when friends are coming over so I can have some leftover...
A delicate, lighter and more subtle version of the traditional ragù sauce that we are all familiar with like the heartier, heavier, redder and spicier “ragù bolognese” and you’ll understand why if you read ahead and if you venture to prepare this delight yourself ! It all begins with the meat,...
Leftovers, even when dried out and stale or overripe and mushy are ingredients with potential that can be transformed into nourishing treasures and I’m quite certain that after all the winter holidaying and feasting, that you too have all the ingredients handy for this custardy bread pudding, crunchy on the top and creamy on the bottom...
And all of this in under 60 minutes, with enough for this weekend’s dinner and also enough to store in jars in the refrigerator for another dinner or two, because this is a simplified version of a 6-hour «ragù alla bolognese» that uses only one type of meat this time, but still packs immense flavour because of...
Or how to elegantly & classically use up and/or reuse that great quantity of pre-boiled & colorful easter eggs that we prepare for the orthodox easter festivities, to be cracked in competition with everyone you meet and then gobbled up, over and over and over ! Many of you probably don’t know this but folks who celebrate the...
The Catholic and Protestant Easter festivities take place over one month earlier before the Orthodox Easter, which is the one I culturally celebrate as a Greek, giving me enough time to experiment with an Italian Easter dish which originally dates from the 16th century, but with a few personal 21st century improvements, which I hope...
I’ve always loved big stuffed mushrooms as appetizers, but they have to be warm and gooey (and not cold) so the idea here is to bake them inside a pastry shell, (even though upside-down mushroom caps are already shells) and to fill them up with creamy yet delicate creamy ingredients ! Of course, you’ll need the quite large mushrooms...
There is rarely a dip you can make that can be put together as rapidly and easily and since it’s New Year’s Eve very soon, here’s a last minute idea for something refreshing; the secret though is to let the delicate artichoke flavors shine through without overpowering them, so take it easy with the additions & best wishes for...
This one-casserole dish, that is started off on the stove top and finished up in the oven, celebrates a variety of mediterranean flavors such as oregano, lemon, onions, garlic and especially green peppers and the trick is to end up with crispy and juicy chicken thighs and firm (thus not mushy or sticky) flavorful rice pilaf, so follow my tips...
An experimental celebration of a tiropita and spanakopita combination for the Orthodox Easter festivities coming up soon, with a fancier and unprecedented preparation and presentation, consisting of a tiropita log inside a larger spanakopita log, all rolled up into one and decorated with fresh herbs that are sandwiched in between the external...
How could I resist the temptation to assemble a perhaps more delicate and subtle lasagna, by incorporating it with a recently prepared and published recipe, using an experimental and novel approach for preparing a creamier and chunkier «ragù bianco» white meat sauce for pasta dishes !? I talked a lot about...
A slightly spicy blend of ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and allspice to accompany a creamed soup combination of roasted carrots, sweet potato, onions and citrus and topped with a tahini drizzle & roasted seeds, warming your bodies & souls in this chilly weather ! It’s a very Mediterranean version of a creamy and blended carrot...
Making a traditional walnut BAKLAVA even better is easier than you think because it’s all about the choice of the complementary flavors that will be added to accentuate and simultaneously brighten up this very sweet, buttery and crunchy holiday dessert ! It’s true that I do have a preference for hand-held or individual format...
A long time ago, I read a wonderful book given to me by a friend and in this book was a recipe from the 1900’s for a “groaning cake” to be prepared by a future mother when her first labor pangs appeared and completed and baked by the accompanying women; I hope my modern-day reinterpretation of this spicy, fruity, spongey and...