Recipes
Ancient sweet with honey
Crush the almonds and walnuts well. Grind the sesame. Preheat the oven to 200oC. Beat the eggs with the honey and slowly add the flour and all the other ingredients, beating constantly. Grease a cake pan and sprinkle with the ground sesame and add the batter. Bake for 45 minutes, leaving the ove
Apple Pie
Mix in a bowl the butter, the sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs. Use a round baking pan to empty the mixture into it. Place first a baking sheet at the surface of the baking pan in order not to burn the bottom of the pie during baking. Sprinkle apple pieces with brandy and insert them perpend
Apple pie fudge
Mix the flour with the baking powder. Seperate the egg whites from the yolks. Beat the yolks with the sugar and the vanilla powder. Beat the egg whites to make a tight marengue. Pour in the yolk mixture the flour and the marengue and stir lighlty. Empty the mixture in a buttered baking pan. Clea
Artichoke moussaka
Clean the artichokes. Slice the stem of the artichokes and remove the outer leaves, which are hard in texture. Rub each artichoke with the lemon and put all of them in a saucepan full of salted water. Boil them and when they are ready remove from heat and drain.
Prepare the minced mea
Japanese Chicken Thighs
1. Sprinkle chicken with pepper. Heat large nonstick skillet over
medium-high heat. Cook thighs, skin side down, 12 minutes. Turn and cook
10 minutes. Discard all but 1 teaspoon of fat. Add garlic and ginger and
cook 15 seconds. Stir in soy sauce and broth. Cover and bring to a bo
Artichokes a la polita
Slice the stem of the artichokes and remove the outer leaves. Leave only the tender leaves. Rub each artichoke with the lemon and put all of them in bowl full of water. Cut the potatoes and the spring onions in medium sized slices. Slice the carrots and saute them together with the spring onions
Artichokes with cod
Slice the stem of the artichokes and remove the outer leaves. Rub each artichoke heart with a lemon and put all of them in a saucepan. Boil them in salted water until they soften. In a bowl mix the cod, the potato mash, the garlic, two spoons of oil, salt and pepper. Mix well and try to make a s
Atzem Pilaf
Wash and dry the meat. Brown 2/3 of the butter in a large pot. Add meat and brown on all sides. Add onions and continue to cook until they become a light golden color. Add tomatoes or diluted tomato paste, and the salt, pepper and water. Cover pot and simmer until meat is tender, about 1 hour. P
Aubergine croquettes
Wash the aubergines and pierce them in several places. Boil them in salted water until tender. Drain them well, peel of their skin, remove seeds and mash them well until they become a pulp. Place in a bowl. Beat the eggs with a fork and mix with the pulp. Add the bread crumb, 1 tspn baking powde
Aubergine salad
Prick the aubergines with a fork and bake them in hot temperature. When they are soft enough, cool them and peel them carefully. Chop the aubergines and put them in a blender until they become a pulp. Gradually add the onion, garlic, parsley and lemon juice or vinegar into the blender and contin
Baked Cherry Tomatoes and Feta
Steep garlic in olive oil at least 1/2 hour. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Wash and stem tomatoes and cut them in half (put unwrapped bread into the oven). Put tomatoes in a shallow baking dish, pour olive oil and garlic over and toss lightly. Bake 10 minutes; sprinkle over chunks of cheese (cu
Baked Chub mackerel with tomato and garlic
Clean fish. Remove giblets and wash with plenty of water. Season fish with salt and pepper. Place in a heat proof baking pan. Mash three tomatoes and cut the fourth in thin slices. Mash the garlic cloves and chop the parsley sprigs finely. Pour the olive oil, the tomato mash and garlic on top of
Baked eggplants
Sautee the onions in a frying pan. Peel, chop and mash the fresh tomatoes (use 2 tins of preserved chopped tomatoes instead). Mash the garlic cloves in a mortar or with your fork. Mix the tomato paste with the garlic. Wash the eggplants. Slice them horizontally in slices of 1 1/2 cm width. Butte
Baked feta cheese with oregano
Cut pieces of aluminium foil and place on each of them a piece of feta cheese (not too thick). Dredge oregano over the feta cheese, add some drops of olive oil and fold the aluminium pieces. Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.
Japanese Cutlets With Sweet Wine Dressing
Marinate fish cutlets in combined vinegar, soy sauce, mirin wine and
sugar. Place in refrigerator for 1 hour. Remove cutlets from mari-
nade and grill or barbecue, using medium heat, for 3 to 4 minutes on
each side or until flesh flakes. Brush cutlets with marinade during
coo
Baked Halvah
Mix farina with cinnamon and set aside. Cream butter in a bowl. In another bowl, beat egg yolks with the sugar until thick. Add to the butter and beat very well. Beat egg whites until stiff. Then fold alternately with the farina into the butter-egg mixture. Add almonds; mix gently. Put into a bu
Baked Macaroni
Boil the macaroni in 4 quarts of boiling salted water. Drain well and return to the pan.
Prepare the bechamel sauce as the instructions describe.
In a greased casserole (youvetsi) put the macaroni in layers with one cup of the cheese. Pour over sauce. Sprinkle with remainin
Baked potatoes with oregano
Wash and peel the potatoes. Chop them in small pieces and dredge them with salt, pepper and oregano. Spread them in a baking pan, pour olive oil and lemon juice and bake in medium temparature (180 C) for an hour.
Baked rabbit with mushrooms
Marinate the rabbit pieces and the mushrooms in olive oil. Add salt and pepper and put in fridge for an hour. Place them in a baking pan and bake in 180 C for 40 - 50 minutes. Prepare the sauce as follows: Heat olive oil and add flour. Pour gradually the milk and stir constantly until the sauce
Baked shrimps with garlic and spring onions
Whiz in a blender the oil and the garlic. Add parsley and spring onions and whiz again. Finally pour the wine into the mixture and stir. Place the shrimps in a medium size baking pan. Add salt and pepper and pour the oil and garlic mixture on top of them. Bake for 15 20 minutes in preheated oven
Baked Small fish
Clean the fish, remove heads, wash and drain. Place the fish in a baking pan, add lemon juice, oregano, garlic, salt, pepper, oil and bake in medium heat for 25 minutes.
Baked vegetables
Clean and chop the eggplants, the zucchini, the peppers and the potatoes in pieces. Mash the tomatoes and chop the onions. Add all the above in a deep pan, add salt, pepper, parsley and olive oil and bake for about 1 1/2 hr in medium oven (120 C).
Baklava Rolls
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix first four ingredients together for filling. Combine syrup ingredients and cook until sugar dissolves and mixture turns syrupy. Set aside to cool. Remove cinnamon stick before using.
Unfold phyllo. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut phyllo sheets crosswis
Baleze sweet
Boil 5 of the cups of water with the sugar. Dissolve the flour in the sixth cup of water and mix it with the syrup that is boiling. Stir well until the mixture thickens. Add the rosewater. Put the mixture in a baking pan and when it cools dredge the almonds over it. Place the sweet in the fridge
Basil and Feta Cheese Spread
Process basil and and chives in food processor until fine. Add feta and garlic until well mixed. Add enough olive oil to make spreadable. Spread on bread, crostini, or little pizzas, dollop on pasta, or add to soups or vegetables.
Japanese Mushroom Pate With Spring Onion
Place the mushrooms on a baking tray and brush with 20ml of olive oil.
Season and bake for 15 minutes until soft.
Place the Japanese marinade ingredients in a bowl and put in the
mushrooms, allow to marinate for 4 hours.
Heat in a saucepan the remaining olive oil
Batter Puffs with Honey and Cinnamon
In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the boiling water, butter, salt, sugar, and orange rind. Bring to a boil. Meanwhile, sift together the flour and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients all at once to the hot mixture, beating hard with a wooden spoon over medium heat until the mixture forms a
Bean salad
Soak beans in water overnight. Boil them in salted water ans strain them when cooled. Place them in a platter and cover them with onion rings, pepper, parsley, eggs, tomato and some olives. Pour oil over the salad and season with pepper. Sprinkle with vinegar or lemon juice.
Bechamel
Melt butter over a low heat; add flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg; stir until well blended. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk and return to heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth. Makes 2 cups. With Eggs: When sauce is thick, remove from heat and gradually add 2 egg yolks,
Beef Casserole with Onions
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and brown the meat in it. It will produce a lot of moisture but continue until it has all evaporated and the meat starts to turn golden. Slowly pour the vinegar over it and, when the steam subsides, add the wine. Then add all the remaining ingredients excep
Beef stew with cauliflower
Use a large saucepan and saute the onions with one cup of olive oil. Add beef and saute in all sides. Add parsley , the cube, salt, pepper, garlic and some water. Let the meat simmer. In the meanwhile heat the cauliflower in hot water. Then, cut it in pieces and add the pieces into the saucepan.
Beef stew with zucchini
Use a large saucepan for this recipe. Saute the onions in 1 cup of olive oil. Then add the beef and saute it in all sides. Add parsley, salt, pepper, the vegetable cube stock, the tomatoes (cut in pieces), sugar, garlic and some water. Let the meat boil. Then wash the zucchini well, scrape them,
Beetroot salad
Cut the green part of the beets and wash them. Boil beetroots and green parts for 1/2 hour and then remove outer skins from the beetroots. Slice the beetroots in thin pieces. Add oil, salt and vinegar and serve beetroots and green parts in a bowl.
Bitter Orange Preserve
The fruit is picked when very young, before it matures, so it is of dark green color, round like a walnut, and still very aromatic, being closer to the perfume of the orange or lemon blossoms.
The fruit should be fresh and of equal size. Open a small hole at one end with a small sharp knife
Boiled eggs in lemon oil sauce
Mix the oil, the lemon juice and the mustard in a bowl. Let the eggs cool, after boiling, and cut each one in 4 pieces. Place them in a plate. Add salt and pepper and pour over the dressing.
Japanese Noodle Soup - Good Housekeeping
1. In a nonstick 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, in hot vegetable
oil,
cook tofu, scallions, and ginger 5 minutes or until golden brown.
2. In 4-quart saucepan over high heat, heat 8 cups water to boiling. Add
soup mix, noodles, carrot, red pepper, lemon peel, cr
Boiled green vegetables
Chop the roots of the green vegetables and wash them well. They need careful washing in order to remove soil and dust. Boil them in a saucepan for around 30 minutes and serve them hot or cold with olive oil, salt and lemon juice. In some varietes vinegar goes better than lemon juice.
Boiled Octopus
Clean the octopus and put it into a pan; add water and cook it over a moderate heat until it becomes red and tender. Drain, peel off the skin, and cut into small pieces. Mix the garlic, olive oil, vinegar, pepper and parsley. Pour dressing over the octopus. Will keep covered in the refrigerator
Broad beans
Clean the broad beans and wash with plenty of water. Heat the oil in a saucepan and roast the onions. Add flour, tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, the beans, salt and pepper. Add little water and cook over low heat until tender and only the oil remains.
Cabbage and carrot salad
Wash the cabbage and slice it as thin as you can. Wash and grate the carrots. Mix carrots and cabbage in a bowl, add olive oil, salt and finally pour vinegar or lemon juice (try both versions).