Recipes
Garlic Sauce with Chestnuts
It is very important that chestnuts are still warm when starting the preparation. Smash the chestnuts until they become a smooth "pulp". Add the mashed garlic and vinegar, and pour the oil while stiring with a spoon until it becomes a soft spread.
Giant Beans Baked in the Oven
Pick the beans clean from stones and grit and soak them in cold water overnight. Drain and rinse them in a colander, put into a large saucepan or a pressure cooker, cover with plenty of cold water and boil them until they are cooked but still a little hard. This type of bean cooks quickly, so be
Gilt-head bream on the grill
Salt the fish, baste it with oil and grill it. Serve in a long platter. Pour over some lemon - oil sauce. Use charcoal if you have. Gives better taste.
Tip: In some regions of Greece they cover the fish with thick salt, they grill it and then they remove the crust of salt that has created a
Greek Almond Biscuits
Combine the almond meal, sugar and almond essence in a large bowl. Add the egg whites and stir until the mixture forms a firm paste. Do not overmix. Roll a tablespoon of the mixture into the flaked almonds, and then roll into an 8cm long roll. Repeat until all the mixture is used. Press the rema
Greek Christmas Bread
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Combine the sugar, cardamom, salt, egg, milk and oil in a large bowl. Mix well. Add the yeast mixture, flours, raisins and nuts. Mix well. Add enough extra flour to make soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic
Greek Delight
Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the simmer. Simmer until mixture becomes thick and smooth. Pour mixture into a baking pan and when cool place it in the fridge for 7 hours. Remove from fridge, cut in square pieces of medium size, having in mind that each piece is a serving, and rol
Japanese Style Tuna On Potato Rosti With Wasabi Sauce
1. Place all the marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix together well.
Add the tuna, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
2. Prepare the salsa. Cut the cucumber in half lengthways, remove the
seeds with a spoon, cut each half into thirds and then thinly slice. Cut
Greek Easter Cookies from Smyrna
Sift together flour and baking powder and set aside. In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add 4 egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each one. Add milk and flour. Work with the hands until dough is smooth. Add grated orange rind. Dough should be stiff so add additional flour if
Greek Farmers Bread
Put the flour in a bowl. Make a well in the middle. Put the yeast and the sugar in the well. Pour water over. Mix slightly. Cover and put in a warm place for 15 minutes. Knead, adding the salt and oil, to a smooth elastic dough. Cover and put in a warm place for 15 minutes. Knead thoroughly and
Black Cat Cupcakes
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Prepare 24 - 2" muffin cups with cooking spray and flour; set aside.
3. Prepare cake mix according to package directions; stir in cookie crumbs.
4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake for 25 minutes.
5. Remove from pans; cool on wire r
Halloween Crisp Candy Corn Treats
# Melt butter and marshmallows; stir until smooth.
# In a large bowl, mix rice cereal, candy corn and miniature chips together.
# Add orange food coloring to marshmallow mixture, or squirt over cereal in bowl.
# Add marshmallow mixture to cereal mixture; stir quickly to combine.
Ghosts In The Graveyard
# Crush cookies in zip style bag, with rolling pin, or in food processor.
# Make pudding as directed on package using 3 1/2 cups milk; let stand 5 minutes.
# Stir in 3 cups of the whipped topping and 1/2 of the crushed cookies.
# Spoon into 13x9 dish. Sprinkle with remaining crush
Halloween Punch
# Mix together orange juice, white grape juice, 7-Up, lemon or lime sherbet, and several drops of green food coloring
# If desired, serve with large, buoyant, and well-washed plastic spiders on the top!
(For adult party: add rum or vodka to taste, optional)
Jack-O-Lantern Cookies
# Spread a small amount of peanut butter on the flat side of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
# Cut licorice into triangles and squares to make faces.
# Melt almond bark following package directions.
# Remove from heat and tint with food coloring. Using tongs, dip each san
Jack-O-Lantern Cupcakes
# Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
# In large bowl, combine all cupcake ingredients at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minues at medium speed, scraping down sides of bowl.
# Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
# Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until too
Monster Munch
# In a large bowl, combine cereal, apricots, raisins and peanuts.
# In a microwave safe 13x9", melt butter and marshmallows on high for 2 minutes.
# Stir; add peanut butter cook on high 2 minutes longer.
# Stir until well blended, add cereal mixture to dish and toss until well coa
Guacamole
Peel and chop all ingredients, place in a food processor or blender
and whiz!
The sugar balances the vinegar which helps to preserve and maintain a good colour.
Leave covered in the fridge at least 4 hours for the flavours to
mature. Excellent with unflavoured tor
Japanese Sushi
one: Pour cooked rice into a tray. Finely slice the salmon and the
tuna.
Put the seaweed onto a sushi mat and press rice down onto it.
Slice the mushrooms and asparagus pieces and lay along the rice. Add the
wasabi. Roll the sushi and cut into slices. Serve with s
Chili Con Queso
Brown ground beef and drain. Add remaining ingredients except corn chips and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with corn chips.
Chiles Rellenos
Preheat broiler. Carefully cut a lengthwise slit in each chile
and stuff with some Cheddar. Combine flour, salt, and pepper and dredge chiles. In a large saucepan, heat 1/2 inch shortening to 3750F. on a deep-fat thermometer. Fold yolks into egg whites. Working with 2 chiles at a time, usin
Bean Burritos
Bring the black beans to a simmer in their own juices. Use fresh
garlic and slice it very fine so it nearly dissappears when you
add it to the beans with the pepper. After abouit five minutes,
add the onions. When serving use twice as much rice as beans and about a third as much l
Beef Enchiladas
Combine beef, onion and 1/2 cup cheese:set aside. Combine soups and sauce. Dip tortillas in hot oil a few seconds on each side to soften.
Top each with a heaping tablespoon beef mixture, roll up and place seam side down in 13x9" baking dish. Pour sauce over and top with 1 cup cheese.
Carne Asada
Place steak in a shallow glass baking dish. Rub with oil on each side. Sprinkle with oregano, salt and pepper. Sprinkle orange juice, lime juice, and vinegar over the steak. Cover and refrigerate overnight for best flavor or several hours, turning occasionally.
To cook, bring meat to
Flour Tortillas
Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in shortening until it is in pieces the size of small peas. Stir in water and mix well. On a floured surface, knead dough 5 minutes. Divide into 12 round balls. Cover and let rest 30 minutes. Pat dough balls into flat round discs and, on a
Chicken Enchiladas
Saute garlic and onion in oil in a heavy saucepan. Blend in flour
with a wooden spoon. Add water and green chile and mix well. Add salt. Bring to a boil and simmer, stirring frequently for 5 minutes.
Heat tortillas on a hot griddle and keep warm under a towel or heat in oil, drai
Beef and Broccoli with Garlic Sauce
Trim fat from beef steak; cut beef lengthwise into 2 inch strips. Cut strips crosswise into 1/8 inch slices. Toss beef, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, the salt and white pepper in a glass or plastic bowl. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes. Pare outer layer from broccoli stems. Cut broccoli lengthwis
Chinese Pepper Steak
Marinate steak for 15 minutes or more. Add oil to hot wok.
Swirl and stir fry garlic, ginger and scallions for 30 seconds. WSith slotted spoon, reserving the marinade, add half the steak and stir fry for 3 minutes. Remove and set aside. Repeat with remaining steak. Add oil and stir fry onio
Kung Pao Chicken
Combine chicken, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, cold water, 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch and garlic salt in bowl. Stir evenly in one direction and let marinate 30 minutes. Remove tips and seeds from chiles, then cut in 1-inch pieces. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce, wine, sugar, 1 teaspoon c
Moo Goo Gai Pan
Sprinkle chicken with 2 teaspoons cornstarch, rice wine, and pepper. Mix well. Simmer mushrooms in chicken broth 5 minutes. Drain, reserving broth. Heat oil in a wok. Add chicken and cook, stirring, just until pieces separate and chicken is no longer pink. Drain into a sieve over a bowl. Return
Chinese Fire Pot
Place beef, chicken and fish in freezer and chill until firm to touch but not frozen. Slice beef and chicken in strips 1/4-inch thick and about 2 inches long. Cut fish into 3/4-inch cubes. Shell and devein
shrimp. Chop cabbage into bite-size chunks. Clean mushrooms. If using forest mushroom
Cantonese Roast Duck
Rub duck inside and out with salt and refrigerate overnight. Mix remaining ingredients and rub on duck inside and our until used up. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place duck on rack, breast side up, in pan with 1 inch of water. Roast 1 hour, turn duck over,
roast 1 hour more. Turn duck breas
Egg Foo Yung
Beat eggs until thick; stir in sprouts, pork, onion,
and soy sauce. Heat oil in skillet and pour in some of
mixture at a time. Using spatula push eggs as they
cool over meat to form pattie. When pattie is firm,
turn over to brown other side. Serve with sauce.
Egg Rolls
Mix together, soy sauce, water, garlic and lemon juice. Add the
chicken and pork. Cover tightly and marinate overnight. Roast the
chicken and the pork together in a 350 degree oven until done. The chicken takes about an hour. The pork takes about an hour and a half. When cool, cut into
Barbecued Pork Bun
Mix together the warm water, 1/2 tsp. sugar and yeast in an 8 oz. measuring cup. Let stand until it rises to the 8 oz. level (about 20 minutes).
Sift flour, cake flour, sugar and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add shortening, yeast mixture and milk. Knead mixture 5 minutes to fo
Chinese Barbequed Pork
Cut the pork butt in half, then slice each half into 3/4inch thick strips. (You should have about 12 strips). Place the pork in a nonreactive bowl. Combine the marinade ingredients in a small bowl and pour over the pork strips. Turn the meat to evenly coat, then cover, refrigerate, and marinate
Chinese Mustard Sauce
Combine boiling water, soy sauce, and dry mustard. Whisk together until a smooth paste is formed. Mix well. Slowly add oil to create a smooth paste.
Note: A little sesame oil, or other flavored oils, may be admixed in whole or part with the vegetable oil to vary the flavor and to tailor it
Duck Sauce
Combine first four ingredients and cook over moderate heat for 5
minutes. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
Combine the second four ingredients and boil for 10 minutes.
Combine the remaining seven ingredients.
Combine the above three sets of i
Deep Fried Shrimp Balls
Mince shrimp, bacon, onion or water chestnuts together until fine. Place mixture in bowl. Remove crusts from bread. Dice bread into very fine cubes. Place cubes in shrimp mixture. Add salt, pepper, egg and 2 tablespoons corn starch to mixture. Combine thoroughly.
Fill a wok halfway up
Beef Stroganoff
On high heat brown meat shortly in oil, season meat, stir and take meat out of pan & place aside on plate, lower heat add butter in pan saute onions & gherkins add sauce and mushrooms and reduce, add cream simmer 1 min. add meat. serve.
Japanese Vegetable Salad
In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, rice-wine vinegar, sugar,
sake, and lemon juice. Cut the carrot, cucumber, and daikon using the
green machine. Combine vegetables in a medium bowl. Pour dressing over
vegetables, and toss well to coat. Divide salad among four bowls, a