Cook in pressure cooker. Cook for 10 minutes at pressure, remove from heat then let pressure fall by itself. Cook without lid for an additional 5 minutes, or until liquid has a light sauce texture (not watery).

Sift flour with baking pwdr. into a bowl; make well in middle of it. In another bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar and vanilla, then pour into flour. Add melted butter. Knead mixture into soft dough, slowly adding the milk as you knead. Let dough rest for 10 min. Separate dough into 4 parts and […]

If you are using fresh spinach, wash the spinach and remove the tough stems. Place in a large bowl and sprinkle heavily with salt. Rub the salt into the leaves by taking them up, a bunch at a time, and rubbing them between your hands; the volume of the spinach will decrease before your eyes. […]

Clean and cut tomatoes into bite-sized pcs. Cut cukes. Mince onions and peppers. Cut up feta cheese. Place all these in bowl, add olives. Season. Toss well. Serve with oil & vinegar dressing.

Shell, wash and drain peas. Chop white part of the callions into small pcs., and the green part into lge. pcs. Heat oil in large pot. Add the scallions and cook until soft but not browned. Add the peas and brown very lightly. Add the tomatoes (or the diluted paste), dill, salt, and pepper. Add […]

Crumble cheese into very small pcs. Melt butter in small pot. Add flour, blend well. Slowly add scalded milk, stirring constantly to make a smooth bechamel sauce. Add a little salt & pepper. Remove from heat and stir until cool. Add crumbled cheese and mix well. Add eggs and mix again. Butter a pan abt. […]

Wash the squid thoroughly, and pull out the soft backbone and ink sack from the head of each. Remove the black membrane from ove the whole squid. Coat them with flour and sprinkle with salt. Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet and fry the squid until brown. Pour the wine over the squid, […]

Mix together cheese, baking powder, and salt. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Slowly add cheese mixture to egg whites, beating constantly. Mixture should be very thick (if necessary, add a little flour until the mixture is the right consistency). Shape into croquettes about 1 1/2″ long. Fry in hot oil (or butter) […]

Cream the butter with sugar. Add vanilla and egg whites, and beat well. Add flour, and mix it in well. Put dough into cookie press and press thru wide round opening to make pencil-shaped cookies. Place them, far apart, on a cold, buttered cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 400 F. oven for 7 to 8 […]

Unfold grape leaves & rinse with cold water. Remove & discard small stem from each leaf. Pat dry & set aside. Bring rice & broth to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover & simmer until the rice is tender, about 25 minutes. Let cool to room temperature. Saute onions in 3 tb olive oil […]