-DRESSING (OPTIONAL – 1/3 c Olive oil 2 tb Vinegar 1 tb Finely chopped coriander,opt Serves: 6-8 Cooking time: 35-50 minutes Wash beetroot well, cut off tops, leaving about 3 cm (1 1/4 inches) on beetroot. Select the tender, undamaged leaves of the beetroot, discarding remainder. Boil beetroot in salted water to cover until tender […]

Wash the beans and soak them overnight in cold water. Rinse well. Place in a large pot and pour in enough water to cover the beans by about 1 inch. Bring to a boil. Pour off this water and replace it with fresh hot water. Chop the onions and the celery stalks, and cut the […]

Ingredients: Filling: 1 lb blanched almonds or an almond/walnut combination 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp ground cardamom Syrup: 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup water 1/2 cup rosewater (buy the type that comes in 10oz. bottles, not the exorbitantly priced little bottles.) 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 lb filo, thawed Finely grind the nuts. […]

-GREEK TOMATO SAUCE – 3 tb Olive oil 1 Yellow onion, peeled and -coarsley chopped 1 Clove garlic, minced 5 Very ripe tomatoes, cored -and coarsley chopped -(about 4 1/2 cups) 2 tb Chopped parsley 2 ts Whole oregano 1 c Dry red wine 1 Can tomato sauce, 8 oz 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1/8 […]

–THE FILLING– 1 lb Chopped meat 2 tb Butter 1 sm Onion, chopped 1/2 c Tomato sauce 4 tb Parmesan cheese, grated 1 Egg white, beaten with a>>>d Few drops of water. Parsley, chopped Heat milk to lukewarm, pour into a bowl; add yeast. Mix with you fingers. Add a cup of the flour, and […]

Preheat oven to 350 F. Oil bottom and sides of baking dish. Wash and dry tenders. Dip tenders in sour cream, cover well. Roll tenders in coating mix. Place in baking dish, squeexe lemon over chicken. Bake 35-40 minutes.

Wash & wipe chicken. Brown butter in lge. pot; add chicken. Brown on all sides. Add onion and let it brown. Add tomatoes (or diluted paste) and the 1 cup of water. Cook abt. 20 min. Add 2 1/3 c. water for each cup of rice you will use and continue to cook until chicken […]

Cut meat into 1 1/2″ cubes (approx.). Wash and drain. Brown butter in a pot. Add meat and brown well. Add scallions, and cook until soft but not dark. Add tomatoes (or diluted tomato paste), dill, parsley, salt & pepper. Simmer abt. 20 min. Add peas and an addtl. 1 c. water. Cover, simmer until […]

Wash and clean the squid, separating the outer sacs from the heads and tentacles, removing and discarding the translucent cartilage, and small sand bag and ink. Rub salt on the outer sacs and rinse them inside and out with cold water. Rinse head and tentacles thoroughly as well. Slice squid into uniform rings, between 1/2 […]

This recipe takes two days. On the first day, prepare the meat and marinate. On the second day, prepare the veggies and cook. Place meat in a bowl. In a small bowl, combine black pepper, garlic and oregano and sprinkle mixture over meat. Mix well to coat. In a blender, combine lemon juice and olive […]