You’ll Need:1 1/2 lbs. stewing beef, cut in 1 inch pieces (675g) 1 cup chopped onion (250ml) 1 clove garlic, minced 3 tablespoons pure vegetable oil (45ml) 6-oz tomato paste(170g) 1 1/2 cups water (375ml) 1 cup thinly sliced carrots (250ml) 1/4 cup red wine (60ml) 3 tablespoons minced parsley(45ml) 1/2 teaspoon salt (3ml) 1/4 teaspoon pepper (1ml) 2 1/2 cups large corkscrew macaroni (625ml) 1 cup…
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Greek Red Cabbage Salad
You’ll Need:1 medium head red cabbage 1/2 medium size red onion 1/2 cup greek olives (kalamata or other type) 3/4 to 1 cup crumbled feta cheese juice of one lemon or to taste 1/3 cup olive oil or to taste (greeks really pour it on…;) 1 t greek oregano salt, pepper to tasteProcedures : Cut red cabbage to medium size pieces (not…
Greek baklava
You’ll Need: Filling * 500 gr. walnuts, coarsely chopped * 60 gr. sugar * 1 teaspoon cinnamon Pastry * 500 gr. fyllo pastry * 180 gr. unsalted butter, melted Syrup * 230 gr. caster sugar * 300 ml water * 2 cinnamon sticks * 2 teaspoons lemon juice * some lemon peel * 2 tablespoons…
Cretan Small Cheese Pies (Kalitsounia Kritis)
You’ll Need:# 3 teacups flour # salt # water # 1lb. (450g) unsalted cheese, e.g. cottage cheese # 2 tablespoons mint # 1 egg # 5 tablespoons sugar # 1 glass of olive oil for fryingProcedures : # Put the flour in a bowl and blend in some salt and water to form a thick dough # Roll out the dough on a…
Ancient honey and sesame fritters
You’ll Need: * 120 gr flour * 225 ml water * 2 spoons honey * Oil for frying * 1 spoon (15 gr) baked sesame seeds Procedures : Mix the flour, the water and one spoon of honey and make a dough. Heat 2 spoons oil in a frying pan and pour ¼ of the…
Cake with no eggs
You’ll Need: * 1,5 cup oil (corn oil preferred) * 1,5 cup water * Less than 2 cups of sugar * 5 cups all purpose flour * Black raisins * Nuts, grinded * 2 tspns of soda powder * Juice of 2 oranges * orange rind of 2 oranges * 1 tspn cinnamon * Pinch…