Beet salad makes for a wonderful summer appetizer. Our family also enjoys these beets as a side dish to accompany our baked lamb on Easter Sunday. It’s simple to make and adds a wonderful pop of color to the table. Be sure to use fresh beets. While using precooked beets…
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Continue ReadingIf there was ever a dish that conveyed how melt-in-your mouth delicious eggplant can be, it is this tomato baked eggplant recipe, known in Greece as “imam bayildi”. The sauce is prepared one of two ways – with homemade tomato sauce, which yields a deeper flavor, or diluted tomato paste,…
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Continue ReadingGreek baked beans is a type of large lima bean baked in tomato sauce and is one of the most satisfying vegetarian dishes I have come across. One of the qualities of Greek cooking is the natural balance that exists between meat and vegetables. And in the case of these…
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Continue ReadingThis skillet feta cornbread is a merger of two dishes: my mother-in-law’s doughless Greek feta cheese pie and my mother’s Appalachian skillet cornbread. Using the Greek recipe as the basis for the ingredients, I added white corn meal to the flour. The bread is then baked in a cast-iron skillet…
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Continue ReadingThis Greek green beans recipe is very easy to make, is delicious, and wonderfully healthy. It can be prepared using fresh or frozen green beans and can serve as a vegetarian entrée or a side dish. If served as the main course, Greek green beans a generous portion of feta…
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Continue ReadingStewed okra in tomatoes sauce known as “bamia ladera” in Greek, which refers to the vegetable being stewed in a rich tomato and olive oil base. While this recipe is depicted as a vegetable side dish, you can add chicken to the recipe, turning it into a delicious main course.…
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Continue ReadingSkordalia is a traditional Greek dish that resembles garlic mashed potatoes and is typically served with fried cod. This recipe is very straightforward and allows for a great degree of flexibility. Some Greeks use bread instead of potatoes and vinegar instead of lemon juice. If you prefer a thicker skordalia, use…
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Continue ReadingThese Greek braised greens with tomato taste great, are easy to prepare, and work well with cold weather crops like collards or chard, and score high on the nutritional front. Other than the extra virgin olive oil, there aren’t many calories in these braised greens with tomato, yet they are…
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Continue ReadingGreek roasted potatoes are addictively delicious. They are very similar to the potatoes from our roast chicken recipe, with the exception that they are prepared on their own and can be served as a vegetarian side dish. The garlic, lemon, olive oil, and white wine give these potatoes loads…
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Continue ReadingThis spinach and rice recipe known in Greek as “spanakorizo”, is one of the recipes that I am most often asked to share. It tastes as delicious as it is easy to make and my children are wild about it. You can enjoy this dish as an entrée topped with…