Bread has been a staple of the Greek diet since antiquity, much like in other cultures world-wide. Definitely not the place for low-carb diet trends!
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Sautéed Romaine Lettuce with Parmesan
I’m no fan of the “wilted salad” trend. There’s a reason why most salad greens are served cold. But every so often it’s okay to make an exception.
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Ravani (Greek Semolina & Orange Syrup Cake)
Greeks love their sweets, and they love them best with a heavy dose of a flavor-filled syrup drizzled poured over them. Because why not? Continue reading Ravani (Greek Semolina & Orange Syrup Cake)
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Creamy Caramelized Onion Pasta Sauce
One of the side-effects of trying to create a new recipe is that I don’t know how much of an ingredient I might need, and then am left with extra that I need to figure out how to use. It’s a rough life.
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Strawberries & Cream Upside Down Cake
There is a good chance that if my youngest is in the garden but is nowhere to be seen, he has found some strawberries and is gobbling them up before anyone else gets a chance to.
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Creamy Crab Dip with Rosemary & Kalamata Olives
My Medium Boy’s exact words were “Oh my God, this is delicious” when a spoonful of this dip hit his mouth. I’m not sure, but I think he may have liked it.
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Simple Roasted Whole Trout or Salmon
One of life greatest lessons is that if you give a boy a fish, he eats for a day. But if you teach a boy to fish, you’ll have fish guts in your sink and trip over all his fishing rods in the garage.
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Sweet Bread French Toast
Holidays are wonderful events filled with food, family, food, fun, food, food. And leftovers. Lots of leftovers.
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Tzatziki (Greek Yogurt & Cucumber Sauce)
Spring and summer wouldn’t be complete without the cool and creamy wonderfulness that is tzatziki (tzah-TZEE-kee). Forget ketchup and ranch dressing, it’s time to move on!
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Traditional Romanian Cabbage Rolls (Sarmale)
I recently carried out my first experiment fermenting whole cabbage heads. I did it solely to be able to make these cabbage rolls. I waited six weeks. Six whole weeks. That’s how good these are. (Psssstt… I have a shortcut if you’re in a hurry.)
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