Archive for October, 2006

Beef stew with cauliflower

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: * 1 kg beef, cut in servings * 1 kg cauliflower * 2 onions, cut in slices * 1 cup olive oil * 2 tomatoes, peeled and cut in small pieces * 1 cube of vegetable stock * 2 garlic cloves * parsley * Pinch of sugar * Salt * Pepper Procedures : Use a large saucepan and saute the ...

Beef Casserole with Onions

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: * 4 tablespoons olive oil * 1 small sprig of rosemary * 1 kg tender beef, cut into large cubes * 900 ml water * 2 tablespoons tomato puree * salt * black pepper * 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar * 4-6 tablespoons vegetable oil * 700 grams small onions (the pickling size), peeled and left whole * ...

Bechamel

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: * 4 tablespoons Butter * 6 tablespoons Flour * 1 teaspoon Salt * 1/4 teaspoon pepper * Dash of Nutmeg * 2 cups Milk * (Optional) 2 egg yolks Procedures : Melt butter over a low heat; add flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg; stir until well blended. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk and return ...

Bean salad

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: * 1/2 kg dried beans * 1 onion, cut in rings * 1 pepper, cut in stripes * 2 eggs, boiled and cut in pieces * 1 tomato, peeled cut in slices and with its seeds removed * Spoon of finely cut parley * Black olives * Pepper * Oil * Vinegar or lemon juice Procedures : Soak beans ...

Batter Puffs with Honey and Cinnamon

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: # 1 c Boiling water # 1 ts Baking powder # 4 tb Butter or margarine # 4 eggs # 1/4 ts Salt # Olive or other vegetable oil # 1 tb Granulated sugar # Honey; warmed # 1/2 ts Grated orange rind # Ground cinnamon # 1 c All-purpose flour Procedures : In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the boiling ...

Basil and Feta Cheese Spread

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: * 1 lb feta cheese * 1 cup loosely packed basil leaves * 1/4 cup chopped chives * 2-3 cloves garlic * olive oil Procedures : Process basil and and chives in food processor until fine. Add feta and garlic until well mixed. Add enough olive oil to make spreadable. Spread on bread, crostini, ...

Baleze sweet

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: * 6 cups water * 1 cup niseste flour * 1 cup sugar * Rosewater * Roasted, cleaned almonds, finely chopped. Procedures : Boil 5 of the cups of water with the sugar. Dissolve the flour in the sixth cup of water and mix it with the syrup that is boiling. Stir well until ...

Baklavas with Almonds (Bakalvas me Ameegdhalo)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: for the baklava # 2 lb. 4oz. (1 kilo) sheets of fillo pastry # 2 lb. 4 oz. (1 kilo) crushed almonds # 2 tbsps. ground cinnamon and clove # 15 fl. oz. (400g) buttermilk for the syrup # 4 lbs. 4oz. (2 kilos) sugar # 2 pints (40 fl. oz) water # vanilla # juice of ...

Baklava Rolls

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: # 1/2 lb Walnuts, finely chopped # 2 1/2 tb Sugar # 1/2 ts cinnamon # 1/8 ts Ground Cloves # 1 lb phyllo Dough # 3/4 lb Unsalted Butter, melted Syrup: # 1 1/2 c Water # 1 cinnamon Stick # 1 1/2 c Sugar # 2 ts lemon Juice # 1/2 c Honey Procedures : Heat oven to 350 ...

Baked vegetables

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

You'll Need: * 4 medium sized zucchini * 4 medium eggplants * 2 onions * 4-6 potatoes * 2 green peppers * 4-6 tomatoes * parsley * olive oil * salt * pepper Procedures : Clean and chop the eggplants, the zucchini, the peppers and the potatoes in pieces. Mash the tomatoes and chop the onions. Add all the above in ...