Most Recent Recipes Below
The last few recipes I have added show up below, but you can use the categories or the search bar to find all the recipes on this site.
HUMMUS
December 28, 2010 
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of ground chickpeas.
2 cloves of garlic, pressed
1/4 cup of Tahini
2 Tablespoons Lemon juice
3 finely chopped green onions
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon coriander
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 tsp. salt.
Mix in large bowl and keep in fridge until ready to use. There won’t be any left-overs.
TZATZIKI
Ingredients:
4 cups fresh yogurt unflavoured
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons of olive oil
½ teaspoon dried dill weed
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Additional olive oil for garnish
1 medium cucumber, peeled and coarsely grated
Place a piece of cheesecloth in a colander and drain the yogurt for several hours. The whey can be used in soup or in baking. Place the grated cucumber in another colander and drain for 2 hours. Mix all ingredients together except the additional olive oil. Chill for several hours. Place in dishes and drizzle additional olive oil on the top. Serve as a spread for bread or as a dip for vegetables. Store in refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
SPINACH PIE (SPANIKOPITA)
This is from Elizabeth Bey. It is one of her favourite recipes. 300F for 1 hour
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
1/3 cup milk
2 pounds spinach, washed, drained, and finely chopped
1/2 pound feta, finely crumbled
1/4 cup finely cut fresh dill (2 Tbsp. dried)
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
1/2 pound butter or margarine, melted
16 sheets of phyllo
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add the onions and scallions and cook stirring frequently until soft but not brown. Stir in the spinach, cover tightly and cook for 5 minutes.Add the dill, parsley, salt and pepper while stirring and shaking the pan. Cook uncovered for about 10 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the spinach sticks slightly to the pan.
Transfer to a bowl. Add the milk and cool to room temperature.
Add the cheese and slowly beat in the eggs. Taste for seasoning.
With a pastry brush, coat the bottom and the sides of a 7-inch by 12-inch dish with melted butter. Line the dish with a sheet of phyllo, pressing the edges into the corners of the dish. Brush the surface with 2 to 3 tsp. of butter. Continue each layer until there are 8 layers in the pan.
Spread the spinach mix on top of this. Add the remaining layers of phyllo, buttering each one. With scissors, trim off the excess phyllo. Butter the top with remaining butter.
Bake until golden.
PIGS IN BLANKETS
(425 F oven)
1 recipe Pastry, see below
3/4 pound sausage
1. Preheat the oven to 425 F
2. Cook cocktail sausage or small pork sausage, larger ones may be cut in three.
3. Drain the sausages and cool.
4. Cut rolled pastry into squares and wrap each sausage; pinch the edges together
5. Bake until beginning to brown (10 minutes)
6. Serve hot with heated prepared mustard.
Pastry:
5 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 pound lard or shortening
1 egg
1 Tbsp. vinegar
ice water
Mix the dry ingredients. Cut in the shortening. In a measuring cup, put the egg and the vinegar and fill with ice water to 3/4 cup. Stir and mix in with the dry ingredients. Add a little ice water if needed. Keep this in the refrigerator.
MASHED POTATOES – (MAKE AHEAD)
from Elizabeth Bey
serves 10-12 350 deg. 30 min.
5 lb. potatoes(about 9 large)
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup sour cream
2 tsps. onion salt
1 tsp. salt
pinch of pepper
2 tbsp. Butter
Cook and mash potaoes. Add all ingredients except butter and combine well. Put in large greased casserole –
dot with butter.
Bake covered at 350deg. For 30 min.
If making ahead, cover and refrigerate or freeze. Thaw before baking.