June 2009

Baked Beef Ragu

by Peter G June 24, 2009 Recipes
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With the colder weather in full swing I’ve been further experimenting with slow braises and casseroles.  The above dish is a result from playing around in the kitchen.  As I stated in my beef stifado recipe I like to use chuck steak in my casserole cooking.  It’s a cheap cut of meat, with a good amount of fat that melts as it is slowly cooked.  I buy it in big [...]

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Giouvarlakia Revisited

by Peter G June 17, 2009 Greek Food
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I’ve decided to redo giouvarlakia this winter.  I’ve blogged about giouvarlakia before and you can find my recipe here.  I love the “heartiness” of this dish and I can eat them non stop. They definitely warm up the insides.  However, in my “extreme makeover” (ok, maybe not that extreme) I add a bunch of chopped silverbeet or swiss chard and some brown lentils to cook with the stock created by [...]

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Beef Stifado

by Peter G June 11, 2009 Greek Food
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Cooler weather demands comfort food.  And lots of red wine!  That’s my motto and I’m sticking to it! Seriously though, that’s probably the best part about winter.  The stews, braises and casseroles. This time around I wanted to attempt that classic Greek dish called “stifado“.  It’s a one pot aromatic stew utilising baby onions, red wine vinegar and cinnamon to a name a few ingredients.  This dish traditionally uses wild [...]

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Baked Apples “Baklava”

by Peter G June 3, 2009 Greek Food
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Apples are everywhere at the moment. I love this time of the year as there are so many to choose from!  I spotted these beautiful “Golden Delicious” variety the other week and knew I wanted to play around with them as soon as I got them home.  (You know me!)  I was planning a dinner party for the weekend and I wanted to present a low fat option for dessert.  [...]

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