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Braised Okra

March 16, 2010 Greek Food

Today I’m adding another dish to my stable of Greek recipes.  Braised okra or “bamies” as we say in Greek (pronounced bum-yes) is a wonderful, tasty vegetarian dish.  Truth be told, I was never a fan of okra.  Especially, whilst growing up.  I know it seems like I keep on repeating myself  about particular foods, [...]

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Shortbread Cheese Pies

November 16, 2009 Greek Food

Making my own pastry has always been a bit of a challenge for me.  On my recent break I experimented with a few different types playing around with different flours and fats.  I finally found a pastry that I was comfortable with and with that I proceeded to make a kohlrabi and greens pie (recipe [...]

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Thai Cooking Classes

October 8, 2009 Places

Attending Thai cooking classes was probably one of the major highlights of my recent holiday.  As much as I am familiar with Thai food, there is nothing like getting to the grass roots of it all and gaining a better understanding of how this cuisine works.  The wonderful people at the Sareeraya resort hold cooking [...]

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Roast Pork

August 14, 2009 Recipes

After last week’s go at poaching eggs, I got thinking that there are certain dishes that never really go out of style.  They remain classics.  And it’s often these “classics” that can give me the most headaches!  So I decided I would go on a mission to “blog the classics”.  I’ll be featuring recipes every [...]

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Caramelised Fennel Relish with Ouzo

July 16, 2009 Greek Food

I’ve been on an ouzo kick lately.  It’s been a long time since I’ve indulged in Greece’s national liqueur. My earliest memories included drinking it with coca cola in nightclubs and that’s when I had fashionably long hair!  Many years have passed since then and now I simply enjoy sipping it at the end of [...]

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Baked Beef Ragu

June 24, 2009 Recipes

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 [...]

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Beef Stifado

June 11, 2009 Greek Food

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 [...]

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Baked Apples “Baklava”

June 3, 2009 Greek Food

Apples are everywhere at the moment.  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.  I was planning a dinner party and I wanted to present a low fat option for dessert.  Something sweet enough that wasn’t too [...]

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