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Koukia, Fava Beans with lemon sauce, the Greek way

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Koukia, Fava beans (Vicia faba), in Greek koukia (plural of word kouki), pr. kou-KHIA, is an easy, vegan Greek dish paired with lemon, dill, fennel and parsley, which adds lots of flavour to this healthy dish.

Eggplant – Potato Casserole Gratin with Feta and Mozzarella

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This Eggplant – Potato Casserole Gratin with Feta and Mozzarella was inspired by my Cypriot recipe Vazania (melitzanes) Giahni (stewed eggplants) which is a stove top stew and combined the ingredients to make this delicious eggpant casserole.

Mpamies me liastes ntomates (Braised Okra with sun-dried tomatoes)

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Mpamies (okra) is a summer vegetable and can be very delicious if cooked properly.   It is usually stewed using fresh tomatoes but in this recipe, I chose to stew them adding sun-dried tomatoes as well.   

Gemista (Greek Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers

Gemista (pronounced as ye-mi-STA), are Greek stuffed tomatoes and peppers filled with rice and herbs, baked in a tomato sauce.  Between the gaps of the vegetables we add potatoes which absorb all the wonderful flavours of the vegetables.  As potatoes need more time to bake, we must cut them into thin wedges about twice the size of potato chips.

Vazania (melitzanes) giahni (stewed eggplants)

Vazania, as they are called in the Cypriot dialect, (in Greece they are called melitzanes), is a simple dish made withe fried eggplants and potatoes, which are cooked, together in a tomato sauce to make them “giahni” (stewed).  This vegan dish, uses only a few ingredients, so it’s not only frugal but also very delicious.

Louvi – Mavrommatika (Black eyed beans) in tomato sauce

  It’s difficult to cook for a family when you can’t get the whole family to eat the same thing. My children are not very fond of legumes and most of the times I have to cook two meals so that everyone will eat. I have made it a rule to cook legumes at least…

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Spanakoryzo (Spinach and Rice) and Spinach Risotto

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Spanakoryzo also written sanakorizo, pronounced spah-nah-KOH-reeh-zoh, is a traditional Greek vegetarian dish, made with spinach and rice.

Briam (baked Vegetable Medley)

Briam

I was not planning to post anything until tomorrow but I got up really early after the very strong earthquake we sensed today at 7.15 a.m. Memories came back after the 1999 earthquake with epicentre Parnitha, near Athens. After being assured by the mass media that no damages occurred anywhere in Greece and there would…

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How to Prepare Okra and Stewed Okra (Mpamies Giahni)

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In Greece, okra are usually cooked “laderes” which is today’s vegan dish cooked with olive oil, in a tomato sauce.  However, I have also cooked them with sundried tomatoes as well and they are very delicious.

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