Káposztás Tészta is a simple Hungarian dish with two main ingredients: cabbage and pasta.
meatless meals
Mpamies me liastes ntomates (Braised Okra with sun-dried tomatoes)
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.
Revithokeftedes and my cat Lisa
I do not remember ever mentioning our pet. We have a Siamese cat named Lisa and she is ten years old. She is also a Math genius. You must be wondering what Lisa has to do with Revithokeftedes. In a way she does because my love for cats grew when I was about 10 years…
Lahanoryzo (Greek Cabbage and Rice Stew)
Lahanoryzo also written lahanorizo, pronounced lah-ha-NOH-reeh-zoh, is a traditional Greek vegan dish made with cabbage and rice.
Spanakoryzo (Spinach and Rice) and Spinach Risotto
Spanakoryzo also written sanakorizo, pronounced spah-nah-KOH-reeh-zoh, is a traditional Greek vegetarian dish, made with spinach and rice.
Gemista – Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers
“Gemista” means stuffed vegetables. This is one of the most popular Greek vegetarian summer dishes.
Fassolada (Greek Beans Stew)
From all the dried legumes, fassolia (beans) are my favourite. Fassolada (or fassoulada, as the peasants call it), is a hearty navy beans stew, or soup if you like and is considered to be the national food of the Greeks. In this stew (or soup) a few vegetables, such as carrots, potato, onion, garlic and…
