Osso Buco Veal Stew

Το Osso Buco is the ideal piece of Veal Shank for a well-cooked Stew but also for the perfect Beef Soup. In fact, I recommend sautéing the Osso Buco in olive oil, so that it takes on color and flavor from each side, before it is cooked and accompanied along the way by selected vegetables and aromatic spices. Thus, an innocent Greek Stew can be deliciously hellish with its multi-layered, hidden deliciousness!
Some prefer to accompany this dish with Pappardelle, others with Oven-Fried Potatoes, Barley, Risotto, Polenta. This time we enjoyed it with a super extra Mashed Potatoes!
Yours!

work: 00:45′

time: 2h:15′

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Greek Pastitsio-Baked Greek Bucatini with Meat

When I started preparing it today, I remembered why I hadn't written this recipe before - though I had in the past posted a pastiche down like this made in individual portions - it's because everyone is making this dish, maybe slightly different, but it's a classic dish that everyone thinks is theirs the best way so it wouldn't be of much interest.
My own methodology will have some controversial moments, but I know my dish is particularly tasty to me at least and so I recommend it! Make this recipe if you want to see what it looks like and compare it with your own cooking method. It is also a suggestion for those who have never tried it, and although they have always wanted to know how this dish is made, now could be the perfect start to your test with so much step-by-step process!
The recipe is the inspiration of N. Tselemendes almost a century ago. It was and remains one of the most beloved recipes of Greek households. Made with layers of thick pasta, minced meat and Béchamel cream as a final layer.
It is not difficult but it is jagged and with the sink full of pots at the end…
Yours!

work: 2h:15′

time: 3h:00′

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Okra in Oil

Almost a Greek alphabet to the benefits from the undervalued okra, which take so long and so many years the remorse comments of the universe without complaint. Do not listen to the "malicious" who propagate that okra is "the shame of the vegetables" 😆🌿👌…
Just 350-400 calories -at most- have a portion of them, while breathing a hot pizza special you get 875! So do not listen to others' prejudices, cook this vegetable and enjoy it. We did not eat so much food as the taste buds of the palate dared to try and revise.
The process for their preparation, when okra is fresh, it is a little time-consuming, but this contributes to their delicacy and differentiates them from the frozen.
Easy, tasty and really healthy dish!
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work: 45′

time: 3h:15′

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Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Very tasty Sun-Dried Tomatoes are made from mature regular tomatoes or from anhydrous tomatoes (a special variety of tomatoes, which is common in many islands in the Aegean Sea and resembles the Italian pomodori or roma variety). Dried under the sun they evaporate the water they contain. On drying, tomatoes lose 88% of their weight while larger tomatoes lose 93%.
Sundried tomatoes have the same nutritional value as fresh and to produce a kilo of sun dried tomatoes need about 14 kg of fresh tomatoes. They are rich in lycopene, antioxidants and vitamin C. They are preserved in sterilized jars in olive oil and various aromatic herbs and spices, like coriander & cardamom.
Sundried tomatoes have a great variety of colors, sizes and flavors. They have many uses in the Mediterranean Cuisine. Traditionally they are served with olive oil, feta cheese & basil for a very tasty meal.

work: 20′

time: 2-3 days

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Dauphinoise Potatoes

Potatoes Dauphinoise believed to come from the Dauphiné region of France.
A rich, classic and delightful example of French Cuisine to turn a simple potato dish into something more exciting and luxurious for extra festive banquets. This classic potato dish with the grained surface with a rich, creamy interior is always one of our favorite dishes, which accompanies our Christmas Dinner and is ideally matched with red meat and poultry.

Happy Holidays,
Merry Christmas!

work: 30′

time: 1h:45′

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Broad Βeans & Blites Salad

We are going through a limp week, between an undecided spring and a summer that does not seem to have made a decision to settle. So adjusting our mood to the «big question of life»!?!: what do we eat today, we cook broad beans. A legume rather despised now and some may not even know of the existence of.
Broad Beans are eaten fresh with artichokes, peas, etc. But dry, boiled as a salad or liquor, here our case. Onions, fresh tomato, bay leaves and oregano make this dish scream out of enthusiasm. They are accompanied and eaten with a salad blitum, feta, olives and barley rusk.
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work: 1h:00′

time: 12h:00′

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Octopus with Balsamic & Raisins

Octopus with special flavors, with a little surprise on the palate when it encounters the black currants. Adding them together with the balsamic to give rich sweet and sour taste, a unique velvety flavor to octopus and light tones of sweetness, enhancing the texture of caramel aftertaste. Do not miss!
Balsamic Vinegar contains substances with a strong antioxidant effect, and is 4 times more antioxidants from fruits and vegetables! It is a natural product without additional sweeteners, preservatives and colors. It is ideal ingredient in recipes with meat or fish, fruits, cheeses, pasta, ice cream, in marinades and salads with raw or cooked vegetables. We combine it with pure virgin olive oil.
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work: 15′

time: 50′

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Octopus with Colorful Peppers

Honeyed octopus, this delicious seafood, cooked with colorful peppers and finished with white wine, white balsamic vinegar and aromatic vinegar from red wine. The fasting days before Easter, not only do it highly sought after and raise the price accordingly. We find it in fresh or frozen market, you get what you like and make it as a snack or main dish with the current proposal.
Yours!

work: 30′

time: 1h:00′

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Chickpea Stew with Oven-Dried Tomatoes

Chickpea with a tomato sauce, delicious chickpeas, low cost chickpeas as daily cooking solution.
The roasted, dried tomatoes in the oven add to this different chickpea stew an amazing depth of flavor. Even if the chickpeas are not your beloved beans, I suggest you try them cooked this way. I bet you will be surprised and will definitely taste a delicious and hearty dish.
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work: 10′

time: 1h:10′

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Slow Cooker Gigantes Beans

Slow cooking is an ideal method of cooking and this is possible by a Slow Cooking machine. Beyond any positive elements, such as energy savings, convenience for a delicious meal, etc., we have more personal time free to utilize in wherever else we want.
Put all the ingredients of the food in the pot and forget it for 6-8 hours depending on the temperature you choose. It is a convenient solution to put the food to be cooked all night (or all morning) and the next day we ready for serving hot food.
Cook my Slow Cooker Giant Beans, whom I had not previously soaked! I admit that the result was a pleasant and delicious surprise.
Try them!

work: 10′

time: 7h:00′

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Bolognese Sauce-Stuffed Lumaconi

The Bolognese sauce is a ragout -in the Italian version- slow cooked, which is made with meat chunks or minced. The heavy cast-iron pan is ideal for this kind of food in slow cooking.
Known to us all as "spaghetti with meat" may have a more delicious flavor, a more imaginative presence and why not, more festive!
We choose to accompany the Bolognese sauce with any pasta we prefer, tagliatelle or spaghetti. The Kitchen Stories proposes shells Lumaconi, filled with this wonderful sauce and sprinkled with parmesan.
Yours!

work: 30′

time: 2h:00′

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Octopus Baked in Parchment Paper

Octopus makes delicious seafood, that professional and amateur anglers bring in our kitchen, ready to cook. The seafood, which together with the shrimp and other seafood, is almost inescapable condition to prepare the table of Greek Clean Monday.
Cooked in various ways and always remains tasty. The proposal here is to bake it closing in parchment paper. So close the juices and aromatic sea properties, achieving an excellent result.
This way baking in the oven, sealed with wax paper and aluminum foil, so as not to let air go out, octopus braise without burning or to stay wet, juicy and soft, cooked through to its own juices along with extra spices and its fragrances.
Yours.

work: 15′

time: 2h:15′

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Baked Lamb with Tomato

Leg of lamb or goat, which can be the Sunday lunch and the Easter dish for those who do not have the convenience of spit or simply prefer the roast in the oven.
The proposal is roasted with fresh tomato and fragnat spices and juicy golden brown potatoes. So simple yet so delicious.
Happy Easter!

work: 30′

time: 3h:00′

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Black Giant Beans with Stewed Onions

Delicious giant beans with a stew of caramelized onions, carrot slices and sundried tomatoes in oil. All mixed with spices and herbs to increase the taste. Balanced, to have a finish of a perfect stew without meat.
Black giant beans, black to brown, but there are black to dark purple - blue. A particular variety of beans, delicious, full in protein, antioxidants, plant fiber, low fat and they care for the proper functioning of our heart. A super food!
Try them!

work: 45′

time: 12h:45′

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Beef Stew

Delicious, classic, veal stew with caramelized onions and a rich fragrance composition. We've all enjoyed from the hands of Mom with minimal subtractions, but always with the same touch of love and care.
If these flavors have something to tell you, it is time to create your Sunday family tradition that will be transferred to your children and their continuity.
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work: 30′

time: 1h:30′

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Ossobuco Milanese

A festive dish, a dish colored for a prestigious dinner, which is worth watching for its own unique flavor.
Ossobuco!
A dish with Italian roots and Milanese finesse. Beef shank braised shredded and cooked with assortment of juicy vegetables, aromatic herbs, spice mixes, homemade broth and white wine. Accompanied with sweet, crispy, baked baby potatoes.
Has everything and requires you to enjoy.
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work: 40′

time: 1h:10′

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Octopus Carpaccio

The term Carpaccio refers to an Italian dish, which includes almost transparent thin slices of raw or poorly cooked beef or fish. Consumed seasoned with olive oil, lemon, parmesan flakes, spices and sometimes with white truffle (mushroom).
Also the term Carpaccio is often used to include recipes cooked. This is the case, for example, of Octopus Carpaccio. The recipe involves cooking the octopus before the Carpaccio process of production/cut.
I suggest you try to build and serve a dish of octopus meze, tasty and with interesting visual effect. With our classic snack with octopus in vinegar it will not leave many untouched. A delicious snack …
Yours!

The recipe

Octopus Carpaccio

can be found in the book «Μεζέδες».

wokr: 45′

time: 12h:45′

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Oven Dried Tomatoes & Maintenance: Homemade

Dried tomatoes in the oven. This a straightforward and quick recipe, with endless possibilities to liven and spice every meal.
Add them in sandwiches, in sauces for pasta, in salads, savory cakes and of course as a spread for crostini or anything else you can think of.
Since they are often referred for home sufficiency or domestic luxury, lets make homemade dried tomatoes. I guarantee that they have nothing to do with those you tried from the S/M.
Try them!

work: 15′

time: 1h:45′

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The recipe

Oven Dried Tomatoes & Maintenance:Homemade

can be found in the book «Μεζέδες».

Chicken Curry with Pilau Rice

Various curry dishes are made ​​with spices of infinite combinations, ingredients and cooking modes. Basic spices is curry, turmeric, coriander and cumin.
Chicken curry, therefore, with basmati rice pilaf. Fast, delicious and aromatic dish with the presence of many spices cooked whole that give it flavor and zest.
Everyone likes it and a little more the lovers of ethnic cuisines.

work: 30′

time: 1h:00′

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Olives in Vinegar

The most delicious olives that we have ever tasted. The reason is very simple, it is the homemade olives we have built ourselves, with our hands, very easily.
With simple procedures starting from the selection of olives -best if we have our own- even after the scribe, we add the oil, vinegar, herbs and orange slices. Do not miss, giving them the ethereal aroma. In a few days they are ready to enjoy.
This is all, a little bit to domestic self-sufficiency!

work: 1h:00′

time: 10 ημέρες

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