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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Apricot Baklava
4 cups Turkish dried apricots 1 cup water 1 cup orange juice 3 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated 1 tablespoon butter 8 sheets phyllo dough 1/4 cup ground almonds 2 tablespoons bread crumbs, toasted 2 tablespoons granulated sugar Pinch of cinnamon 2 tablespoons honey, warmed
Simmer the apricots with the [...]
Baked Macaroni With Beef And Cheese (pasticcio)
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Baked Macaroni with Beef and Cheese (Pasticcio)
2 cups uncooked ziti or elbow macaroni 3/4 pound ground beef 1 small onion, chopped 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups grated Kasseri, Parmesan or Romano cheese 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 1/4 cups milk 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 1/8 teaspoon ground [...]
galaktoboureko
Monday, September 7th, 2009Galaktoboureko
Syrup 3/4 cup water 1 cup granulated sugar Juice of 1 lemon 1 edge of orange rind 1 cinnamon stick
Boil for 10 minutes. Cool. Prepare this before making pastry.
Pastry 2 quarts milk 1 cup farina 6 eggs 3/4 pound unsalted sweet butter 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 20 phyllo sheets
Heat milk to scalding. Beat eggs until [...]
tzatziki
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Tzatziki (Greek-Turkish)
4 cucumbers 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper, to taste 2 cups yogurt, or yogurt and sour cream mixed
Peel and seed the cucumbers, and put through a fine grater (not a blender). Allow to drain in a colander until the juices have stopped running.
In a small bowl, [...]