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Chicken with Artichoke Hearts and Avgolemono

2008-07-11T01:04:04Z

Sometimes, you don't really know what lurks in the depths of your freezer. I admit I'm a bit of a list-maker (read: crazy person) so I have a list of all the meats and quantities magentized to my freezer door. But, I don't write down the random t...

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Baklava French (errr, I mean, Greek) Toast

2008-05-18T15:26:00Z

I really wanted to participate in Danielle and Robin's Recipe Remix this time around, since I didn't get a chance to the first time. I think this is such a great idea because really, what do most creative cooks do but remix some sort of existin...

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Spanakorizo

2008-05-08T01:02:06Z

Or, a fancy schmancy Greek way of saying spinach-'n-rice. In Greek, "spanaki" is spinach and "rizi" is rice. I hope you're paying attention to some of the Greek tidbits you're learning from my blog because you never know when you may need them. ...

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Back in town and lacking produce

2008-04-30T00:14:07Z

Well, we're back. We had a great time visiting family in Michigan and I ate my weight in Greek desserts (and lamb and potatoes and tzatziki and bread and...). Calorically speaking, the last 5 days didn't happen ;) As a result of being out of town...

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Hilopites!

2008-04-10T01:47:21Z

A few weeks ago, I went to Greektown with my friend for dinner. I was meeting her there and was a little early, so I decided to duck into the Greek market. I hardly ever go there because it's really out of the way and it always seems to be closed...

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Plasto (without yiayia)

2008-03-31T00:50:15Z

So, four months later and I have finally made the plasto my yiayia taught me how to make. Although it's one of my favorite things to eat, I am constantly just running across new things I want to try every week, so it keeps getting pushed back....

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Mediterranean Chicken Burgers

2008-03-12T02:12:31Z

Everyone falls into this trap at one point or another, don't they? You see something on sale and you buy it--because it's on sale. You probably don't need it, you may not even know what to do with it, but there it is with you in the checkout lane...

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Cheater's Spanakopita

2008-03-08T16:01:17Z

Having a food blog and frequently making new meals may make it seem that I am in the kitchen for hours at a time but don't let me fool you--I'm pretty lazy. During the week, I will rarely make anything that takes longer than 15 minutes to prep a...

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Lahanodolmades (Stuffed Cabbage with Avgolemono)

2008-03-03T02:32:56Z

For as much as I enjoy food, I can pick what are probably my two favorite dishes with little hesitation: Greek-style stuffed cabbage with egg-lemon sauce (lahanodolmades avgolemono) and roasted lamb with tomatoes and orzo (arni youvetsi) with lot...

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Time to make the loukoumades!

2008-02-10T03:20:41Z

A while back, I was talking to Peabody, and I asked her to make some loukoumades so I could live vicariously through her blog. One, because I don't make doughnuts and two, because I already look like I wear a doughnut around my waist so I don...

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