Side Dish
A few days ago I wrote about the other parcel I received from sweet Nuria and as I promised I am writing about the parcel I received from Pixie before Easter. When Pixie asked me what I wanted I told her that I wanted maple syrup because it was something I saw in recipes and [...]
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This is another Cypriot recipe which is translated “Tossed Potatoes”. They have taken this name from the way they are cooked. These potatoes are washed very well and then they are cracked and deep fried in olive oil. They are removed from the sauce pan and after leaving about 1/2 cup oil in the pan [...]
Picture fro last week’s «laiki agora» our farmers” market. You can distinguish two different types the one which is 0.75 cents is from Achaia. In Greece we do not have a lot of varieties of potatoes, such as yellow potatoes, blue potatoes or red potatoes nor do we have names for them. The only potatoes [...]
After the Christmas and New years holidays and after eating tons of food and sweets I have decided that it’s about time to post some recipes which I shall label as low fat recipes. Of course I have to point out that I am neither a dietitian nor a nutritionist and if you want to [...]
After a friend’s comment on the potato salad recipe, I remembered a story of how potato was introduced to the Greeks. I quote from Wikipedia: “The way Capodistrias introduced the cultivation of the potato remains famously anecdotal today. Having ordered a shipment of potatoes, at first he ordered that they should be offered to anyone [...]
There’s nothing like homemade mashed potatoes, the ultimate comfort food. Preparing mashed potatoes is so simple to make and cannot be compared with the dehydrated stuff you get in supermarkets. Mashed potatoes are made by pressing freshly boiled potatoes. Baking or starchy potatoes are recommended for mashed potatoes as they are high in starch with [...]
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This looks like a very simple recipe but it took me quite a long time to accomplish a nice crispy taste yet soft inside. What makes these potatoes different from any other and so tasty is that they are fried in olive oil. Patates Tiganites (French fries the Greek way) Ingredients: Potatoes Olive oil Salt [...]
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Rice Pilaf, has its origin from the Persian pilau also called polao, pilav, pilaff, plov or pulao in other languages. One of the earliest literary references to pilau can be found in the histories of Alexander the Great when describing Bactrian hospitality. Bactria was an eastern Persian (Iranian) province, which was the birthplace of Alexander’s [...]
