34 making greek Recipes

full-fat milk, plain yogurt (room temperature ) or 2 -3 tbsp of home-made yoghurt, mixed with a few tbsp of milk, to thin (room temperature)

vegetable or low-sodium chicken broth, fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced, scallions, chopped, green and white parts kept separate, fresh squeezed orange juice, extra virgin olive oil , or grapeseed oil, carrot, peeled and finely diced, grated fresh ginger, grated orange zest, arborio rice, sake , mirin (a sweet rice wine) or white wine, yogurt cheese (to make , take non-fat or low-fat plain yogurt and put it into a fine colander with either paper towels or a coffee filter. set it over a container to collect the moisture and allow it to drain for 6 hours or overnight, but i have done this in as short as an hour, while not cheese it s still lost a lot of liquid. scoop the cheese out of the filter) or greek style yogurt or heavy cream, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

lean lamb (1-1/2 inch cubes , beef can be substituted), clarified butter (use samna or ghee if available, or make your , see note), salt, pepper, onion, finely chopped, plain greek yogurt, egg white, pepper, coriander (see spices note below), cumin, paprika, cardamom, whole blanched almond, pine nuts, loaves pita bread (khubz, arabic pita-type bread is used in jordan), rice , raw measure, cooked (jasmine medium grain or basmati is good), parsley or chives, chopped for garnish

bananes ., greek drained yoghurt ., ts ground cinnamon ., ts honey, ( thyme if you can find it )., currants ., grand marnier or cointreau, (make for the kids with 1 tbs)., cooking chocolate shredded ., hazelnuts crumbled ., caramel , or chocolate sauce, or any taste you like, ( here we buy ready in jars).

lemon juice, fresh basil, chopped, dry mustard, garlic clove, minced, olive oil or 3 tbsp safflower oil, low-fat greek yogurt, plain (to make this vegan you can use 3/4 cup soft tofu crumbled up instead), salt or garlic , to taste

olive oil, onion, green hot banana peppers, garlic cloves, minced fresh ginger, pumpkin puree (i made mine fresh from butternut squash. note ( an equal amount of cooked, pureed sweet potato works), thai red curry paste (depending on your heat tolerance), coconut milk (method to make your own follows), brown sugar , packed, salt, boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into large cubes (this worked out to 4 breasts), sour cream or 3 tbsp greek yogurt, desiccated coconut (dry ), water

buckwheat flour, oat bran, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, fresh rosemary leaves (1 tbsp fresh = 1 tsp dried. i used fresh, but dried might be nice here.), kosher salt, banana, mashed , equal to 1 medium, lowfat greek yogurt , plus an additional tablespoonful, egg (or two whites), lemon marmalade , plus 2 tbsp (i couldn tsp find 100% lemon, so i used a lemon, orange & grapefruit marmalade from wf.), canola oil, vanilla, fresh lemon juice (or juice from half a lemon), dates, chopped, pecans or 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped, carrot, shredded, zucchini, shredded, freshly grated lemon peel (from the same lemon used for juice), candied lemon rind (i was too lazy to do this, but it would be a great add-in if you are motivated enough to make it!), unsalted browned butter, turbinado sugar (or enough to sprinkle on top of muffins), old fashioned oats (or enough to sprinkle on top of muffins)

orzo pasta, feta, kalamata olives (about 6.5 oz of actual olives), baby spinach, basil leaves (can leave out ), whole red onion, diced (add as much as you like), fresh mint leaves (can leave out ), lemon juice, fresh, olive oil (i put 1/2cup of and 1/2cup of the oil from the olive jar), dried oregano, salt and pepper

old fashioned oats (ground in blender to make flour), cinnamon, baking soda, salt substitute, salt, ground nutmeg, allspice, egg whites, stevia, pure pumpkin, fage total 2% greek yogurt, scoops vanilla whey protein powder

yogurt (balkan or greek, make sure it s plain, should have only two ingredients, milk and bactierial ), english cucumber, grated (on the large side of the grater), fresh mint, chopped, raisins (which ever kind your family likes, i like the tompson so that what i use), garlic clove, minced, salt, walnuts, toasted

onions, finely chopped, ground beef (lamb preferred), butter, tomatoes, chopped, salt, pepper, chopped parsley, egg, slightly beaten, grated hard greek cheese, dry breadcrumbs, eggplants (about 12), bechamel sauce, egg, beaten, tomato sauce, bechamel sauce (makes 1 cup), butter, pepper, flour, nutmeg, salt, milk