Easy Recipes

Almond rolls

Filling * 1 kg almond kernel, thickly grated * 4-5 spoons sugar * 5 spoons hard tack (finely grated rusk) * 1 nutmeg, grated Syrup * 1 kg sugar * 3 glasses water * lemon peel of one lemon * Juice of one lemon * A pinch of vanilla powder Dough * 2 glasses water * 2 cups oil * Flour, as much as it takes to make an elastic dough * A pinch of salt

Almond sweet

* 640 gr almonds, grinded * 640 gr sugar * 8 egg yolks * Marmelade

Almond sweets from Lesvos

# 1/2 kg blanched almond kernel # 180 gr sugar # Rosewater # Icing suga

Ancient Bean soup

* 2 cups white beans * 1/2 liter water * 200 gr. lard * 3 onions finely chopped * 1/2 liter beef broth * 2 garlic cloves * 2 tablespoons olive oil * 1 tablespoon honey * 1/2 teaspoon coriander * 1 bunch parsley * 2 bay leafs * salt and pepper

Ancient cooked tuna

* 8 tablespoons olive oil * 8 leek cut in rounds * 8 celery sticks finely chopped * 1 full teaspoon rosemary * 1 full teaspoon thyme * salt and pepper * half of a medium sized cucumber cut in rounds * 2 1/2 cups water * 2 1/2 cups dry white wine * 6 pieces of tuna

Ancient Fruit Salad

* 1 melon * 2 peaches * 2 pears * 1 bunch of grapes * 2 glasses Mosxato wine * 1/2 cup peeled and chopped almonds * 1/2 cup golden grapes * 1/2 cup honey

Ancient Greek Fish with coriander

* 2 spoons of coriander seeds * 1 tea spoon salt * 2 steaks cod * Vinegar, made from white wine.

Ancient Greek Gilt - head bream with cheese and oil

* 1 ½ kg gilt – head bream fish * 225 gr pecorino romano cheese * 3 spoons olive oil * 1 tea spoon salt * 1 tea spoon cumin

Ancient Greek Mullet

* 6 small or 3 large red mullets, cleaned * 2 handfuls of fresh herbs finely chopped (thyme, mint, coriander, marjoram, parsley, rosemary. If you do not have fresh herbs use one soupspoon of each. * 3 soupspoons olive oil * juice of one lemon * salt and pepper

Ancient Greek Pulp

* 3/4 cup (120 gr) semolina * 375 gr riccota cheese * 2 spoons honey * 1 small beaten egg

Ancient Greek Shrimps in a glace of honey

* 225 gr cooked, cleaned shrimps (if frozen, defrost and strain them) * 1 spoon olive oil * 2 spoons garos * 1 spoon honey * 2 spoons fresh oregano * Black pepper

Ancient honey and sesame fritters

* 120 gr flour * 225 ml water * 2 spoons honey * Oil for frying * 1 spoon (15 gr) baked sesame seeds

Ancient sweet with honey

* 200gr white flour * 50gr peeled almonds * 50gr walnuts * 50gr sesame * 150gr honey (thyme fed) * 3 eggs

Apple Pie

* 250 grams butter * 1 glass and 2 fingers sugar (2 fingers higher in the glass) * 1 glass and 2 fingers self – raising flour * 2 tspns baking powder * 3 eggs * 2 – 3 apples, cleaned and cut in thin pieces * cinnamon * Icing sugar * Brandy (for sprinkling the apple pieces)

Apple pie fudge

* 8 apples * 3 cups flour * 1 1/2 cup sugar * 8 eggs * 2 spoons butter * 1 sachet baking powder * Icing sugar * 1 doze of vanilla powder

Artichoke moussaka

* 15 artichokes * 1 bunch spring onions, finely chopped * 1 bunch dill, finely chopped * 1/2 kg minced meat (pork or beef) * 2 spoons butter * 1 tomato, not to ripe * 3 lemons * Some oil For the cream * 1 lt warm milk * 8 spoons flour * 2 eggs * 4-5 spoons butter * Piquant kefalotyri chese, grated * Some grated hard tack

Artichoke Pie (Anginaropita)

# 4-5 spring onions, finely chopped # 6 artichokes, hearts only # 6 tablespoons dill, finely chopped # 3 eggs # 1 teacup of olive oil # 1 teacup of milk # salt and pepper # 1 teacup of grated parmesan cheese # 1 lb 2 oz (half a kilo) puff pastry

Artichokes a la polita

* 8 artichokes * 1/2 kilo potatoes * 5 carrots * juice from 2-3 lemons * 4 spring onions * 1 cup of olive oil * 1 bunch of fresh dill or 3 tablespoons dried dill * salt * pepper

Artichokes with cod

* 10 artichokes * 1/4 kg boiled cod * 1 medium size potato, boiled and mashed * Juice of one lemon * 1 garlic clove, mashed * olive oil * Salt * Pepper

Atzem Pilaf

* 3 pounds lamb, cut medium size cubes * 1/2 pound butter * 1 onion, chopped * 1 1/2 pounds tomatoes, peeled and strained ( or 1 tablespoon tomato paste diluted with 1 cup water) * Salt * Pepper * 8 cups water * 4 cups raw rice