Peel and grate the carrots. Place in a saucepan. Clean and chop the onion. Put it in the saucepan and boil adding a small quantity of water. When the carrots and the onion boil, blend them well. Melt butter in a clean saucepan, add 5 cups of water, parsley, salt, pepper and the blended mash of c

Rinse and grate the carrots. Cover them with water and boil until carrots are tender. Strain three glasses of water and boil together with the sugar until the syrup thickens. When it thickens add the vanilla essence and the lemon juice and remove from fire. When the syrup gets cold preserve in a

Cut the green part of the beets and wash them. Boil beetroots and green parts for 1/2 hour and then remove outer skins from the beetroots. Slice the beetroots in thin pieces. Add oil, salt and vinegar and serve beetroots and green parts in a bowl.

The fruit is picked when very young, before it matures, so it is of dark green color, round like a walnut, and still very aromatic, being closer to the perfume of the orange or lemon blossoms. The fruit should be fresh and of equal size. Open a small hole at one end with a small sharp knife

Mix the oil, the lemon juice and the mustard in a bowl. Let the eggs cool, after boiling, and cut each one in 4 pieces. Place them in a plate. Add salt and pepper and pour over the dressing.

Cut the cheese into 1 cm thick slice. Put it on the grill and let it become slightly brown on both sides. Cheese should be still hard and not so creamy and sticky like when fried. Serve as an appetizer with lemon on the side.

Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. Add a teacup of flour and beat the mix. Cover the mix with a towel and place it in a warm place to rise. Slightly heat the milk, the sugar, the butter and the orange rind and place them in a bowl. Add the yeast, the eggs, beaten, and the flour

Mix the eggs, the milk and the butter in a bowl. Beat the mixture well until it becomes unified. Mix the baking powder with the flour and half tea spoon of pepper. Add it gradually into the egg mixture, stiring the mixture continously. Finally add the grated cheese and mix it well with the egg m

Place the cooked drained noodles in a salad dish and chill. Put the arame in a small dish and pour over 2 tablespoons of boiling water, the rice vinegar and soy sauce. Leave for 10 minutes. Heat the sunflower oil in a wok and add the crushed garlic,stir fry for 1-

Beat eggs well; add flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Add parsley and cubed cheese. Mix together well. Brown in butter in frying pan, and drop in the batter, a spoonful at a time, to fry. Keep the heat regulated so puffs do not burn. When they are lightly brown, turn carefully, with slot

Shred cabbage. Place in strainer and wash under running water for several minutes; drain well. Wash tomatoes and cut into wedges. Wash and scrape carrots. Grate. Place carrots in center of a platter; surround with ring of cabbage and then with ring of tomatoes, or put tomatoes in the center and

Wash the cabbage and cut it in slices. Use a medium size saucepan. Add the onion and saute oil. Add the slices of cabbage and stir. Add 2 cups of water. Add the fresh tomato paste and stir again. Cook for 10 minutes and then add the rice. Cook until the rice is ready and the water is absorbed. A

Select the white leaves from the cabbage and shred them finer than for salad. Cover with water (which is NOT part of the 12 cups required for the recipe), boil for 5 min. and drain. In a skillet, brown the butter. Add the onions and saute until they are a light golden color, dot dark. Transfer t

Wash the eggplants and cut them in cubes or along side in thin slices, like in the picture. Salt them and let them stand for 1/2 hour. Then, wash them and strain them well. Saute the eggplants and the onions in a deep saucepan with the oil. Add garlic, tomatoes, sugar, some parsley and some wate

Fry eggplants in plenty of olive oil. Eggplants absorb plenty of oil. Fry until eggplants get brown and tender. Add water if you do not want to use too much oil. In another saucepan heat olive oil (much less than the portion that you use for frying the eggplants) and add tomato mash and half of

Blanch almonds. Dry in oven, mash with mortar and pestle, or pulverize in blender. Place sugar, egg whites, and vanilla in bowl; add the almonds. Blend, using your fingers, into a thick dough. Shape into narrow fingers and place on a buttered baking sheet. Bake in preheated 300 F. oven for about

Put the figs in a pot, boil and drain them. Keep the water and boil it with the sugar for 5 - 10 minutes. Add the figs and remove from fire. Leave the figs in the syrup for one day. Next day simmer the figs until the syrup thickens. Finally add the lemon juice.

Wash the figs well, score them and place them in two large pots. Cover them with water and let them absorb water for 12 hours. Fill 2/3 of a large pan with figs together with the water that we used. Add 5-6 bay leaves and let boil until the figs are soft enough to melt. Follow the sam

Wash the cauliflower, remove the stems and cut it in pieces. Use a saucepan to prepare the sauce for the cauliflower. Wash and mash the tomatoes. Peel and chop the onions. Add the olive oil into the saucepan together with the tomato mash, the onions the cinnamon, the sugar, salt and pepper. Stir

Wash cauliflower well and remove the stems (optionally you can keep part of the stems as long as you boil them enough to tender). Boil until tender. Drain the cauliflower well and place in a bowl. Pour some olive oil and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Wash the cauliflower and break into flowerets. Skin and wash onions; drain. Heat the oil in a pot and lightly brown the whole onions. Add garlic and cook until golden. Add diluted tomato paste, vinegar, resemary, and bay leaf, and cook for 30 min. Bring lge. pot of salted water to a boil; add ca

Scrape the scales of the fish and remove giblets. Add the salt, pepper, olive oil, the sliced onions, the celery and the sliced tomatoes in a saucepan and boil them. Strain the vegetables well and put them on a plate. Put the fish on the same water and boil them. After boiling them until cooked,

Sprinkle the fish with lemon juice, add salt and pepper and place in a pan. Peel half the tomatoes, grate them, add the tomato paste (thinned in a bit of water), garlic, parsley, olive oil and salt & pepper. Mix and pour over the fish. Slice the rest of the tomatoes in thick slices, place them o

Mix half of the butter with the rest of the ingredients and stir until a pulp is created. Burn the rest of the butter and place it in a baking pan. Pour the pulp into the baking pan and bake in preheated oven (200 C) for 1 hour.

Shell the peas, if needed. Rinse them in cold water and drain. Sautee the onions in the olive oil. Add the tomatoes, peas, salt and the dill. Add the water and bring to a boil. Stir, cover and cook slowly for about 50 minutes.

Add the olive oil, the tomato paste and the wine into a saucepan. Stir and heat in low temperature. Rinse and slice the mushrooms. Chop the onions. Place the onions and the mushrooms into the saucepan together with salt, pepper, oregano and dill. Cook for 30 minutes and serve warm.

Beat the eggs with the lemon juice. Add gradually the stock and stir constantly while the sauce is heated. Do not let the sauce boil. Add flour if you want to thicken the sauce. Continue stirring until the sauce thickens.

Bring salted water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the eggplant, cover, remove from heat and allow to stand while preparing the rest of the casserole. In a large skillet, brown the meat and add the onion, green pepper and mushrooms. Continue to saut until vegetables soften. Season with 1 tsp

Rinse the eggplants and remove stems. Cut them along side. Let them stand in water for half an hour. Drain and salt them. Fry them in oil in order to soften. Remove from oil and let them drain. In the same oil add the tomato mash and let it boil until it forms a thick sauce. Add garlic and nuts

Cut the cheese into 1 cm thick slices. Heat the butter in a frying pan and put the slices in. Turn the heat down a little and let it cook for 1-2 minutes until it bubbles. It should not turn brown, but should look creamy and sticky. In Greece the cheese is usually cooked in small frying pans, so

Prepare Sesame Marinade and Dressing. Place beef top sirloin steak in plastic bag; add reserved 1/3 cup marinade from Sesame Marinade and Dressing, turning to coat. Close bag securely and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning once. Remove steak from marinade; discard marinade.

Saute all ingredients until baked, except of the yoghurt. Serve beside each plate, as an appetizer, together with two spoons of yoghurt.

Wet the breadcrumbs in the water and then drain them well. Clean and crush garlic in a mortar or using a fork. Mix the drained breadcrumbs with the garlic. Stir well the mixture with a mixer until a smooth paste is obtained. Add olive oil and and vinegar gradually while stiring the mixture.

(Hand method) Combine garlic with mashed potatoes or bread in a mortar. Blend to form a soft paste. Add olive oil and vinegar alternately in very small amounts, stirring briskly. Add salt and pepper. Continue to whisk until sauce is thick. (Blender or food processor method)

Remove crusts from bread, soak and drain it. Place the fish roe and the onion (chopped) in a mixer and beat well. Add gradually the lemon juice, the bread and the olive oil and continue beating the mixture until it becomes soft and creamy. Serve in a bowl and garnish with parsley.

This is a basic vinaigrette-style dressing that works well with shredded vegetables. IN A BOWL, whisk together the ingredients. Toss with salad ingredients and serve chilled or at room temperature. Makes 3/4 Cup

Peel wash and boil the potatoes. Remove from heat and mash them. Place the fish roe in a bowl and beat with a mixer. Add gradually the olive oil, the lemon juice, some drops of vinegar and the potatoe mash (spoon by spoon). Continue beating until the mixture becomes soft and creamy. Garnish with

Combine the almond meal, sugar and almond essence in a large bowl. Add the egg whites and stir until the mixture forms a firm paste. Do not overmix. Roll a tablespoon of the mixture into the flaked almonds, and then roll into an 8cm long roll. Repeat until all the mixture is used. Press the rema

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Combine the sugar, cardamom, salt, egg, milk and oil in a large bowl. Mix well. Add the yeast mixture, flours, raisins and nuts. Mix well. Add enough extra flour to make soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the simmer. Simmer until mixture becomes thick and smooth. Pour mixture into a baking pan and when cool place it in the fridge for 7 hours. Remove from fridge, cut in square pieces of medium size, having in mind that each piece is a serving, and rol