Your Dreams Coming True In The Kitchen

I apologize to my readers for the spelling mistake of Quinoa. It is spelled Quinoa (pronounced Quinwa) and not Kinoa as I have written in my previous post. Thank for your understanding. Stelio

When tomatoes, and generally vegetable prices are low, basically during summer, it is a good idea to make a large batch of your favourite sauce and jar it in well sterilized jars for quick access. It also helps if you have basil and other herbs growing in your veranda. Ingredients: Fresh tomatoes puréed.  Multi coloured bell peppers thinly sliced Onions cubed. Garlic passed through the press. Couple of handfuls of fresh basil, torn by hand. Salt, pepper, chili powder, smoked paprika, chili. Some sugar to offset the tomato acidity. Extra virgin olive oil. Method: Heat oil, stir fry onion till soft. Add garlic and stir till you smell that delicious aroma . Add pepper and stir fry till soft. Add tomato purée. Add sugar. Add spices. Boil, turn down heat to a very slow simmer stirring frequently for one hour. Add water if required but not too much. You need a thick sauce. Turn off heat when time is up. Fill hot sterilized jars with stil...

Nothing like beginning your week with a nice plate of Lentils and Kinoa. This is a super food with a concentration of vitamins and nutrients which will give your body one heck of a boost.... the fantastic thing about it .....

It is Sunday, as the word says it Sun...Day, a beautiful Autumn day for barbecuing. So since we were well stocked on veggies and protein, we decided to cook everything on the barbecue, BBQ Pit Boys style....

B oy I tell you this recipe is pure heaven. I had to import this type of spaghetti from Italy because Greeks don't eat hot spaghetti and cannot find them in the market. They already contain the chili inside and that is why they are orange!! In fact you can just boil and eat them neat with your favourite grated cheese but...

I have already given a recipe on  shortcrust pastry in my previous posts but this one, due to a mistake of mine, came out faaaaantastic. I put 400 gm of butter instead of 600 I mention in my previous recipe.

Summer is coming to an end. September however is the best time of the year when the sea is still warm, kids are back in school and don't bother you on the beach,and the weather is fantastic. The best food you can eat in a fish tavern by the sea while sipping ouzo would be prawns and sardines. You get all the aphrodisiac advantage of the prawns and  the omega 3 from the sardines to keep your heart pumping good while enjoying the many beautiful moments of life.... To cook the prawns and the sardines at home all you need of course are the shrimp, the sardines and a grill to set on your gas stove top or on your bbq. 24 medium large prawns. 24 large sardines. Finely chopped parsley. A few lemon wedges. Some olive oil. Method: Clean prawns from the sand in their spinal cord by cutting using a pair of scissors the shell from the base of the prawn head till you reach the tail. Clean the black stuff and wash well. Clean the sardines as already mentioned in my how to...