Mama’s Taverna - Greek Recipes

	Do the Greek Orthodox Worship Mary? Filed under: Miscellaneous Today is the day we celebrate the Dormition (or Assumption) of the Virgin Mary, the day she was taken to heaven. I say “we” because according to Wikipedia, the Lutheran church, which I grew up in, recognizes the … Continue Reading… Comments (20) How To Make Quick Tomato Puree Filed under: Freezer Friendly, How-To, Tomatoes Tomato puree is a very common and important ingredient in Greek cuisine. It is made by grating tomatoes on a box grater, but there’s an easier way these days: puree them in a food processor. Nothing could be … Continue Reading… Comments (26) Tomato-Pepper Sauce (Saltsa me ntomata kai piperia) Filed under: Tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian This sauce is perfect on grilled, baked, or broiled chicken or fish. It’s also good on french fries. Extra sauce freezes beautifully. In fact, I’ll make a batch of this when I have peppers and tomatoes to … Continue Reading… Comments (12) A Cucumber Experiment (Peirama Me Aggouri) Filed under: Vegetables, Vegetarian, Yogurt When I make tzatziki, sometimes I drain the cucumbers, sometimes I don’t. I know I’m supposed to, but it doesn’t seem to make much difference. I’ve sometimes wondered if perhaps my practice … Continue Reading… Comments (18) Wild Mustard Greens (Vrouves) Filed under: Greens, Lent & Nistisima, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian The first time I went vrouves-picking with Mama, I confidently assured her that I knew which plants were the mustard plants, and went off into the middle of a good patch. I quickly filled my bag with mustard leaves, … Continue Reading… Comments (24) Quince Spoon Sweet (Kydoni Glyko) Filed under: Fruit, Lent & Nistisima, Sweets, Vegan, Vegetarian, Yogurt Shown served as a topping for yogurt. Ingredients 3.5 pounds quince 1 TB lemon juice 4.5 cups water 4.5 pounds sugar scented geranium or vanilla cloves Cook it! The recipe says to peel and core … Continue Reading… Comments (18) Beef with Quince (Moschari me Kydonia) Filed under: Beef, Freezer Friendly, Fruit I’d never met a quince until I started hanging around with Greeks. Quince are mostly used cooked in desserts as they are a bit too sour to eat out of hand. I’m not big on desserts, so quince … Continue Reading… Comments (16) Grape Spoon Sweet (Stafyli Gliko) Filed under: Fruit, Lent & Nistisima, Sweets, Vegan, Vegetarian I’m drowning in work right now, but these candied grapes in syrup are a quick and easy confection to make, so I made them. Ingredients 2 lb … Continue Reading… Comments (37) How To Fry Eggs Like Mama’s (Pos na tiganisete avga san tis Mamas) Filed under: Eggs, How-To Why is it that I can make a great omelet but I can’t fry an egg worth a damn? Thank goodness, Zoe taught me how to fry eggs like her mama does, and now I can face the world … Continue Reading… Comments (24) How To Use Extra Meatball-Rolling Flour (Pitakia) Filed under: Bread, How-To Many of the recipes I’ve gotten from Mama are authentically regional, but this one for “pitakia” is purely a family recipe. How much more regional than that can you get? Mama learned it from her mother, and who … Continue Reading… Comments (10) Next Page »
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