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blopez34

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Many of the Greek dishes I know how to cook are very time consuming for me to put together, like stuffed grape leaves and spanakopita.

Sometimes, I want to eat Greek food, but I don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Can you think of some easy Greek suppers besides salads to eat? I cook village salad and cabbage salad, but am also open for suggestions for different salads. I know I could always serve souvlaki with them. I know that is fairly quick, aside from the marinating.
 

PemiKanavos

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There many wonderful Greek dishes that dont take up much of your time to make. Makarionia Me Kima, Kokinisto, Spanakorizo, Soutzoukakia, Chicken Gyro to name a few. All of these recipes can be found in our cookbook Cooking Greek.
 
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k_tsoukalas

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To add to what Pemi said, I find soups to be easy, too. They have a long cooking time, but the ingredients come together fast and then the soup just needs to simmer for a bit. Lentil soup, fasolada, veggie soup, etc.
 

Most Popular Spoon Sweets?

I am interested in making my own spoon sweets. What are the most popular? I have eaten cherry, grape, lemon peel, and orange peel spoon sweets. Are they easy or hard to make? Are they similar to jams or other preserves? I find these tastier than American-style jams, with more of the fruit flavors coming out. Any advice is appreciated.

Cooking with Greek Spirits

When I cook outside of Greek cuisine, I use spirits sometimes, such as when making sauces. Like, I sometimes deglaze the pan when I make steak with bourbon and make a nice, butter sauce.

In Greek cuisine, I only use spirits when making desserts. However, I do use wine sometimes in my savory dishes. Do people use spirits in their savory cooking in Greece? If so, how?

Best way to grind mastic?

I have some whole mastic and I have some recipes I want to try that call for ground mastic. So, I need to find a way to grind it. What is the accepted best practice for grinding it? I have heard people using:

  • A special coffee grinder dedicated just for grinding herbs (not the same as grinding coffee bean because that will make everything taste like coffee)
  • Mortar and pestle, grind without adding anything
  • Mortar and pestle with an added pinch of salt (I don't know why people do this)
  • Food processor
Which do you guys recommend?

Other Dips to Serve at Greek Dinner Party?

I mentioned in a previous thread that I made taramasalata for a dinner party. I want to serve other dips or spreads. I am thinking three is a good number. I don't want to serve hummus - I want to do something different.

I was thinking tzatziki and one other. What do you suggest? I was thinking the one with eggplant or the Fava spread that I see sometimes in menus.

Greek Baked Vegetables

I have heard this called many names - Briam and "Tourlou Tourlou" being two of them. Either way, I make this a ton at lent and I just recently had a great combination. I make it different each time. Here was my favorite combination in recent history:
  • 3 plum tomatoes
  • 2 potatoes
  • 2 zucchini
  • artichoke hearts (1 can of quartered hearts)
  • Green beans
  • One onion, chopped
  • Oregano
  • Tomato paste mixed with water
I sprayed a baking dish with cooking spray then tossed in the chopped vegetables. (I chop them kind of chunky, except I left the beans whole). I topped the dish with oregano and the tomato paste/ water mix. I covered it and baked it for an hour on 350.
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