Tzatziki
Tzatziki is a yogurt sauce that’s great over gyros, pitas, salads, lamb, as a dip, or for anything you’d like a cool tasty sauce on. Ingredients 1½ cups yogurt 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon dill (sub. ¼ tablespoon of…
Courses Appetizer
Cabbage Rolls in Yogurt Sauce (Sarmi)
Sarmi is a Bulgarian dish of stuffed cabbage leaves, which shows significant Greek influences. For a gathering you may wish to consider presenting these somewhat ‘white’ rolls side-by-side with a dish of cabbage rolls in tomato sauce (see Cabbage Rolls…
Fried Cheese Balls with Sausage
Ingredients 1 cup (240 ml) grated cheddar cheese 2 tsp flour ¼ tsp salt 1 lb (500 g) mild or hot sausage ¾ cup (180 ml) fine cracker crumbs Vegetable oil Procedure Method 1 Combine the cheese, flour, sausage and…
White Fish Ceviche (Cebiche de Pescado)
Ingredients Ceviche 4 pounds (1.8 kg) of white fish (mahi mahi is an excellent choice), although most fish will work juice from about 8 large sour green limes 3 ají limo peppers, diced 3 finely-diced rocoto peppers or habanero peppers…
Vegetable Party Sandwiches
Ingredients 1 envelope (¼ ounce) unflavored gelatin ¼ cup cold water 2 large carrots, grated very fine 2 ribs celery, chopped very fine 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped fine 1 small onion, minced 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 pint…
Tri-Colored Autumn Rice Balls
Tri-colored autumn rice balls (san-shoku ohagi) is a simple a tea sweet, which was at one time served during the autumn equinox celebration. The name comes from a type of bush clover that only blooms in the fall. Serve these…
Tostón (Fried Plantains)
Tostón is a Venezuelan vegetable side dish of fried plantain. These can be served hot or at room temperature with a dipping sauce or salsa as an appetiser or plain as an accompaniment to a main course. Ingredients 2 green…
Toasted Baguette Slices with Pecan Butter, Brie and Apples
Ingredients 24 ea. ¼-inch (0.5 cm) French bread baguette slices 6 tbsp (about 90 ml) melted butter 4 oz (140 g) chopped pecans 1 tbsp (15 ml) peanut oil Salt to taste 4 oz (140 g) cream cheese, room temperature…
Tequeños (Venezuelan Breaded Cheese Sticks)
A tequeño is prepared with a bread dough with white cheese (queso blanco) in the middle. It is formed into a bread stick and then fried. It is one of the most popular snack foods in parties, especially weddings. It…
Tapenade
Tapenade is a traditional provencale paste of olives, anchovies and capers. Although some versions exclude the capers, the word tapenade has its origins in the provencale tapena (caper). Ingredients 6 cured anchovies 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained 1 cup…
Steamed Artichoke
Basic recipe on how to cook artichokes. Ingredients 1 tsp (5 ml) salt 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil 1 artichoke 1 lemon Seasonings Parsley 1–2 garlic cloves per artichoke Pepper ⅛ cup (30 ml) white wine Procedure Cut off…
Spring Onion Spelt Spread
A spread that consists primarily of the tofu, oat flakes and raw spelt flour. Ingredients 250 g tofu 150 g oat flakes 150 g raw spelt flour Soy lecithin powder (optional) 3 or more whole spring onions, chopped 1 or…