Eggplants Stuffed with Onions, Raisins, and Grape Molasses

Eggplants Stuffed with Onions

These deliciously sweet, totally vegan stuffed eggplants are a riff on a classic dish, Imam Bayldi, eggplants stuffed with onions and tomatoes. It’s one of the great ladera (olive-oil-based) dishes of Greece, and one of my favorite stuffed vegetable dishes. If you have access to a wood-fired oven, try baking it in there, which is […]

Soutzoukakia Smyrneika

Soutzoukakia (pl.) are a dish that came to Greek via the Greek refugees from Asia Minor in 1922. These delectable ground meat little cylinders are always flavored with cumin and cooked din a rich, thick tomato sauce. Rice and bulgur make great side dishes with soutzoukakia. In northern Greece, soutzoukakia sometimes refer to a cylindrical […]

Pita Kaisarias in Phyllo Cups

Pita Kaisarias

Traditional pita kaisarias is a seductive combination of spicy pasturma, a cured beef seasoned with fenugreek and other spices, tomatoes and mild kasseri cheese all wrapped between flaky layers of buttery phyllo. I’ve made a quick version of this delicious meze, using prepared phyllo cups and the same filling. It’s a great party dish or […]

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