by Rena Cook | Sep 23, 2013 | Meat, Pasta
It is a delicious way to cook oxtail and I strongly recommend that you try it. When I buy an oxtail, I make soup with the last small parts of the tail, and cook the 4 or 5 bigger pieces. One oxtail really goes a long way. ...
by Rena Cook | Aug 26, 2013 | Pasta, Seafood
Lobster, shrimp, langoustine, mussels! Those beautiful ‘fruits of the sea’ can be cooked in many ways and they are always tasty! Today, they are cooked in mildly spicy tomato sauce and served with linguini. Divine! As lobster is quite expensive, I added...
by Rena Cook | Aug 19, 2013 | Pasta, Poultry
This is a very quick dish and you can have a delicious meal on the table in half an hour. We usually wish that chickens had at least four legs, and the breasts remain in the freezer unused. One day I was wondering what to do with the breasts, besides grilling them for...
by Rena Cook | Jul 29, 2013 | Pasta, Seafood
Octopus is very popular in Greece and is cooked in many different ways. Perhaps everybody has seen the octopus hanging from a wire in front of a taverna by the seaside. It is usually roasted on coals and is accompanied by wine or ouzo! Today we will cook it in a spicy...
by Rena Cook | Jul 8, 2013 | Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Spaghetti with vegetables makes a fantastic summer dish. It is light, very tasty, easy to make and can be enjoyed by everybody, even vegetarians, on a hot summer’s day. Don’t be daunted by the number of ingredients. You can use any vegetables you like and the herbs...
by Rena Cook | Jun 24, 2013 | Pasta, Poultry
This is the recipe for the huge rooster I bought at the Central Market. It was so big that didn’t fit in any of my pots so I had to cut it in portions. I boiled the carcass with the neck and the wings and made a fantastic egg-lemon chicken soup. I put the breasts in...
