by Rena Cook | Jul 14, 2016 | Stuffed Vegetables, Vegetables
Stuffed tomatoes are a very popular dish in Greece and these recipes will become your favorites. Follow the recipe and I guarantee you the results will be outstanding. Children love this dish so you’ll be able to give even the most finicky little ones a tasty, light...
by Rena Cook | Dec 4, 2014 | Stuffed Vegetables, Vegetables
In Greek they are called ‘lahanodolmades’ and this dish is one of my absolute favorites! Cabbage is now in season and at its best – it is very tasty and sweet. For stuffed cabbage leaves, it is better to choose a large cabbage that feels ‘light’. That is the leaves...
by Rena Cook | Sep 2, 2013 | Stuffed Vegetables, Vegetables
Stuffed Peppers with mince meat and rice, aka Yemista, is a very popular dish in Greece, and I advise you to try it unreservedly, you will love it. Ingredients:6 green or red peppers1 ½ cup olive oil250 gr. Minced meat6 heaped tablespoonfuls rice1 chopped...
by Rena Cook | Jul 15, 2013 | Stuffed Vegetables, Vegetables
This is another traditional recipe with a little tweak. The stuffing is made with vegetables and minced meat. If you like, you can use only ground meat, and proceed in the same way. In Greece they are called ‘papoutsakia’ that is ‘little shoes’. The dish can very...
by Rena Cook | Mar 25, 2013 | Stuffed Vegetables, Vegetables, Vegetarian
This recipe hails from the East, and in particular from Istanbul in Turkey. Its former name was Constantinople and the Greeks called it Poli, which means city. And this is a recipe that came to Greece with the Greeks that lived in the Poli, hence Politika. I have a...
by Rena Cook | Dec 17, 2012 | Stuffed Vegetables, Vegetables
Stuffed mushrooms are one way you can enjoy them. As they are stuffed with minced meat, you can serve them as a light lunch with a nice green salad. If you have leftover minced meat you can very well use it up by filling the mushrooms and you have a meal ready in half...
