Posts Tagged ‘feta’
Chickpea Soup with Sweet Potato and Feta Crostini
Don’t you love a good soup? I sure do and more so when there’s less time making it. This is Yvette Van Boven’s second book – a follow up to her popular cookbook, Homemade. Homemade Winter is full of hearty, body-warming dishes sure to satisfy the biggest of big appetites. I adore her illustrations and…
Read MoreFeta Salsa – A Super Easy Dip!
I love it when I am able to recreate a dish that I enjoyed elsewhere. One of the grocery stores I frequently shop is Whole Foods. I love this place and it serves as a food inspiration for me. They always have something new to sample and their dips of all descriptions are marketed via…
Read MoreSpicy Greek Cheese Spread (Tyrokafteri)
As I write this post, hurricane Sandy (not meant to touch land until this evening) is already being felt in NYC. We were in the city last night for a wedding and stayed overnight but by 9am it was almost next to impossible to get a cab…thankfully, though, we managed to hail one. So with…
Read MoreFattoush Salad
I first made this salad 6 years ago and have enjoyed it many times since then…I never tire of its fresh, clean taste. Fattoush comes from the Levantine cuisine and makes wonderful use of stale or leftover pita bread. Full of nutrients and vitamins – a perfect salad to bring to a family function, picnic…
Read MoreWine-Braised Artichokes with Feta and Orecchiette
I’m a sucker for fresh pasta! I make my own from time to time but haven’t been in the mood of late. The other day I was in Eataly (I so love this food market) and could not resist going past the fresh pasta counter. I love watching the machines churn out the different pastas.…
Read MoreFettuccine with Dates, Feta Cheese & Spinach
I love recipes like this one where sweet and savory are combined. Cultivation of dates as food began in the Middle East approximately 6,000 years ago. There are many types of dates but the Medjool date is considered the “king of dates” as they are not only large but taste sweet. Medjool dates are a…
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