Pasta Aglio Olio
1 pound spaghetti or buccatini pasta 1/3 C olive oil two cloves garlic, minced salt and pepper to taste red pepper flakes to taste 1/3 C chopped flat leaf parsley Freshly grated parmesan cheese Boil the pasta according to package directions. While the pasta is cooking make the sauce. In a large deep sautee pan, [...]
Walnut Honey Cookies
1/2 pound butter, room temperature 2 T thyme or other full flavored honey 1/2 C powdered sugar 2 t vanilla 1 t cinnamon zest of one orange pinch salt 1 1/2 C flour 1 1/2 C walnuts, finely chopped Heat the oven to 375 Place the butter in a large bowl and add the honey, [...]
Fava Bean, Leek, and Fennel Fritatta with Kefalograviera Cheese
6 eggs, whisked until well blended 3 T olive oil 1 leek, white part only, thinly sliced 1 fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sided 1 clove garlic minced 1 C raw fava beans peeled salt and pepper to taste 1/4 C heavy cream 1 T pesto 1 C shredded kefalograviera (or other hard cheese like [...]
Lamb Meatball Skewers
1 pound ground lamb 1 pound ground beef 1 egg 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 bu. green onion, sliced thin 1 T fresh oregano, chopped 2 t salt 1/2 t freshly ground pepper 12 skewers (shorter skewers that are flat work best for this recipe) Olive oil for brushing the pan and the skewers1 lemon [...]
Lamb Filo with Orange Yogurt Sauce
I love to mess with traditional Greek ingredients updating the presentation to a more contemporary dish. I call this Greek Chic (because it sort of rhymes and because you could also mispronounce it and call Greek Chick, which also works). We had some friends over for lunch on Sunday, and I felt like messing [...]