Tag Archives: nutmeg

Pastitsio

Posted on May 20, 2011 | 5 comments

This is the second installment of the Greek inspired recent dishes, which has always been my favorite Greek dish. Pastitsio is often described as a Greek lasagna which is fairly accurate. This was a combination of a few recipes as they all differed quite a bit. Either way, it is not a beginner recipe but it seriously may have been the best thing we have ever made! I even met a new cheese in the process.

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Posted in Beef, Casserole, Greek, Lamb, Recipes

Tagged bechamel, Beef, casserole, cayenne, cinnamon, cream, Greek, greek lasagna, kefalotiri, lamb, milk, nutmeg, olive oil, onion, oregano, pasta, penne, pepper, salt

Turkish Chicken Thighs with Tahini Yogurt

Posted on March 1, 2011 | 2 comments

Thanks to my sis we now receive Bon Appetit magazine! This recipe comes from the January 2011 issue. I adapted it in a couple of ways. First, I nixed the pomegranate relish that was supposed to accompany it and secondly, I used chicken thighs instead of making kebobs with breast meat. Once it’s grilling season I would love to make this again, this time by making the kebobs. The thighs came out great though too!

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Posted in Chicken, Sauces

Tagged baharat seasoning, bon appetite, chicken, chicken thighs, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, mint, nutmeg, oregano, recipe, Seared, tahini yogurt sauce, Turkish

Marscapone Creamed Spinach

Posted on January 16, 2011 | 1 comment

This was another dish we made for our Christmas feast. I had some leftover marscapone from the stuffed mushrooms I made and thought I’d try to use it to make creamed spinach. As if creamed spinach needs to be more decadent?! It worked out well and everyone loved the spinach.

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Posted in Sides, Vegetarian

Tagged creamed spinach, fresh spinach, garlic, leaf spinach, low carb, marscapone cheese, nutmeg, parmesan cheese, recipe, side dish, vegetarian

Broccoli Cheese Soup with Chicken

Posted on November 22, 2010 | 1 comment

Depending on how long you’ve been following us this may look familiar. I posted this recipe almost a year ago in one of our first posts ever. Since our style has changed a bit since then and I never even showed a picture of it in the bowl, I figured I’d go ahead and share this with you again, or for the first time.

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Posted in Chicken, Soups, Uncategorized

Tagged broccoli, broccoli cheddar soup, broccoli cheese soup, cheese, chicken, dinner ideas, easy, good leftovers, homemade, low carb, nutmeg, panera, recipe, sharp cheddar, soup recipe