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all-purpose flour (900 grams) • baking powder (10 grams) • vegetable oil (240 grams) • olive oil (240 grams) • granulated sugar (200 grams) • whole cloves (5 grams) • fresh orange juice (160 grams) • baking soda (4 grams) • ground cinnamon (10 grams) • Zest from 2 unwaxed oranges • brandy (50 grams) • water (400 grams) •

eggs • sugar (about 200 grams) • strained Greek yogurt (about 240 grams) • baking powder (about 1 tablespoon or 15 grams) • vanilla (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract) • all-purpose flour (about 65 grams) • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • coarse semolina (about 270 grams) • fine semolina (about 90 grams) • sugar (about 800 grams) • water (about 950 ml) • Lemon peel •

eggs • sugar (about 200 grams) • milk (about 240 ml) • sunflower oil (about 240 ml) • coarse semolina (about 340 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • baking powder (about 1 tablespoon or 15 grams) • vanilla (about 2 teaspoons or 8 grams) • water (about 1.2 liters) • sugar (about 900 grams) • little lemon • little cinnamon

all-purpose flour (about 800 grams), good quality • (about 500 grams) fresh unsalted butter, preferably sheep’s milk if available, otherwise cow’s milk • (150-200 grams) powdered sugar • vanilla extract • (about 150 grams) blanched and roasted unsalted almonds • Powdered sugar for dusting

about 2 cups dried chickpeas (about 400 grams) • small onion, roughly chopped • finely chopped fresh parsley (about 15 grams) • garlic cloves • flour (about 12 grams) • salt • cumin • ground coriander • black pepper • cayenne pepper • cardamom • vegetable oil for frying

tomatoes • cucumber • green bell pepper • red bell pepper • small onion, thinly sliced • feta cheese (about 100 grams) • olives (any kind you like) • olive oil (30 ml) • Salt • Oregano • capers (optional) • vinegar (15 ml)

Greek strained yogurt (1 kg) • cucumbers • garlic • vinegar (90 ml) • olive oil (60 ml) • fresh dill, finely chopped • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

tomatoes • green bell pepper • cucumber • onion • olives • feta cheese • oregano • salt • vinegar (optional) • round loaf of rustic bread

pork spare ribs • peanut oil • Chinese barbecue sauce • soy sauce • sweet chili sauce • grated ginger • honey • brown sugar • five-spice powder • dry sherry

fresh artichokes • yellow onion • green onions • carrots • potatoes • peas (about 300 grams) or as much as you like • parsley • olive oil • lemon (zest and juice for the dish) and 1 lemon (for cleaning the artichokes) • cornstarch • Salt and pepper

all-purpose flour (1 kilogram) • baking soda • olive oil (about 240 ml) • little sugar • Salt • Water,

warm water (about 475 ml) • baking powder • salt, leveled • sugar, leveled • About 2.2 pounds flour (about 1 kilogram) • Olive oil for frying

melted sheep and goat’s milk butter (about 300 grams; see explanation below) • blanched almonds (about 180 grams) • powdered sugar (about 55 grams) • brandy (about 25 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • baking powder • Powdered sugar for dusting, or you can cover them with chocolate (instructions for chocolate coating in another post)

ground meat (500 grams) • Carolina rice (about 100 grams) • medium fresh cabbage • medium yellow onion • Dill • Parsley • Salt, pepper • Olive oil • eggs • lemons

whole milk (1 liter) • sugar (120 grams) • Carolina rice (120 grams) • Peel of 1 orange (just the peel) • Ground cinnamon for sprinkling

Plenty of oil (not olive oil) • potatoes, sliced into rounds • eggplants, sliced into rounds • round zucchini, sliced into rounds (or fewer regular long zucchini) • little oil • onion, finely chopped • garlic cloves, finely chopped • –18 oz mixed ground meat (400–500 grams) • wine (about 120 ml) • tomato purée (800 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste • sugar •

Carolina rice (250 grams) • whole milk (1 liter) • cornstarch pudding mix • vanilla extract • cinnamon stick • orange • granulated sugar

all-purpose flour (about 400 grams) • Greek yogurt, strained (about 250 grams) • olive oil (about 80 grams) • salt • unsalted sfela cheese or feta, grated (about 300 grams) • ricotta cheese, grated (about 200 grams) • fresh dill, chopped (about 30 grams) • eggs • olive oil • milk (about 50 grams)

all-purpose flour or yellow flour (about 6 cups) • wine glass olive oil (about 1/3 cup or 80 ml) • vinegar or dry white wine • water glasses lukewarm water (about 1 1/4 cups or 300 ml) • salt, leveled • extra virgin olive oil (240 ml) • onion, finely chopped • green onions, finely chopped • large leek, thinly sliced • Swiss chard, roughly chopped (1 kg) • nettles, roughly chopped (500 grams) • spinach, roughly chopped (500 grams) •

whole milk (3%) (about 1.1 liters) • water (240 ml) • Arborio rice (200 grams) • sugar (150 grams) • cinnamon stick • vanilla bean • Peel from 1/2 lemon for aroma (optional) • ground cinnamon for each bowl, for serving

whole milk (about 1.2 liters) • short-grain rice (about 200 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • salt • water (about 600 milliliters) • Orange blossom water or ground mastic (optional)

mixed ground meat or your choice (about 1 kg) • yellow onion • garlic • Tomato sauce or canned tomatoes • red wine (optional) (about 60 ml) • cinnamon stick • bay leaf • Salt, pepper • sweet paprika • nutmeg • olive oil • all-purpose flour (about 150 grams) •

whole lamb offal (liver, heart, lungs) • or more lamb intestines, depending on the size of the soup • green onions • little or more dill, to taste • olive oil (240–360 ml) • –3 small wine glasses of medium-grain rice (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup or 100–150 grams) • lemon • egg • Salt and pepper

arborio or glutinous rice (about 100 grams) • whole milk (about 1200 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • Peel from 1 orange or lemon, or 1 vanilla bean split lengthwise • Ground cinnamon, for sprinkling

penne pasta • For the meat sauce • mixed ground meat (about 500 grams) • onion, finely chopped • garlic clove • grated tomato (about 120 ml) • ground cinnamon • allspice • ground cloves • Olive oil • Salt and pepper • For the béchamel •

all-purpose flour (about 280 grams) • warm water (about 230 ml) • salt • honey • active dry yeast • Olive oil for frying • Honey • Cinnamon • Chocolate syrup

coarse semolina (about 170 grams) • fine semolina (about 270 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • orange juice (about 240 ml) • baking soda • baker's ammonia • ground mastic • baking powder • For the syrup: • sugar (about 700 grams) • water (about 600 ml) • lemon juice •

medium-grain rice (about 3/4 cup) • salt • milk (1 liter) • water (480 ml) • cornstarch pudding mix (such as vanilla flavor, about 1.4 oz or 40 grams) • sugar • vanilla extract • Ground cinnamon, for topping

medium-grain rice (about 100 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • whole milk (about 1.2 liters) • sugar (about 100 grams) • cornstarch (about 16 grams) • vanilla extract • Ground cinnamon for sprinkling

dried chickpeas (250 grams) • parsley • cilantro or dried cilantro • olive oil • salt • black pepper • cumin (don’t be shy with it) • curry powder • garlic, minced, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder • green onion (optional) • small yellow onion (optional) • Juice and zest of 2 lemons •