Pilaf

leftover mageiritsa (Greek Easter lamb soup) • parboiled rice (about 285 grams) • water (about 710 ml) • butter (about 14 grams) • Chopped dill • Freshly ground black pepper

ground beef or lamb (1 kg) • large egg • large onion • garlic • Salt • Black pepper • Cumin • Olive oil or vegetable oil • Bread or plain breadcrumbs (as needed) • tomato sauce • orzo pasta (about 200 grams) • Carolina or long-grain rice (about 200 grams) •

whole chicken, cut into pieces • Salt • Pepper • Oregano • chicken spice mix • Mustard, lemon, olive oil (all mixed together) • yellow rice • mixed vegetables • Salt, pepper • butter (for sautéing)

shrimp • Juice of 1/2 lemon • olive oil • onions • garlic • chopped parsley • tomatoes • sugar • Salt, pepper, and paprika • Carolina rice

prepared spinach (about 700 grams) • green onions • dill • garlic • Carolina rice (about 200 grams) • hot water (600 ml) • hot water (500 ml)

long-grain white rice (about 100 grams) • frozen spinach • green onion, finely chopped • small yellow onion, finely chopped • egg, preferably organic • small bunch of fresh mint, dill, parsley, and basil (leaves only), finely chopped • unsalted butter, preferably sheep's milk • olive oil, plus more for frying the egg • Zest of 1 lemon or lime • crumbled goat cheese or other cheese of your choice • Sea salt flakes • Freshly ground black pepper

cleaned spinach, cut in half (about 2.2 lbs uncleaned) (750 grams cleaned, 1 kilogram uncleaned) • garlic, finely chopped • leeks (white part only), sliced into thin rounds • green onions (white part only), finely chopped • small white onion, finely chopped • Carolina rice (about 6 oz or 170 grams) • olive oil (about 2 oz or 60 grams) • hot water (about 14 oz or 400 grams) • vegetable bouillon cube, fresh if possible • lemon juice, or to taste • Zest from half a small lemon • fresh dill, finely chopped •

yellow onion, and if I have fresh green onions, I add 2-3 finely chopped • carrot, finely chopped • leeks (white part only), thoroughly washed and thinly sliced • Arborio or risotto rice (about 150 grams) • tomato, pureed • fresh or frozen spinach (about 500 grams) • dill, finely chopped • Olive oil • Salt and pepper, to taste • Lemon juice