Basic

zucchini • salt • black pepper • egg • oat flour or ground oats (you may need a little more) (about 100 grams) • little crumbled feta cheese (your choice)

large egg • butter or margarine • olive oil • –4.25 ounces semisweet chocolate (100–120 grams), chopped into small pieces • instant coffee or espresso powder • honey or sugar • self-rising flour (about 120 grams)

pork chops • yellow onions • garlic cloves • green bell peppers • semi-hard cheese of your choice • Salt, black pepper, turmeric, sweet paprika, garlic powder, oregano • Olive oil • parchment paper

butter (about 450 grams) • powdered sugar (about 60 grams) • almonds (about 140 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 625 grams) • baking powder • vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring • little ouzo, about 1/4 wine glass (about 2 tablespoons or 30 ml)

feta cheese • all-purpose flour • olive oil • lemon • oregano

phyllo dough (about 1.1 lbs or 500 grams) • fine semolina (about 225 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • (Use any sugar you like; I usually use half for even less sweetness) • whole milk (about 1.3 liters) • unsalted butter • medium eggs or 2 large eggs • vanilla extract or 2 packets vanilla sugar • Zest of 1 lemon or 1 large orange (I use lemon in the custard and orange in the syrup) • melted unsalted butter (about 150 grams) for brushing the phyllo • white sugar (about 300 grams; you can use half white and half brown or coconut sugar) • water (about 250 grams) •

all-purpose flour (about 600 grams) • unsalted butter, at room temperature (about 350 grams) • powdered sugar (about 120 grams) • vanilla sugar or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • vanilla pudding powder (for cooking) • vanilla extract • Powdered sugar for dusting

ground beef (500 grams) • zucchini • potatoes • tomato sauce (about 240 ml) • Salt, pepper, cinnamon • béchamel sauce • kefalotyri or feta cheese (200 grams)

ripe tomatoes • eggs • olive oil (60 ml) • Salt • Pepper • Small rusks or toasted bread for serving

hilopites (Greek egg noodles) (about 1.1 lbs) • water (2 liters) • butter (15-30 grams) • salt (5 grams) • crumbled feta cheese (300 grams)

fine hilopites pasta (about 100 grams) • tomato juice (about 480 ml) • onion, grated • espresso cup olive oil (about 2 tablespoons or 30 ml) • dried oregano • Kalamata olives, pitted • feta cheese (about 150 grams) • Salt and pepper

eggs • plum or pink tomatoes • small onion • zucchini • small red bell pepper • parsley • Salt and pepper • Oregano • olive oil

ready-made puff pastry sheets • feta cheese, crumbled by hand (about 300 grams) • kasseri cheese, shredded (about 300 grams, use a mild variety) • Dried oregano • White and black sesame seeds for sprinkling

(about 450 grams) chickpeas • green onions, pureed (or use yellow onions) • egg • flour or instant mashed potatoes (from a box) • Chopped parsley or dill • Cumin • Salt and pepper • Flour for coating the fritters • Oil for frying

makarounes pasta (about 1.1 lbs or 500 grams) • large onion • Feta cheese • Olive oil for sautéing

deep plate of grated, ripe tomatoes • tomato paste • sugar (optional) • large egg • At least 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled, or a mix of feta and fresh mizithra cheese for a milder flavor • About 1/2 cup olive oil (120 ml) • little salt • Pepper • Oregano (optional)

self-rising flour (about 190 grams) • fine semolina (about 270 grams) • baking powder • eggs • sunflower oil (about 355 ml) • milk (about 355 ml) • feta cheese (500 grams)

(about 200 grams, cut into thick slices about 1/2 inch) Kefalotyri cheese • all-purpose flour (about 50 grams) • olive oil • water (500 ml)

orange juice (about 355 ml) • sugar (about 300 grams) • olive oil (about 240 ml) • baking soda • self-rising flour (about 500 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 1 kg), approximately • Orange zest • little lemon juice • brandy (about 1 1/2 ounces or 45 ml) • vanilla powder or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • little cinnamon • salt

self-rising flour (250 grams) • feta cheese, crumbled (100 grams) • shredded cheese blend (such as mozzarella, cheddar, or gouda) (150 grams) • plain Greek yogurt (100 grams) • whole milk (150 grams) • olive oil (50 grams) • eggs • Ground black pepper, to taste

medium-grain or Carolina rice (I used 1/2 cup) • water (about 240 ml) • whole milk (about 950 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • heaping tablespoons cornstarch or corn flour • vanilla extract • ground cinnamon

beef (about 600-700 grams) • large carrots • garlic cloves • olive oil (about 120 ml) • Juice of 2 lemons • Salt and pepper • Thyme • ground ginger • bay leaves • Potatoes • Salt and pepper • Oil for frying

cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams), cooked with 2 whole cloves • quinoa (about 170 grams) • green onions, finely chopped • cherry tomatoes, halved or cut into smaller pieces • yellow, orange, or red bell pepper, diced • cooked baby carrots (about 120 grams) • small bunch parsley or dill, finely chopped • baby spinach (about 60 grams) • butter lettuce (about 60 grams) • mint, finely chopped • capers • crumbled feta or shredded yellow cheese (about 150 grams) •

potatoes, boiled and cut into small pieces (about 1 kg) • green onions, finely chopped • small yellow onion, finely chopped • parsley, finely chopped • lemon (juice and zest) • mayonnaise (about 100 grams) • mustard • olive oil • vinegar

milk (about 1.5 liters) • short-grain rice • heaping tablespoons vanilla-flavored cornstarch (or vanilla pudding powder) • sugar • Cinnamon for sprinkling

potatoes • large carrots • medium onion • cucumber • mixed hard cheeses • (about 7 oz/200 grams) Greek yogurt, strained • Mustard • Olive oil • Vinegar or lemon juice • Oregano

chicken livers (about 1 kg) • rice (about 100 grams) • green onions, finely chopped • romaine lettuce, finely chopped • little frozen spinach • Olive oil • Dill • lemon • eggs • Salt and pepper

eggplants • zucchini • potatoes • onion • ground beef (about 500 grams) • tomato sauce (about 250 grams) • garlic powder • salt and pepper • smoked paprika • cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg • milk (1 liter) • butter (about 28 grams) •

medium potatoes • cucumber • carrot • smoked turkey • red bell pepper • green bell pepper • little parsley • small cup (about 2 tablespoons/30 ml) mustard • Olive oil or alternatively mayonnaise • little lemon juice

flour (about 375 grams) • tahini (about 480 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • orange juice (about 240 ml) • water from boiling cinnamon sticks and cloves (about 240 ml) • brandy (about 120 ml) • coarsely chopped walnuts (about 100 grams) • black raisins (about 75 grams) • ground cinnamon and cloves • baking powder • baking soda