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small head of cooked broccoli • small head of cabbage • Mixed nuts • olive oil (about 90 ml) • balsamic vinegar (about 45 ml) • salt

water (tap) (250 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 190 grams) • bell pepper, diced • Feta cheese, as much as you like • Salt, pepper, and oregano

phyllo dough • sweetened condensed milk • unsalted butter • Powdered sugar and cinnamon

ground meat of your choice (800 grams) • Ready-made béchamel sauce (1 box) • onions, finely chopped • Olive oil • Salt • Black pepper • Oregano • vegetable bouillon cubes • tomato puree (such as Pumaro Classic, about 14 oz/400 grams) • pastitsio pasta (or ziti, about 1 lb/450 grams) • Grated cheese of your choice • tomato •

cleaned, dry squid, sliced into rings • all-purpose flour or a mix with cornmeal (about 250 grams) • cornstarch (20 grams) • fine salt • Black pepper • Oil for frying, preferably sunflower oil

medium eggplants • large potatoes • About 7 oz. feta cheese (200 grams) • little shredded yellow cheese for topping • lbs. ground beef or lamb (600 grams) • large onion • paprika • tomato sauce • little cinnamon (optional) • red wine (about 120 ml) • olive oil (about 120 ml) • Nutmeg •

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

ground beef (500 grams) • fresh white mushrooms (250 grams) • onion • large carrot • beef bouillon cubes for stews • parsley • salt • pepper • cannelloni pasta • tomato sauce (about 480 ml) • heavy cream (200 ml) • feta cheese (250 grams) •

yellow flour (about 250 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • salt • warm water (300 ml) • fresh yeast or 1 packet dry yeast (about 25 grams) • tahini (about 300 grams) • granulated sugar (about 300 grams) • cinnamon • Zest of 1 orange • sesame seeds (about 50 grams, optional)

fresh goat milk (1 liter) • Carolina rice (about 150 grams) • water (about 600 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • salt • vanilla-flavored cornstarch (or 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract) • Ground cinnamon

milk (2 liters) • sugar (200 grams) • vanilla extract • Zest of 1 orange or lemon • fine semolina (200 grams) • Ground cinnamon • butter (60 grams) • eggs • egg yolks • water • sugar

large or 4 medium apples, ripe but not overripe • margarine or butter • granulated sugar (not powdered sugar, or it won’t caramelize) • Plenty of cinnamon (a small or even large handful) • little lemon juice (optional) • Walnuts, raisins (optional) • granulated sugar • eggs • baking powder • all-purpose flour • little cinnamon (a pinch or two) • vanilla extract (optional)

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

medium-grain or Carolina rice (about 100 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • salt (a pinch) • whole milk (about 950 ml) • cornstarch, leveled • vanilla • sugar (about 100 grams)

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 •

pork shoulder chops • small onion, finely chopped • Spices: oregano, black pepper, smoked paprika, curry powder, and granulated garlic • warm water (240 ml) • active dry yeast • all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • olive oil • sugar • salt • nutritional yeast (optional) • Greek yogurt, strained (400 grams) • large cucumber •

phyllo dough • whole milk (1 liter) • heavy cream (8.8 oz or 250 grams) • salt • sugar (10-10.5 oz or 280-300 grams) • unsalted butter • large eggs • vanilla bean • Grated orange or lemon zest • fine semolina (5.3 oz or 150 grams) • coarse semolina (3.5 oz or 100 grams) • water •

phyllo dough • sweetened condensed milk • (use the condensed milk can to measure) water • unsalted butter • Powdered sugar and cinnamon, optional

whole milk (500 ml) • short-grain white rice (such as glutinous or sushi rice) • Zest of 1 small lemon • Ground cinnamon, for sprinkling

sugar (800 grams) • water (450 grams) • cinnamon stick • Peel from 1 lemon • honey (75 grams) • eggs • sugar (200 grams) • heavy cream (500 grams) • whole milk (500 grams) • salt • vanilla extract • fine semolina (170 grams) •

strained Greek yogurt (about 500 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • vegetable oil (about 250 ml, I used corn oil) • eggs • baking powder (about 3 tablespoons or 36 grams) • vanilla sugar or 2-3 teaspoons vanilla extract • ground mahlab, 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom • large pinch salt, zest of 1 orange • all-purpose flour, sifted (about 1 kilogram) • Additionally: 1 egg yolk mixed with a little milk for brushing

ground beef (500 grams) • day-old bread, crusts removed • garlic • large onions • cumin • Mavrodaphne wine (120 ml) • eggs • parsley, finely chopped • butter • Olive oil • Salt, pepper • sugar •

phyllo dough • sweetened condensed milk • water (use the sweetened condensed milk can to measure) • vanilla extract • sugar (about 25 grams) • eggs • Zest of 1 large lemon • unsalted butter (about 250 grams)

short-grain rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • milk (1 liter) • salt • sugar (about 200 grams) • vanilla (optional) • Ground cinnamon for serving

thin phyllo dough • whole milk (1350 ml) • eggs • sugar (use the same cup to measure everything) • heaping tablespoons good-quality butter • About 7 oz butter (200 grams) for brushing the phyllo • fine semolina • vanilla bean • Zest from a fresh, unwaxed lemon • sugar • water • Juice of 1/2 lemon •

milk (about 950 ml) • short-grain rice (about 100 grams) • salt • sugar (about 100 grams) • vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • cornstarch • Ground cinnamon, for topping

phyllo dough • milk (500 ml) • heaping tablespoons fine semolina • butter • eggs • feta cheese (450 grams) • grated graviera cheese (120 grams) • Salt • Black pepper • Sunflower oil (as needed)

pita breads (cut in half – for 12 baskets) • fresh spinach (about 500 grams, cleaned and washed) • green onions • small bunch dill • feta cheese (about 250 grams) • Olive oil • Salt • Pepper • cumin • Toothpicks (to hold the pitas) • -cup muffin tin

apples • sugar • cinnamon • brandy • chopped walnuts (about 35 grams) • instant vanilla pudding mix • milk (about 315 ml) • puff pastry

large potatoes • eggplants • ground beef (500 grams) • tomato paste • Salt • Pepper • onion • Olive oil • bouillon cubes • Cinnamon • shredded cheese (150-200 grams) • bay leaf •