The Mediterranean Housewife

Pearl Barley (Boiled) • pita bread - torn into small pieces and toasted lightly in olive oil • Sumac • All Spice • Salt and Pepper • Cinnamon • Cos Lettuce 🥬 • Cherry Tomatoes 🍅 • Lebanese Cucumber 🥒 • Pomegranate ariels - • Lemon juice • Olive oil •

Penne pasta - boiled • good quality Mayonnaise • Cos lettuce leaves roughly chopped • cherry tomatoes (I’ve used tomatoes grown in my own garden) • small Carrot sliced finely • garlic smashed and diced finely • a lemon juice • Olive oil • Salt • Pepper • Poppy seeds (optional) • Bacon 🥓 (optional) •

large Eggplant • a bunch of Continental Parsley finely chopped • garlic finely diced • Olive oil • White Vinegar • Red Onion finely diced • Salt and Pepper

Red capsicums (I used three medium sized capsicums) • Feta - I used Dodonis • olive oil • white vinegar • Salt and Pepper • Chilli flakes (optional) • Toasted Pita bread - to serve

Oyster blade - remove fat and cut into equal sized chunks • garlic cloves - diced • pickling onions - peeled , though leave the top on, just peel off the first few layers • cinnamon stick • Pepper • Salt • raw sugar • Olive oil • tomato purée • hot water - from kettle • cumin seeds • wine - red or white •

x whole Cauliflower cut up into florets • x eggs lightly whipped • milk • self raising flour • cheese - grated. You can use Parmesan cheese or any hard cheese • Olive oil for frying • Salt • Pepper • Chilli flakes (optional) • Continental Parsley - chopped (optional) • Garlic powder (optional)

potatoes peeled. Make sure your potatoes are fresh and suited to frying • Olive oil. I only use olive oil to fry - though you can use rice bran oil or canola oil • Salt • Vinegar (optional)

plain flour - for dusting • xtra large zucchini or 3 standard size - grated • eggs - lightly whisked • breadcrumbs - more or less depending on how much is needed in the mixture. The more you add, the stiffer the mixture becomes • continental parsley - chopped • dill - chopped • Mint - a few leaves picked off the stem - chopped • large red onion - grated • garlic - finely sliced or grated • Feta - crumbled • Salt • Pepper •