Makes 8 servings • 1 lb. fresh spinach • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 2 tsp. salt • 1 tsp. dried dill weed • 2 tsp. white wine vinegar • fresh-ground black pepper to taste • 4 cups water • 1½ cups long-grain white rice • ½ cup finely crumbled feta...
Makes 6 to 8 pancakes • 4 lbs. potatoes • 4 eggs, beaten • 1 cup flour • ⅔ cup light cream • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley • 1 tsp. salt • fresh-ground pepper to taste • butter • mushroom filling • 1½ to 2 oz. dried wild mushrooms • 2 cups hot water • ¾ lb. boiling...
Serves 4 to 6 • 1 lb. fresh green beans • ¼ cup olive oil • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 large onion, chopped • 1 lb. peeled tomatoes, coarsely chopped • ½ to ¾ tsp. salt • fresh-ground black pepper to taste • large pinch of oregano 1. Wash and trim the green beans and...
Serves 8 • 2½ lbs. firm eggplant • salt • 3 or 4 cloves garlic, sliced • ½ cup olive oil • 2 red onions, peeled, halved, and sliced • 3 cups peeled plum tomatoes (with all their juice) • ⅓ cup dry white wine • fresh-ground black pepper • 1⅓ cup walnut pieces • ½ lb....
Serves 6 to 8 • 1 large head cabbage • ¾ cup white rice • ¾ cup barley • 3½ cups water • 1 Tbs. vegetable oil • salt • ¾ cup coarsely chopped pine nuts or pistachio nuts • 2 eggs • ½ tsp. dried dill weed or 1 tsp. fresh • black pepper to taste • 1 medium-sized onion,...
Serves 4 • 8 very large, firm mushrooms (about 3 inches across) • 2 to 3 Tbs. butter • 1 medium-sized eggplant • 1 tsp. salt, and more to taste • 1 medium-sized red bell pepper • 2 Tbs. olive oil • ½ tsp. ground cumin • 1 tsp. paprika • 3 large cloves garlic, minced •...
Serves 6 to 8 • ¾ lb. green bell peppers (about 2 large) • ¾ lb. zucchini • ½ lb. small Japanese eggplants (about 3 eggplants) • 1 small yellow onion • ¼ cup olive oil • 1½ tsp. salt, or more to taste • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh cilantro (coriander leaves) • 1 tsp. crushed...
Makes about 8 servings Filling • 2 oz. dried dark mushrooms • 1½ cups brown rice • 3 cups water • 1 tsp. salt, and more to taste • 2 Tbs. butter • 2 cups chopped onions • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 tsp. sweet paprika • ⅛ to ¼ tsp. hot paprika • 1 tsp. dill seeds • ½...
• 2 oz. dried black mushrooms • ⅓ cup barley • ½ lb. fresh mushrooms • 1 large yellow onion • 4 Tbs. butter • salt • fresh-ground black pepper 1. Put the dried mushrooms in a bowl with 2 cups hot water and allow them to rehydrate for about 1 hour. Put the barley in a...
This dish is made with both dried and fresh mushrooms. The dried mushrooms can be the wild black or dark brown ones that are imported from Italy or Eastern Europe, but I’ve also had success using the Japanese forest mushrooms—a wonderful, pungent flavor. Serves 6 • 2...
The mushrooms can be fried ahead of time and then reheated for about 10 minutes in a very hot oven, but the crusts will lose just a bit of their crispy pizzazz that way. Serves 6 • 1½ lbs. fresh, firm mushrooms • 1 cup dry bread or cracker crumbs • ⅓ cup minced fresh...
Use only fresh, firm, rather small mushrooms for this recipe, and don’t try to substitute dried herbs for fresh. The flavor of this dish is wonderful, but it depends on just the right balance of seasonings. Serves 4 to 6 • 1½ lbs. fresh mushrooms • 4 Tbs. olive oil •...