caponata

Caponata

Caponata is a classic Italian dish that is based on eggplants and that is really good! In this version it has eggplant, celery, onion, garlic, capers, green olives, dried raisins, pine nuts, white wine vinegar and tomato puree! There are a lot of ingredients but the result is so good that it worth the effort! Don’t miss it!

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Sweet Potatoes with Parmesan

Sweet Potatoes with Parmesan

If you love sweet potatoes then you should definitely make this recipe! It’s easy and really good! You just need to coat the potatoes sliced as fries with a little bit of olive oil and some parmesan cheese and then cook them in the oven! Really good and so easy to make! Why aren’t you making them yet?

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Gaspacho with red pepper

Gaspacho with red pepper

This gaspacho comes from a recipe of the Great French Chef Alain Ducasse and it’s special because the red peppers first are cooked in the oven and then they are added with the other ingredients (tomatoes, cucumber, onion, garlic, basil) into the mix that stays in the refrigerator overnight! At the end, we add a little bit of Xérès vinegar for even more flavor! It’s really very good!

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mini-cakes with banana

Mini-cakes with banana

These mini-cakes with banana are very tasteful and even if they are a bit compact they have a very special taste because the banana goes very well with cinnamon and this special brown sugar called rapadura which has a very special perfume! You can add some walnuts for some extra flavor as well :-)

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Eggplants « Imam Bayildi »

Eggplants « Imam Bayildi »

These eggplants are a Greek traditional dish but here we have its light version! The eggplants at the end are candied and their filling has also candied onions cooked in a tomato sauce! Veggies become candied thanks to the long cooking in the oven! It’s really good and light because they don’t have much olive oil! Give it a try and you will adopt the recipe without a question!

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tzatziki light

Tzatziki light

This is a light tzatziki that is made with a fresh French cheese called fromage blanc (coming from sheep it’s better)! If you can’t find it abroad use light Greek yogurt! The light version is much better than the full fat version! Give it a try and see :-)

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