Tag Archives: Greek

Grilled Chicken Shawarma

Posted on September 30, 2020 by cookinginsens

Shawarmas were one of the few, good fast foods we could find in the countries we lived in and traveled to while overseas. In West Africa they were usually Lebanese, in England and Ireland they were Turkish or Greek. The … Continue reading →

Posted in African, African, Cooking, Food and Wine, Greek, Lebanese, Recipes, Sandwich, turkish | Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, Greek, grilling, Lebanese, recipe, shawarma, turkish, tzatziki | 15 Comments

Roasted Lamb and Potatoes

Posted on November 11, 2018 by cookinginsens

I guess Tonio Mendes is my favorite eater. His appreciation of simple country dishes was acquired in Portugal where he was born and raised. This lamb tajine is inspired by “Arni me Patates sto Fourno“, a rustic Greek dish that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Greek, Main dishes | Tagged brussel sprouts, cooking, food, food photography, Greek, lamb, potatoes | 2 Comments

Roasted Lamb Souvlaki with Butter Bean Soup

Posted on January 4, 2017 by cookinginsens

As children we all hated lima beans. My mother didn’t so we ate them, unenthusiastically to be sure, but we ate them. Democracy ended at the dinner table and crazed protesters where ejected or worse. However everyone loved butter beans boiled … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Greek, Recipes, Sandwich, Soup | Tagged butter beans, cooking, food, Greek, lamb roast, recipe, soup, souvlaki | 11 Comments

Grilled Lamb Roast with Asparagus

Posted on June 2, 2013 by cookinginsens

I bought this lamb roast at Fresh Paradise http://www.frischeparadies.eu/stores/stuttgart.html, assuming that it was a boneless roast because it was small and round. However, there was a bone inside. I only discovered it yesterday when I was intending to butterfly and marinate … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Greek, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged asparagus, cooking, food, food photography, Greek, grilling, lamb roast, recipes, tzatziki | 40 Comments

Baby It’s Cold Outside

Posted on October 28, 2012 by cookinginsens

It snowed before Halloween! Of course when we arrived here everyone said, “We don’t get much snow here in Stuttgart because the city is located in a bowl, etc, etc.” I think everyone forgets about Winter and what happened as … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Wine, Greek, Main dishes | Tagged food, Greek, ouzo, restaurant, retsina | 20 Comments

Living in the City

Posted on October 8, 2012 by cookinginsens

I just realized something yesterday that all of you have probably knew. Stuttgart is a city and not in a Paris kind of way. It’s a city like Washington, D.C. or New York or Los Angeles. Big, sprawling and impersonal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Food and Wine, Greek, Main dishes | Tagged chinese, food, food photograpy, Germany, Greek, restaurants | 33 Comments

Tzatziki with Grilled Lamb

Posted on July 14, 2012 by cookinginsens

Today is French National Day or Bastille Day. Basically, on July 14, 1789, the French rabble stormed the fortress-prison Bastille and thereby brought about the abolition of feudalism, making each French person a royal in his own right, a French state … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Greek, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, food, Greek, grilled lamb, herbs, recipes, tzatziki sauce | 31 Comments

Greek Moussaka

Posted on November 17, 2011 by cookinginsens

In keeping with my resolution to empty the freezers before I buy another thing to go in them, I defrosted some ground lamb and grilled eggplant slices to make moussaka. Moussaka is one of the first dinner party dishes I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Greek, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, eggplant, food, Greek, lamb, moussaka, recipes | 17 Comments

Dave

Posted on July 11, 2011 by cookinginsens

A good friend of ours took us to a restaurant in South East Washington called Cava. They specialize in mezze or small plates with a Mediterranean flavor. The food was good and perfect for chatting and sipping a rather Americanized retsina. … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Food and Wine, Greek, Hors d'oeuvres | Tagged food, Greek, mezze, restaurant, retsina, small plates | 3 Comments

Arni me Patates sto Fourno: Greek Roast Lamb with Potatoes

Posted on January 11, 2011 by cookinginsens

Old school meat and potatoes A liberal sprinkling of oregano This reminds me of the kinds of meals we had when I was a kid. Nothing too exotic, but wholesome and filling. GREEK ROAST LAMB WITH POTATOES 1 baby … Continue reading →