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Moussaka

Here's my tribute to My big fat Greek Life which starts next week.

This Greek dish that I recently made is one of the most popular in Greece. It was even made into a movie a few years ago. It is pretty complicated to make so you will need some preperation and patience. I read somewhere of a vegitarian version of Moussaka but it does not have the authentic taste that ground meat has.

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Posted by Michael Aivaliotis at 06:00 PM | Comments (1)

Spanakopitta

Great vegatarian dish!

The other day I made Spanakopitta which literally means spinach pie. It's made with spinach, feta cheese and filo (feelo) pastry. I make it every now and then especially for my children who love to eat it. Yes, you heard right. They can't get enough of it. If you want your little ones to eat their greens then give this dish a try. It doesn't take too long to prepare and is relatively easy to make. It makes a great side dish for any meal. If you've never tried it before, next time you go to Greek town, ask for a slice. I make it in huge quantities so it can last at least 2-3 days in our house.

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Posted by Michael Aivaliotis at 09:31 PM | Comments (7)

Chili

Can you guess what I made today?

Back when I was single, alone (and happy), I used to make chili. I got sick of eating Kraft dinners all the time so this was my attempt at "real" cooking. I mean I could make breakfast like scrambled eggs and stuff but this was different, exotic - and easy! I don't know what it was, maybe the need to go back to that time period, but I got a craving for it again. If you want to try it it's really simple but be warned that it is spicy so if you don't like that kinda stuff stay away. Personally I LOVE hot foods, bring it on. My favorite hot food is spicy roti but that's a different story. Here we're talking chili and lots of it...

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Posted by Michael Aivaliotis at 11:30 AM | Comments (0)