chicken, aubergine and lentil stew

I was incredibly impressed with this recipe; it was absolutely delicious and to prove the point, we ate it two nights in a row. Originally a Good Food recipe, it attracted my attention with the use of an exotic spice blend (baharat) and pomegranate. And I wasn’t disappointed.

Roasted Aubergine with Fried Onion and Chopped Lemon

Aubergine, feta and lemon. Perfect – on its own or with pasta. But aubergine, feta and lemon with aromatic, caramelized onion? Interesting suggestion Yotam Ottolenghi.

Aubergine in garlic and tomato

I’m going to share with you a very simple recipe for aubergines in tomato. The beauty of this recipe is that it requires very few ingredients and very little hard manual labour in the kitchen but it is absolutely delicious, especially if you are an aubergine fanatic like me. The aubergines should be so tender as to melt in the mouth and enveloped in a rich, garlicky tomato sauce. I served it with (soft) boiled eggs and some crusty walnut bread; the contrasting textures balanced each other perfectly. It made a perfect light summer-time lunch. 

Mousaka

I wanted to start this blog with my favourite food of all time. Spanokopita. Filo pastry brushed with olive oil and thinly layered with a spinach, feta, dill and egg filling. I could happily eat this dish morning, noon and night. The enjoyment I have had in the making and eating of this dish (from the age of about 8 or 9) marked my first sense of pride in my Greek heritage and my first feeling of passion and pleasure for cooking and combining ingredients. The recipe I have always followed (I know of the existence of no better one) was borrowed from my Yia Yia (grandmother).