Pasta: Fresh, Simple, and Delicious, written by Valéry Drouet and Pierre-Louis Viel, features 50 unique dishes using a favorite versatile ingredient, pasta. This no-frills book focuses on beautiful photos and recipes for all tastes and occasions, from salads and baked dishes to filled doughs and dessert-worthy offerings. Along with the review, I’ll also be sharing a recipe perfect…
Spinach Feta Quesadilla
This Spinach Feta Quesadilla adds a bit of a Greek-style variation to the Mexican classic. Two tortillas are filled with spinach, fresh herbs, green onion, feta, and kasseri/mozzarella cheese. For an even shorter prep time, thaw cooked, frozen spinach. This recipe is vegetarian, but a handful of diced cooked chicken would be a nice addition…
Watermelon Feta Orzo Salad
This Watermelon Feta Orzo Salad is a great summer side dish to accompany any grilling or picnics during the holiday weekend. Orzo pasta is tossed with watermelon, feta cheese, and fresh basil, then dressed with a lemon honey mixture. It is best served at room temperature. I like a little higher pasta ratio, so I…
Shopska Salata (Bulgarian Salad)
Shopska Salata is a Bulgarian salad created by tossing together chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers (roasted or raw), onions (green or red), and parsley. It is topped with Sirene cheese and served with a drizzle of olive oil and red wine vinegar. I roasted the bell peppers, but you can also keep them raw if you…
Feta with Oregano and Olive Oil and a Giveaway {CLOSED}!
While visiting the MetroCooking DC 2014 convention in November, I got a chance to meet the vendors of Spartan Oil. Spartan Oil was founded by Greek-American, Pericles Konstas, to offer the highest quality extra virgin olive oil to consumers. The oil is produced from the family’s ancient olive trees in Sparta, Greece that are harvested…
Spinach, Mint and Pine Nut Gözleme (Turkish Savory Pastry)
Gözleme is a savory Turkish pastry stuffed with a variation of fillings and lightly fried until golden. They are often shaped into half moons or squares. Fillings may include meat, seafood, vegetables, or cheese. I made these Gözleme with spinach, lemon, mint, pine nuts, and feta cheese. I absolutely loved the combination and they were…
Spanakopita Puffs
Here is a great Greek inspired appetizer without having to work with all the layers of phyllo. Puff pastry squares are filled with kale, caramelized onions, and feta cheese and baked in mini muffin tins to form bite size Spanakopita puffs. The last time I made these, I doubled the recipe to have extra to…
Banitsa (Bulgarian Cheese Pie)
Banitsa (Banica, Banitza) is a Bulgarian cheese pie. I made a traditional version by wrapping phyllo sheets around a filling of eggs, feta, and yogurt, then arranging the rolled sheets in a circular pattern. It is sometimes made by placing the filling between layers of phyllo. To be honest, I was a little nervous trying…
Herb Chicken Mediterranean Pizza
When I was pregnant with Evan, my cooking came to an abrupt halt due to a short period of bedrest followed by morning sickness for the rest of the first trimester. I lived off of mostly pasta and sandwiches, while Chad ordered a lot of take out. Pizza from Papa Murphy’s became a weekly (sometimes…
Spinach Feta Wrap
Spinach Feta Wraps are a quick way to have a healthy breakfast. These tortillas or wraps are filled with cooked egg whites, spinach, tomato, and feta cheese. Whats Cooking with Ruthie modeled them after the Starbucks Spinach and Feta Breakfast Wrap, which I have never tried. This recipe is enough to make four wraps, but…
