anchovy and parsley stuffing 56
apple and rose-water bâtons 72
apricot and ginger biscuits 105
avocado and green pepper stuffing 56
beans
white bean pâté 15
Yannis’s broad beans 17
beef dishes
beef with root vegetables 162
meatballs 149
biscuits
apricot and ginger 105
kourabiedes 73
blitz cake 154
breakfast
menemen 59
bredies
Edna Helfet’s spicy pumpkin 64
brinjals
brinjal and chickpea salad 141
brinjal bake with tomatoes and capers 22
papoutsakia 119
burghul wheat
tabbouleh 81
cakes
blitz cake 154
carrot cake legally adopted by la Petite Tarte 94
cream cheesecake 97
lemon cake 42
Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153
capers
brinjal bake with tomatoes and capers 22
caper and yoghurt sauce 25
flavour combinations 25
caramelised pear and phyllo pastries 102
carrots
carrot and feta upside-down tart 161
carrot cake legally adopted by la Petite Tarte 94
cooked carrot salad 142
cauliflower soup 129
celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110
champignons à la Grecque 86
cheese
carrot and feta upside-down tart 161
cheesecake, cream 97
chicken dishes
avgolemono chicken soup 189
Philip’s chicken pie 11
poached chicken breasts 78
poached chicken salad 78
tarragon chicken pie in phyllo 8
chickpeas
chickpea and brinjal salad 141
chickpeas and spinach 149
harira 178
chocolate
Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153
chutney stuffing 56
cordial, rose-water 72
coriander, lime and chilli prawns 113
courgettes
courgette mash with roasted cherry tomatoes 120
courgettes with sultanas and pine nuts 121
cream cheesecake 97
crespelle di verdura 136–137
cucumbers
same-day bread and butter pickles 168
desserts
apple and rose-water bâtons 72
blitz cake 154
caramelised pear and phyllo pastries 102
lemon cake 42
Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153
plum and frangipani tart 30
vinegar pudding 171
dressings
balsamic 143
pickled lemon dressing 43
yoghurt dressing 78
drinks
rose-water cordial 72
sahleb 126
eggs
avgolemono chicken soup 189
menemen 59
stuffed 56
farfalle with smoked salmon and dill 134
fennel
orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43
fillings and stuffings
anchovy and parsley stuffing 56
avocado and green pepper stuffing 56
butternut filling for pancakes 136–137
chutney stuffing 56
leek filling for pancakes 136–137
leek, apple and celery stuffing 186
pear filling 102
plum and frangipani filling 30
spinach filling for pancakes 136–137
meringue filling 154
fish and seafood
coriander, lime and chilli prawns 113
farfalle with smoked salmon and dill 134
lightly smoked fillets of salmon trout with a celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110
smoked salmon trout pâté 96
gem squash
soup in a gem squash 67
ginger and apricot biscuits 105
Greek lamb and potatoes with lemon and oregano 181
harira 178
kourabiedes 73
lamb dishes
Edna Helfet’s spicy pumpkin bredie 64
Greek lamb and potatoes with lemon and oregano 181
harira 178
meatballs 149
rice noodles with lamb 177
lemons
avgolemono chicken soup 189
lemon cake 42
pickled 170
light meals
brinjal bake with tomatoes and capers 22
menemen 59
poached chicken salad 78
stuffed eggs 56
Yannis’s broad beans 17
beef with root vegetables 162
crespelle di verdura 136–137
Greek lamb and potatoes with lemon and oregano 181
lightly smoked fillets of salmon trout with a celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110
mushroom risotto 89
papoutsakia 119
Philip’s chicken pie 11
quails stuffed with leeks, apple and celery 186
stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116
tarragon chicken pie in phyllo 8
Youvetsi me arnaki (rice noodles with lamb) 177
marinades
for beef 162
for prawns 113
meatballs with chickpeas and spinach 149
menemen 59
milk
sahleb 126
Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153
mushrooms
champignons à la Grecque 86
mushroom risotto 89
soup in a gem squash 67
nettle and roasted pear soup 36
onions
same-day bread and butter pickles 168
orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43
pancakes
crespelle di verdura 136–137
papoutsakia 119
pasta
farfalle with smoked salmon and dill 134
pastry 30
see also phyllo pastry
pâtés
smoked salmon trout pâté 96
white bean pâté 15
pea soup with garam masala 148
pears
caramelised pear and phyllo pastries 102
nettle and roasted pear soup 36
peppers
avocado and green pepper stuffing 56
menemen 59
stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116
Philip’s chicken pie 11
phyllo pastry
caramelised pear and phyllo pastries 102
potatoes wrapped in phyllo pastry 49
tarragon chicken pie 8
pickled lemons 170
pies
Philip’s chicken pie 11
tarragon chicken pie in phyllo 8
plums
plum and frangipani tart 30
stewed fresh plums 29
poached chicken breasts 78
poached chicken salad 78
poaching liquid 78
pork dishes
meatballs 149
potatoes
potato salad 50
potatoes wrapped in phyllo pastry 49
skordalia 46
prawns, coriander, lime and chilli 113
preserves and pickles
pickled lemons 170
same-day bread and butter 168
stewed fresh plums 29
pumpkin
Edna Helfet’s spicy pumpkin bredie 64
quails stuffed with leeks, apple and celery 186
red autumn salad 143
rice noodles with lamb 177
rice dishes
mushroom risotto 89
stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116
risotto, mushroom 89
rose-water
apple and rose-water bâtons 72
kourabiedes 73
rose-water cordial 72
sahleb 126
salads
brinjal and chickpea salad 141
celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110
cooked carrot salad 142
orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43
poached chicken salad 78
potato salad 50
red autumn salad 143
tabbouleh 81
salmon trout
pâté, smoked 96
lightly smoked, with a celeriac salad and pink grapefruit segments 110
salmon
smoked, with farfalle and dill 134
same-day bread and butter pickles 168
sauces
caper and yoghurt sauce 25
my tomato sauce 137
side dishes see vegetable and side dishes
skordalia 46
soups
avgolemono chicken soup 189
cauliflower soup 129
harira 178
nettle and roasted pear soup 36
pea soup with garam masala 148
soup in a gem squash 67
spinach and chickpeas 149
starter dishes
avgolemono chicken soup 189
carrot and feta upside-down tart 161
cauliflower soup 129
champignons à la Grecque 86
coriander, lime and chilli prawns 113
harira 178
nettle and roasted pear soup 36
orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43
potatoes wrapped in phyllo pastry 49
skordalia 46
smoked salmon trout pâté 96
stuffed eggs 56
tabbouleh 81
white bean pâté 15
stewed fresh plums 29
stews and casseroles
beef with root vegetables 162
Edna Helfet’s spicy pumpkin bredie 64
stocks
homemade vegetable stock 148
stuffed eggs 56
stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116
stuffings see fillings and stuffings sugar-syrup 77
sweet treats
apple and rose-water bâtons 72
apricot and ginger biscuits 105
blitz cake 154
carrot cake legally adopted by la Petite Tarte 94
cream cheesecake 97
kourabiedes 73
lemon cake 42
Milly Noik’s southern Georgia chocolate cake 153
plum and frangipani tart 30
sahleb 126
tabbouleh 81
tarragon chicken pie in phyllo 8
tarts (savoury)
carrot and feta upside-down tart 161
tarts (sweet)
plum and frangipani tart 30
tomatoes
courgette mash with roasted cherry tomatoes 120
my tomato sauce 137
stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116
toppings
carrot cake 94
Philip’s chicken pie 11
vegetable and side dishes
brinjal and chickpea salad 141
brinjal bake with tomatoes and capers 22
carrot and feta upside-down tart 161
cauliflower soup 129
champignons à la Grecque 86
cooked carrot salad 142
courgette mash with roasted cherry tomatoes 120
courgettes with sultanas and pine nuts 121
meatballs with chickpeas and spinach 149
mushroom risotto 89
orange and fennel salad with pickled lemon dressing 43
papoutsakia 119
pea soup with garam masala 148
potato salad 50
potatoes wrapped in phyllo pastry 49
red autumn salad 143
skordalia 46
soup in a gem squash 67
stuffed tomatoes and peppers 116
tabbouleh 81
white bean pâté 15
Yannis’s broad beans 17
vegetable stock, homemade 148
vinegar pudding 171
white bean pâté 15
Yannis’s broad beans 17
yoghurt
caper and yoghurt sauce 25
dressing 78
Youvetsi me arnaki (rice noodles with lamb) 177