Steak Diane
Victor
July 29, 2010
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Le Chevalier. Le Chevalier was a restaurant on one of the squares in Damascus that seemed to scattered throughout the central part of town...
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Thursday 29 July 2010
Spanikopita Greek Dinner
Victor
July 29, 2010
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I had some leftover phyllo (filo) dough in the freezer so I decided we should have a Greek Dinner. All the recipes here serve four to si...
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Fennel and Artichokes au Gratin
Victor
July 29, 2010
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Cheese makes life better. I like cheese and I have a good life.See the correlation? These is a rather rich dish and sort of served as the ...
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Green Beans with Tomatoes and Onions
Victor
July 29, 2010
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During our little Greek fest I wanted to use up some green beans from the farmers market so I made green beans with garlic, tomatoes and sau...
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Greek Salad
Victor
July 29, 2010
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A Greek salad seemed appropriate to a Greek dinner. Ingredients: 2 Romaine lettuces 2 Tomatoes sliced ¼ Cup of Kalamata’s olives ¼ Cu...
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Grilled Apricots with Honey and Almonds
Victor
July 29, 2010
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For the dessert of out little Greek feast I wanted something fruity and this seemed to hit the spot. I’ve made this with both canned an...
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Tuesday 20 July 2010
Brandy Alexander
Victor
July 20, 2010
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I know that there are many people in this world who do not drink wine or alcoholic beverages. There are some that can’t, due to faith, hea...
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Wednesday 14 July 2010
Brandied Strawberries Alexander
Victor
July 14, 2010
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Alexander? No not me, I think one of the Borgia’s. Ok so perhaps this is not Italian, however I had strawberries to use up and it went very ...
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Insalata Caprese
Victor
July 14, 2010
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This classic salad is traditionally made with bright red fresh tomatoes, fresh sliced mozzarella and fresh basil leaves so that the salad ha...
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Asparagus Parmesan
Victor
July 14, 2010
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I love asparagus and I love cheese, well I love food. Here two of my favorite ingredients are combined with my favorite cooking method: “E...
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Gnocchi Baked with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Victor
July 14, 2010
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Not really a classic dish, however I was reading about a chicken dish baked in a creamy tomato sauce, and thought it might be a great idea t...
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Vermicelli in Broth with Carrots and Turnip
Victor
July 14, 2010
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This is the second course of our Monday night Italian dinner. Despite the fact that it has pasta in it, this is a rather light soup. Try t...
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Polenta Crostini with Gorgonzola
Victor
July 14, 2010
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Monday used to be pizza night so I decided I wanted to make Italian food. The strawberries are not strictly Italian either. However it was t...
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Saturday 10 July 2010
Tofu Parmesan
Victor
July 10, 2010
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A friend once turned me on to this through a recipe printed off the web ten years ago. This however is updated with a rich homemade tomato...
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