5 greek baked goods Recipes

ginger nut biscuits, butter, mascarpone, double cream, greek yogurt, good quality dark chocolate (min. 70% cocoa solids, i recommend lindt or similar quality), extra good quality chocolate , to grate for decoration (optional)

dried butter beans (soaked overnight) or 1 lb dried lima beans (soaked overnight), onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups), diced tomatoes with juice (concasse), yellow bell pepper, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, red bell pepper, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, garlic cloves, minced, carrots, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, stalks celery & leaves, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, olive oil, bacon, chopped (or 6 oz. bacon and 6 oz good quality pork sausage, cut up) (optional), pepper, vegetable bouillon cubes, ketchup, fresh dill, minced, enough hot water , to cover beans by 1 inch

butter, sugar, eggs, good-quality chocolate, melted (i use a greek brand, mixing 1/2 lb milk chocolate with 1/2 lb bitter not unsweetened), liquor (i have tried many but especially like cognac, brandy and amaretto) or 2 tbsp liqueur (i have tried many but especially like cognac, brandy and amaretto), all-purpose flour, baking powder, lightly whipped cream (unsweetened or just barely sweetened) or 1 scoop of softened vanilla ice cream

freshly baked good quality italian roll (substitute 2 slices stone ground whole wheat or uneseeded rye bread, preferably artisan made), prosciutto ham, thinly sliced, but in whole pieces, not shredded , the amount depending on the size of the roll, herbed sun-dried tomatoes , in olive oil (you may substitute an equivalent amount of julienned, if desired), aged provolone cheese, thinly sliced, herbed olive oil , from the sun-dried tomatoes, if desired (substitute a vintage extra-virgin olive, dried sweet basil and dried greek oregano), parsley, rolled anchovy fillet, with caper on a small piece of boston lettuce, caponata or pickled cauliflower or asparagus, tip on a small leaf of leaf lettue