Posts tagged “celery”

Cooking with Black-Eyed Peas from a Northern Greek Island

Mixed Kales

When we return to Alaska from Greece, we carry home enough food to last until we next visit the island. We stuff our bags to the very edge of the airlines’ weight limit. As a result, our Alaska meals are enhanced by hand-gathered, hand-crafted, and hand-grown island products that remind ...

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All About Leaf Celery aka Cutting Celery

Leaf Celery and Onions

Two readers asked for information about leaf celery, also known as cutting celery, the celery I often recommend using in Mediterranean recipes: “What is the difference between leaf celery and the celery at the grocery store? Can I substitute one for the other?” “Where can I buy leaf celery?”

Three kinds ...

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Cookbook: Pork with Celery-Lemon Sauce (Hirino me Selino kai Lemoni)

Pork Celery Lemon Stew

Pork with Celery-Lemon Sauce is a popular Greek stew with countless variations, but it’s a tricky recipe to get right. Too often the sauce overwhelms the pork, or goes in the opposite direction and vanishes into blandness. Some recipes taste good, but because the sauce is thick, gloppy, and pale, ...

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