tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post8478231723880901342..comments2023-12-11T14:02:25.111+01:00Comments on My Little Expat Kitchen: Meat and pasta, the western Greek waymagdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-55357788197832086392014-01-08T17:20:17.965+01:002014-01-08T17:20:17.965+01:00I hope you enjoy it!I hope you enjoy it!magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-72650137901316329182014-01-01T22:52:32.319+01:002014-01-01T22:52:32.319+01:00My childhood best friend Tracy (Anastasia) was gre...My childhood best friend Tracy (Anastasia) was greek and her mother used to cook this for me all the time because she knew I loved it. I have searched high and low all over the internet for this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-42295410800326017632013-04-25T19:16:49.140+02:002013-04-25T19:16:49.140+02:00Wow this is exactly the same recipe that my Yiayia...Wow this is exactly the same recipe that my Yiayia handed down to me apart from the all spice berries (what are they please) xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-204902264182486292013-03-27T15:35:54.057+01:002013-03-27T15:35:54.057+01:00This is a Truly Great Page! Bravo!
This is a Truly Great Page! Bravo!<br />MANTHOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767074382915355886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-22314170619742583742012-03-08T05:33:26.581+01:002012-03-08T05:33:26.581+01:00This looks great!This looks great!lukehttp://www.terra-americana.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-74711815922123503422011-12-22T00:31:55.260+01:002011-12-22T00:31:55.260+01:00Hi Demetrios! I'm so glad you liked the dish. ...Hi Demetrios! I'm so glad you liked the dish. It is one I make very often and it's always a hit. <br />7 hours? Wow, that must have been some tender meat!magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-45634378505697183902011-12-22T00:00:12.027+01:002011-12-22T00:00:12.027+01:00thank you so mucn for this recipe. a friend of min...thank you so mucn for this recipe. a friend of mine had mentioned i should cook pastitsada for my last dinner party because i am always looking for out of the way/odd greek recipes that the average person does not know about...i used your recipe and this came out FANTASTIC!!! i think the secret is the use of the grated onions (which i basically pulverized in the food processor :-)) i cooked mine demetrioshttp://www.blueolivepress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-58308542817179299992010-12-15T00:20:40.653+01:002010-12-15T00:20:40.653+01:00OMG. I just want to reach in through the monitor a...OMG. I just want to reach in through the monitor and eat the meat with my hands. LOL. Looks so rich and hearty and delicious. You can always tell something is going to taste great when it has that silky, shiny, beautiful sauce coating it. Love it.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765320230507884092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-52106460959676214612010-12-04T01:29:35.103+01:002010-12-04T01:29:35.103+01:00This recipe is so simple, but looks absolutely stu...This recipe is so simple, but looks absolutely stunning and hearty! As the weather as recently turned incredibly cold, it would be the perfect alternative to beef stew. Thanks for the recipe!Pattyhttp://www.zomppa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-79390492466530579632010-12-03T07:29:18.859+01:002010-12-03T07:29:18.859+01:00This looks excellent! I love the spice combinatio...This looks excellent! I love the spice combination.Denise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-8071438165433553642010-11-30T14:24:43.261+01:002010-11-30T14:24:43.261+01:00this is a great recipe - i have never made a pasti...this is a great recipe - i have never made a pastitsada as its known in the ionian islands, so i think this will be my weekend meal; i have a problem with greek beef, as it's always too fresh and not tender enough, but i am still looking forward to trying this - i'll post some photos as soon as i make itMaria Verivakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440852486788630957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-13612599239626677102010-11-26T21:39:10.727+01:002010-11-26T21:39:10.727+01:00Annoying how 'ethnic' food gets categorize...Annoying how 'ethnic' food gets categorized. For example, I'm of Indian background and so people in my home country (the U.S.) think we eat tikka masala, tandoori and naan - which I never eat unless in a restaurant.<br />The pasta, by the way, looks great, and I'm glad you chose to share 'real' Greek food :)Joytihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704064690267281149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-72877165103442536852010-11-25T06:02:43.205+01:002010-11-25T06:02:43.205+01:00Sometimes the simpler the dish is...the better it ...Sometimes the simpler the dish is...the better it tastes! Looks so comforting!Charissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681467957873085525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-4680099967564935052010-11-24T23:46:59.015+01:002010-11-24T23:46:59.015+01:00Great recipe! It looks delicious!Great recipe! It looks delicious!Dimahhttp://www.orangeblossomwater.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-74971450514256463452010-11-24T13:41:02.142+01:002010-11-24T13:41:02.142+01:00We are not Martha — you're right! :)
M, Katie...We are not Martha — you're right! :)<br /><br />M, Katie, Lorraine — thank you<br /><br />Nancy — I'm sure it would be!<br /><br />Taste of Beirut — thanks<br /><br />JayP — I find it fascinating as well!<br /><br />Christina — thanks and welcomemagdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-39499860905343426092010-11-24T03:35:02.954+01:002010-11-24T03:35:02.954+01:00Magda,
I just stumbled across your blog and am so...Magda,<br /><br />I just stumbled across your blog and am so glad I did! Your photos are gorgeous and your recipes are mouthwatering--I've already put half a dozen of them at the top of my cooking list! <br /><br />I spent the last two years living in Hawaii, where I had two delicious byob Greek restaurants in walking distance from my apartment. Sometimes I'd go to both in one weekend-Christinahttp://www.etsy.com/shop/SomethingNewAgainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-61621988943881560202010-11-23T23:12:12.113+01:002010-11-23T23:12:12.113+01:00Magda, this looks so good. Thanks for the summary ...Magda, this looks so good. Thanks for the summary too on the geographical differences in Greek cuisine. Food history is fascinating - and very blurred but I find it really interesting.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259736008093281882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-27997229427109519732010-11-23T21:18:02.171+01:002010-11-23T21:18:02.171+01:00Magda
this stew is my idea of comfort and delicio...Magda<br /><br />this stew is my idea of comfort and deliciousness; with the wines you are suggesting I can't think of a better way to spend an evening especially by a cozy fire!tasteofbeiruthttp://www.tasteofbeirut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-55044698349282067982010-11-23T18:41:47.173+01:002010-11-23T18:41:47.173+01:00Magda, Your posts are always delightful and inform...Magda, Your posts are always delightful and informative---this beef and pasta dish looks like such a delicious departure from what we are so used to where I live. Very sophisticated layering of spices in this rustic dish---I think this would be most welcome, after all the Thanksgiving turkey and fixings that we will be eating over the next few days.nancy at good food mattershttp://nancyvienneau.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-66000185015487036482010-11-23T06:59:30.903+01:002010-11-23T06:59:30.903+01:00What a fantastic sounding and looking dish!What a fantastic sounding and looking dish!Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-64118399060834772812010-11-23T02:22:59.110+01:002010-11-23T02:22:59.110+01:00This looks so hearty and tasty. I love the tubula...This looks so hearty and tasty. I love the tubular pasta, such great texture.Katie@Cozydelicioushttp://www.cozydelicious.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-15454404075428567382010-11-23T01:24:53.279+01:002010-11-23T01:24:53.279+01:00such a great comforting dish, I love it!such a great comforting dish, I love it!M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04943454949713325564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-44117576849084393132010-11-22T22:05:31.056+01:002010-11-22T22:05:31.056+01:00Yum! The only thing better than a big bowl of past...Yum! The only thing better than a big bowl of pasta, is a big bowl of pasta with a big piece of beef on top :) Love this!<br /><br />SuesWe Are Not Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078915956394431886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-61294317145436812372010-11-22T19:31:13.992+01:002010-11-22T19:31:13.992+01:00Belinda — that would be great.
Nisrine — thanks.
...Belinda — that would be great.<br /><br />Nisrine — thanks.<br /><br />Peter M — cinnamon is perhaps my favorite spice. In stews it is amazing!<br /><br />Maria — if you do try it let me know what you thought!<br /><br />Sally — I'm glad you enjoyed the post!<br /><br />Ivy — I wouldn't want to give that impression to those who don't know a lot about Greek food history. I rephrased itmagdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-24353336355420468772010-11-22T18:55:17.017+01:002010-11-22T18:55:17.017+01:00So surprised about this - well relatively :)
It ...So surprised about this - well relatively :) <br />It just reminds us that modern barriers are to be taken with a grain of salt and the sea actually joins people, it does not divide them. <br /><br />In Veneto (the mainland region in Italy just close to Venice) nowadays it is prepared a traditional dish called 'pastizada', very very similar but made more often than not with ... horse. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com