Greek

Ingredients Meat: 1 lb 80/20 ground beef 1 lb ground pork or lamb 1 red onion 7 cloves garlic 2 tsp ground marjoram (or sub 1.5 more tsp oregano) 2 tsp dried rosemary 2 tsp dried oregano 2 tsp salt 2 tsp black pepper Tzatziki Sauce: 1/2 cup finely grated cucumber 1 cup whole milk plain greek yogurt 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove minced 1/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill (or 0.3 tbsp dried dill) 1 tbsp fresh mint chopped (optional if you have it) Toppings: ...

Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 5 cloves garlic minced 1 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp paprika 2 tsp salt or more to taste 2.25 cups water 1.5 cups rice (I prefer jasmine) Small bunch of cilantro chopped well 1/4 cup roasted pine nuts Instructions Add oil to large pan and saute onion and garlic for a few minutes until onion is soft. Mix in spices and toast until fragrant (1 minute or so) Pour in water and mix well and then add the rice. Simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and fluffy. Remove from heat and mix in rest of ingredients. Serve with some meat over it like kabobs, lamb, or something Greek! Notes Note: to toast pine nuts, you can do this in a variety of ways. One is simply a small pan with a little oil on the stove. High heat until they start to brown but be careful not to burn. Oven works too or toaster oven, just not efficient since this is a small amount.

Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion diced small 3 cloves garlic minced 1.5 cups uncooked white rice 3 cups chicken broth 1 tbsp fresh dill (or less dried) 1-2 tbsp lemon juice Instructions Saute over med heat onion and garlic until translucent Add rice to pan and saute for 5 minutes stirring frequently Either transfer to a pot to cook rice in or move this all to a rice cooker. Regardless, pour in chicken broth, mix, and simmer until rice is cooked Add in dill, lemon juice. Mix and serve

Ingredients 2 lb eggplant sliced 0.3" thickness (discard ends) Salt, 2-3 tbsp olive oil 1-2 tbsp Olive oil 1 yellow onion diced 4-5 garlic cloves minced 1.5 lb ground beef or lamb 1/2 cup red wine (or a few tbsp red wine vinegar) 1 14 oz can crushed tomatoes mildly drained 3 tbsp tomato paste 1 cup beef stock/broth Spices: 1 beef bouillon cube (or 1 tsp powder), 2 bay leaves, 2 tsp dried oregano, 1.5 tsp any sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp salt or more ...

Ingredients 2+ pounds chicken thighs bone in 1 large yellow onion diced 1 bell pepper diced 5 cloves garlic minced 8 oz sliced mushrooms 4-6 whole carrots Few tsp garlic salt Black pepper to taste 1-2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 can (28 oz can, the big one) of crushed tomatoes 2 tsp or more of italian seasonings Optional: add red pepper flakes to give more of a kick, also add some parmesan to it to cook. ...