Category: phyllo

Celebrating Green: Spanakopita (Spinach Pie)

15 March 2010

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, a nice, green, traditional Greek dish. Yes, we are mixing our metaphors, but this dish is universally delicious. In writing the recipe for this spanakopita, I really tried to pare it down to its essential ingredients so that it will come together quickly and very simply. The basics […]

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Two Chicks Phyllo Tart

17 November 2008

One of my astute friends says that you could pretty much wrap anything in phyllo, and it would taste good.  It’s like bacon that way.   This chicken/chickpea filling is simple, in execution and in flavor, and very nutritious.  It could easily become vegetarian (or vegan for that matter) just by replacing the chicken with […]

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