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Greek Pastitsio

Pastitsio is the sort of dish that separates Greek home cooking from Greek restaurant cooking. Most people know moussaka, but pastitsio is its equally impressive sibling, a layered baked pasta with a cinnamon-scented meat sauce and a thick, golden bechamel on top. It is Sunday …

Strawberry Yogurt Tartelette

The crust on these tartelettes starts with something unusual: dry-roasted whole wheat flour. You toast it in a pan on medium-low heat until it turns light brown and smells nutty, then let it cool. Mix it with honey and peanut butter, and you have a …

Grilled Asparagus Salad

I found this salad in an old issue of Food & Wine from July 2012, folded open on a friend’s kitchen counter during a backyard lunch. She had grilled the asparagus until it was blistered and slightly charred, tossed it with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, kalamata …