Hello my name is Beth Doss and I am a Culinary Arts Major. I would like to talk about the Middle East for a minute. In class this week we cooked Spanakopita and BaBa Ghannouj. I have never been a spinach eater but I am trying. I have explored different dishes. I did eat the Spanakopita it was good. In the BABAGHannouj there was an ingredient I didn`t reconize called tahini. I learned how to make this .
Working with Phyllo dough is time consuming but it is very flakey and light. I enjoyed the dip . The egg plant got lost in this or I didn`t taste it .I problably would grill it instead of roasting and also red bell peppers . The spinach I would add artichoke and a creamy cheese and some lemon juice along with other ingredients.
There are several recipes in this section I want to and will try. I make a lot of Shiskabobs vegetable,meat,fruit. these are a favorit of the children. I really enjoy stuffed peppers and I am going to make the Dolmades. I will get the grape leaves from my grape vines. the yogurt-tahini sauce looks good and now that I know how to make tahini I can make this one also.
