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This Greek Vegetable Bake is known as Briam.  Briam   is one of those dishes my Greek flat-mates at University used make and eat after a long day at lectures and tutorials.    In fact, it was not my Greek flat mates that introduced this  Briam  or Moussaka , but another Greek girl staying two floors down that frequented the lads, she realised I was vegetarian and one day brought some over for me to try.  It was delicious and she told me how to make it and I thought, well that is easy.   It is also one of the reasons  I veered towards making it last week during the working week, straight after work.    Briam is Greek, but there is also a Turkish version called Turlu. or Tourlou Tourlou.    Briam and Turlus are both often described as a Baked Ratatouille .  The other reason for making this Briam - Greek Vegetable Bake is that I have an abundance of courgettes and I also had some green peppers. ...

We harvested some small potatoes from the garden plot a couple of weeks ago.  We were excited to try them, but were really disappointed in them.  Trouble is we are not sure what they were called.  They look a little like new potatoes, but when cooked the skin falls off and they appear dry and floury on the inside.  But as a couple not to waste, I was looking for ways to disguise both the flavour and texture. I was inspired by a recipe called Spanish Potatoes that I saw whilst flicking through one of my cookbooks. I purchased  Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison   when I went to see my best friend in the US.  We wen to Berkeley for the day.  I went into the famous independent Cody's  bookshop and came out with this book as it was one my friend recommended.  I have cooked from it, but not as much as I would like to have.   Sadly Cody Bookshop closed its doors in 2006 .  Romesco sauce is made with red pepper,...