Athanasia Moraiti, my late mother in law, cooked the mottled fresh cranberry beans together with potatoes and peppers, a combination I would not consider, if I had not tasted and loved it. Somehow I was under the impression that shelled beans and potatoes…
On Saturday evenings, women on Sifnos and other Cycladic islands bring to the communal bakery their specially marked clay casseroles filled with soaked chickpeas that have been doused in fruity olive oil and seasoned with oregano or bay leaves.
This is my favored, old tomato-less version of the classic fassolada (see variation). Greek selino is very different from the American or northern European celery. It is often called ‘wild celery’ and can be found in Asian markets under the name kun choi or kin tsai.
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