Avgolemono (Greek Chicken and Lemon soup) and Horiatiki (Authentic Greek Salad

A few Sundays ago I made two authentic Greek dishes and it was a lot of fun. The lemon soup was a bit lemony, but the combo with the salad was such a wonderful way to welcome SPRING!

Beef in Aubergine Sauce, with Coconut Chapatis

I made this spicy African entree on the 30th of March, and since I was trying to squeeze my 4rth African dish into the month I made the Chapatis, which was a kind of light-flatbread. Because the Chapatis was made with Coconut Milk it came out so flakey and made a perfect side to the more spicy, flavorful Beef dish.

If you are wondering what Aubergine (more commonly known as Eggplant) is, or if you know and can't fathom the idea of it  being tasty, then you've been served the wrong stuff. To me the idea of eggplant brought back horrible memories of choking down something that was as unpalatable as squash, (if possible).  But this African dish, with the combination of garlic, onions and red chili peppers changed my mind on the idea, and my roommates, who also avoid eggplant, found it quite edible and actually enjoyable.

I would make it again and I am also excited to cook with eggplant again in the future. Yay!