| Nothing could be better than the lunch I had last | | | | Two Garlic cloves, finely chopped |
| Sunday. Having walked up the Anidri Gorge near to | | | | Two big sweet peppers, one red and one green, cut |
| Paleochora, Crete, with my sons, we installed | | | | into large slices or chunks |
| ourselves in The Old School House Cafe in Anidri for | | | | One small chili pepper, finely chopped (optional) |
| some much needed fortification before setting off | | | | One glass dry red wine |
| back down the gorge. | | | | A pinch of oregano or thyme and a bayleaf. |
| Whilst the kids did their thing, my choice for lunch was | | | | Olive oil |
| a plate of the excellent Spetsofai they make there | | | | Salt & pepper |
| with some fresh crusty bread and washed down with | | | | Slice the sausages and fry them in a couple of glugs |
| a couple of bottles of cold Mythos. Let me tell you it | | | | of olive oil a deep frying pan or saucepan. When the |
| really hit the spot and, although its considered a winter | | | | suasages are about done, add chopped garlic (and chilli |
| dish, it makes for a pleasant lunchtime meal at almost | | | | if you want it) and saute for a minute or two - don't let |
| any time of year. The following is not their recipe but | | | | it brown. Add the onion, peppers and chili pepper. Fry |
| my best guess. But it works. | | | | gently for a few minutes to soften them. Add |
| To make this properly, you will need to find typical | | | | tomatoes (or passata...actually I prefer passata in this), |
| greek village sausages. The smaller, chipolata sized | | | | wine and the herbs. Leave to simmer on a very low |
| ones tend to work best. If you can't find these, use | | | | temperature for about 20 minutes. |
| pepperoni suasages or even chipolata sized | | | | You can add aubergine (small chunks) which you |
| Lincolnshire sausages. | | | | would throw in and saute before the adding garlic |
| One kilo (two pounds) Greek village sausages (or | | | | stage. |
| pepperoni style sausages) | | | | Serve with some nice fresh bread and imagine you |
| One tin tomatoes (400 grams, a little less than one | | | | are sitting on the shady terrace of a mountain cafe |
| pound) or tomato passata | | | | with the sea glinting in the distance. |
| One large onion cut into large slices | | | | |