Baked Potatoes with Cumin

Remove the skin and seeds from the tomatoes and cut into slices. Saute the onions with oil and then add the tomatoes, mushrooms, ketchup. Salt, pepper and oregano. Add a little water if necessary and simmer.Garnish with parsley leaves. Serve the mushrooms with rice.

Peel the artichokes by removing the outermost leaves and pour them into bowl with water and lemon juice, so they will not get black. Saute the onion and the garlic in olive oil. Pour the beans or peas and stir gently two to three times. Add 1.5 cups water and the artichokes. Then, add the dill, salt and pepper. Cook over high heat until the oil is the only left. Before you remove it from heat, add the lemon juice.

Wise bywords from Saint John the Golden-mouthed, useful for every faithful. "Respect each other, so you can learn to respect God. He, who is insolent to men, is insolent to God."