This aromatic black-eyed peas dish cooked with quinoa & wild greens, is a simple, healthy and a complete-meal you definitely should try.
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Gkioulpassi is a Greek dish which comes from Asia Minor. It is usually made with lamb but it is also often made with lamb, pork and veal.
Mandarin Melomakarona are Greek honey cookies, made with olive oil, flavoured with mandarin and drenched in a honey syrup, with lots of walnuts on top.
I have the pleasure to announce that my second cookbook has just been published on The Amazon Kindle. Rocket, Pear and Pomegranate Salad As I have a love for food and a sweet tooth, ever since I can remember myself, I used to carry a few extra kilos. Nistisimo (Vegan) Cherry Cake I went on …
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Today’s recipe has a weird name and many of you may be wondering what stiftaria or casarecce, spirulina and kritamo may be. When I added the picture on Facebook, even Greeks did not know what this was about. Casarecce is a short, slightly tubular pasta, about one inch long, with a wonderful trench for …
This Greek Savoury Cake with zucchini, potatoes, feta and Kasseri is an exceptionally moist and luscious cake and a good way to make kids eat vegetables.
Kormos, also called “doukissa”, is a no bake, easy dessert with biscuits, which are bound together with a buttercream or melted chocolate.
It is usually formed into a log, hence it’s Greek name “kormos’ which means tree log but of course you can also shape it as you like.
This sausage and onion tart, or rather open faced pie, is very easy to make as the crust is made with an easy corn meal batter, similar to plastos pie.
Limoncello is an Italian alcoholic drink made from the peels or zest of unwaxed lemons, which are steeped in a neutral alcohol, until the essential oils from the lemons is released. The alcohol is then mixed with a simple syrup. It is usually served as an apéritif or after-dinner drink, as it is considered a digestif drink.