Tsoureki, plural Tsourekia, (pronounced TSOU-rhe-kee), is a slightly sweet Greek bread, similar to brioche, which is braided and made throughout the year. It is also part of our Easter and Christmas traditions.
My recipes
Halvas – Χαλβάς (plural Halvades) is one of our favourite desserts during Lent but I always like to make it in different flavours. This time I made the basic recipe which was divided in two parts. In the first one I made a strawberry coulis which was used both inside and to decorate the dessert …
These Healthy Olive Oil Honey Oatmeal bars have a crunchy base with a subtle olive oil and coconut taste and the topping is like a dessert we make in Greece with nuts and honey called pastelli.
In Greece we love fish recipes and most of them I keep rather simple. Fresh fish is wonderful seasoned with only salt, pepper and oregano and then grilled or broiled. It is then served with “ladolemono” sauce.
If you have leftover rice and don’t know what to do with it, here is a quick and easy solution which can be served as a side dish. If you don’t want to eat rice the next day again, you can deep freeze it and use it whenever you like. I served this side …
Revithosalates are Greek salads made with chickpeas. Chickpeas are one of my favourite legumes and I always cook them from scratch.
A Marbled Cake is a cake with a mottled appearance, that is the cake is given a streaked, marblelike appearance by mixing of dark chocolate and light batters.
A few weeks ago I was talking to my son, who is in England, on Skype and I cannot remember how but we started talking about Jaffa Cakes. These are like biscuits (but are actually cakes), the first layer being an airy sponge cake, an orange jelly in the middle and covered with chocolate on …
This artichoke lasagna is a fabulous dish made with fresh artichokes, layered with bolognaise sauce and topped with luscious Greek bechamel sauce.
This vegan dessert is made with store bought halvas, chocolate, toasted nuts, candied fruit or spoon sweets (glyka tou koutaliou) and coconut.