This delicious chicken risotto with tarragon, combines creamy risotto with flavourful chicken with a Greek twist, for a satisfying meal.
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This Lentil and bulgur Spicy salad is not Cypriot dish but some of its ingredients are much closer to Cypriot cuisine, as I was inspired to make it by a Bulgur Pilaf we make in Cyprus.
The ancient Greeks ate a lot of garlic and used to call it “The Stinky Rose”. Ancient Greek athletes competing in the earliest Olympic games did not turn to steroids to enhance their performance, but to garlic.
This Dakos Salad with Rocket (arugula), Apricots and feta is my twist to the Cretan Dakos Salad.
Snails, called saliggaria (σαλιγκάρια), chochlii or kohlii (Χ(κ)οχλιοί) in Crete, karaoloi (καράολοι) in Cyprus belong to the class of gastropoda.
Spaghetti Pastitsio is a low fat pasta casserole dish, which is made with leftover spaghetti and bolognaise sauce, anthotyros cheese (similar to ricotta) and egg-less bechamel.
Chicken with Leeks is a very simple but delicious and light dish which can be whipped up in no time made with Greek yoghurt and pesto which makes a very creamy sauce.
Anginares à la polita is a dish originating from Constantinople, in Greek Constantinoupolis, also called “Polis” meaning the city of Constantine. Therefore this dish means “artichokes city-style”.
Happy Easter to all my friends celebrating Easter tomorrow. For us Orthodox, it’s Palm Sunday tomorrow and one of the two times during Lent where fish is allowed to be eaten. The other day was on the 25th March, the Anunciation on the Holy Mary, when I cooked this recipe, as we avoided …
This vegan Greek Fava Santorinis and Pumpkin Soup is made from scratch and is healthy, filling and perfect as a starter for a dinner party or a light supper.