Easy Recipes
Picture fro last week’s «laiki agora» our farmers” market. You can distinguish two different types the one which is 0.75 cents is from Achaia. In Greece we do not have a lot of varieties of potatoes, such as yellow potatoes, blue potatoes or red potatoes nor do we have names for them. The only potatoes [...]
Omelets make a quick, easy, delicious, and healthy meal any time of the day or night. Basically, all you need is eggs, olive oil (or butter) but the more ingredients, the better! As easy as it may seem to us, for someone never making an omelet before may be intimidating, especially the part you [...]
Pasta alla carbonara is an easy pasta dish based on eggs, cheese, bacon, and black pepper. That’s how I make it for the family but I love adding mushrooms and peppers in mine, so you can make it the classic way or try it my way. I often make it with spaghetti but my [...]
Wiener Schnitzel or scallopini, as they are called in Italy or escalopes in France, consist of thinly sliced meat usually veal or pork, although chicken may also be used, dredged in flour and breadcrumbs. The meat slices are tenderized and rendered thinner with a meat mallet. Ask your butcher to prepare the scallops for [...]
This is the easiest dessert you can make in less than fifteen minutes and it is very delicious. All you need to do is whip the heavy cream and combine it with yoghurt and other ingredients. Above picture served with Caramelized Apricots. You can also serve it with Glyka tou Koutaliou (Greek fruit preserves). Giaourtoglyko [...]
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A traditional Greek dish from Arcadia where poor people would eat out of the products they had at hand. Some tomatoes from their gardens and eggs from their hens. This could have been their main meal but nowadays it is usually served as a side dish and is ideal to accompany BBQ and grilled meat [...]
Moschari noua is a pot roast beef using the round part of beef. It can be cooked in a pressure cooker or slowly cooked in the oven in a casserole. I always serve it with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables and top it with a very flavourful gravy made with the juices of the meet. [...]
Τhis is a recipe everybody loves, especially the children. However, cheeses and bacon and cream are not so healthy, as they contain too much fat, so I have tried to make a «healthier» version of a recipe I used to make lots of years ago, substituting the cheeses I used, such as regato, gouda, kerrygold, [...]
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This is one of the easiest cakes to make as you just mix all the ingredients together. It does not contain any eggs or milk which makes it perfect for those fasting as well as for those having cholesterol. Vegan Chocolate Cake Preparation time: 15 minutes Baking time: about 1 hour Ingredients 3 cups of [...]
Kormos in Greek means tree log and has been named after its shape. A very easy dessert even a child can make it. Ingredients: 1 packet (250 grams) of butter 2 cups of icing sugar 1/2 cup of dark cocoa 3 packets of plain biscuits, such as morning coffee or petit beurre 1/4 cup [...]
