My favourite eggplants until now were «tsakonikes» which I thought were the only ones which were sweet. I avoided cooking with the big round purple ones, as I heard that they were bitter. I’ve been seeing white eggplants at the market place for a long time but had never tried them until recently. When [...]
Continue reading about Melintzanes Santorinis (White eggplants from Santorini)
Each year I have been making the same Christmas Cake year after year after year and I still love it and will be making it again some time in the future.
However, I still want to experiment with new things and this year I am making a Christmas Cake based on the older recipe but I [...]
I suppose most of you will be surprised seeing eggplants served as a sweet. I know that my Greek friends have eaten or heard of melitzanaki glyko. I had to share with you a twist I made to this traditional recipe, in which I added grenadine, not only for the lovely taste, but also to [...]
Continue reading about Glyko Melitzanaki me Grenadini (Eggplant with Grenadine Spoon Sweet)
Melitzanes giahni or as they are called in Cyprus «vazania giahni», are eggplants in tomato sauce. My mother, as well as all other Cypriot women, would fry the potatoes and eggplants in a lot of oil and they would then sauté the onion in the oil and add fresh ripe tomatoes and [...]
As much as I love cooking, there are a few days that I want to cook something quick and easy and what is easier than a pasta dish?
This week the temperature was around 40 degrees C in Athens, so every morning my husband and I leave early in the morning and go [...]
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Papoutsakia means little shoes and probably they are named after their shape. To me they resemble like the balarina shoes my daughter used to wear when she went to ballet when she was younger.
Most of the Papoutsakia recipes I have read want the eggplants to rest in salty water for an hour so that [...]
These eggplant mezes are stuffed with feta and then coated with bread crumbs and deep fried. Perfect finger food for parties or in this case this will be my entry for Game Night Party Recipes, hosted my Mansi, at Funnfud.
Melitzanes me Feta (Eggplant rolls with feta)
Ingredients
2 – 3 long eggplants
2 eggs
½ cup [...]
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This is a recipe I have tried from another friend from Group recipes. My friend is of Italian origin but lives in the U.S.A. and is in the catering business. I asked Crystal if she knew anything about this recipe, which used to [...]
Continue reading about Avignon Tomato and Eggplant casserole
Moussakas, is the most famous Greek dish. Layered with sautéed slices of potatoes, courgettes and eggplant with meat sauce in the middle layer. Topped with béchamel sauce and myzithra cheese.
The vegetables are fried and left in a colander to drain the excess oil. A layer of vegetables is placed in a baking tin, [...]
