Fish
I’ve made this recipe many times each time with a few minor changes. I’ve marinated the salmon with honey and orange, with honey and lemon, with pomegranate molasses, with petimezi (grape molasses), with Asian flavours, etc. Salmon is one of my favourite fishes and still have a lot of recipes I have not posted. Although [...]
I have said it many time that diet food should not be bland and monotonous. My family were licking their fingers when they ate this dish and characterized it as “gourmet”. There will be many temptations during the holidays so why not cook something healthy but delicious that only you will know that this is [...]
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Today is our wedding anniversary but on this day we also celebrate the Liberation of Athens from the Nazis (12 October, 1944). Now, the EU and especially the Germans are back with a second occupation, this time economic and are quickly leading the Greek people to poverty by imposing austere measures which are beyond any [...]
Continue reading about Lime, Dill and Garlic Crusted Salmon with Orange-Garlic Honey Sautéed Spinach
Milokopi belongs to the sciaenidae family and can be found in Mediterranean fish markets but it is also found in the Eastern Atlantic. It’s scientific name is Umbrina cirrosa, but it is known as Bearded Umbrine, Corb, Corvina, Drum, Gurbell, Maigre, Sea Crow, Shi Drum, which is better known as «drums or croakers.» Drum [...]
Continue reading about Milokopi (Bearded Umbrine) with Roasted Vegetables
While taking a break from blogging and trying to stay away from food in order to reach my goal and loose the weight I have gained over the past four years, I almost forgot that August is my four year blog anniversary. I still can’t believe all the wonderful things I’ve learned during [...]
Continue reading about Solomos Stiffado (salmon stew with onions) and 4 years blog anniversary
Greece has a tradition in fishery since ancient times. If you take a look of Greece οn the map you will see thousands of kilometres of coastline and only our Northern borders are not surrounded by sea but even there, fishery was part of their occupation as they would fish in lakes and rivers. [...]
Continue reading about Melanouria (Saddled Seabream) with Ravigote Sauce & my «Pickled Salad»
We love fish recipes and most of them I keep rather simple. Fresh fish is wonderful cooked with just a little olive oil, lemon juice, oregano and a little sea salt and pepper. Fish is very healthy, so I try to make it for dinner at least once a week. Some times I jazz up [...]
During the Great Lent period which is 48 days before Easter, the Orthodox abstain from eating foods containing animals with red blood (meats, poultry, game, fish), as well and products from animals with red blood (such as milk, cheese, eggs, etc.) Fish with backbones are not allowed but mollusks like squid, octopus, shrimps, mussels etc., [...]
Continue reading about Dolmadakia Bakaliarou (Dolmades with Cod Fillets)
Galeos (tope shark) are found around the coast of the Mediterranean. The genus Galeorhinus galeus is derived from the Greek words «galeos» meaning a shark and «rhinos» which means nose. Tope is closely related to the blue shark and shares many of the features of this fish. Tope reach 1 – 2 metres length and [...]
Savoro, which means sour, is a sauce which my mother used to make whenever we had fried fish such as red red mullets (μπαρμπούνι), mullets (κουτσομούρα) or other fish like bogue (γόπα) etc. The combination of vinegar and rosemary is a method they used to preserve food back when there were no refrigerators. Whenever we [...]
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