Greek Food
I am sure that all of you who love Greek cuisine know what dolmades are and to be frank they are one of many of my all time favourite Greek comfort food. I usually buy a lot of vine leaves during spring when they are tender and store them in the deep freezer to [...]
Continue reading about Lahanodolmades me Avgolemono (stuffed cabbage leaves)
Instead of making risotto using arborio rice (or Carolina rice which we use in Greece), I used kritharaki (orzo) which is a tiny pasta, which looks like rice. In order to make this recipe you need some roasted butternut squash, which adds a sweetness to the pasta and of course Greek feta, which will balance [...]
Continue reading about Kritharotto (orzo risotto) with Butternut Squash and Feta
I was recently contacted by GreekFoodShop.com who offered to send me some Greek products to review and I gladly accepted. GreekFoodShop.com is a new venture put together by young Greek entrepreneurs, who despite the country’s economic crisis and current wave of events wish to invest on the export of quality Greek food products and help [...]
Continue reading about Selected Greek products now online, by GreekFoodShop.com
Greek Cuisine has a lot of simple but delicious recipes and home-cooked meals are defininitely healthier as you know what ingredients you use and there are no preservatives and, when compared to dining out, much cheaper. Now that our children will be living on their own and have minimum cooking experience, they have asked me [...]
Μy friend Marianna Kavroulaki, archaeologist and researcher in food history organized a symposium, called Edible History and Edible Stories. In ancient Greece, the symposium was a drinking party (from Greek «συμποτείν» (sympotein), «to drink together»). I love ancient Greek history and in a lot of my posts you will find references relating to the history [...]
Continue reading about Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: An Ancient Greek Symposium
Living in Athens in an apartment is not easy to barbecue because we do not have the space to do this often. I do have a small barbecue but we avoid using it as whenever we do, the smoke gets into the appartment, so I avoid using it. Some times I use the oven [...]
Continue reading about Chicken Souvlakia and Makaronosalata me Kotopoulo (Pasta Salad with Chicken)
