Greek
I have lots of recipes I have gathered during all these months and for which I did not have the time to write about them. So instead of writing a lot of things I thought that it would be the time to write some of these recipes and have them in autopost for the period [...]
Continue reading about Kotopoulo me Hilopites (Chicken with Pasta)
Piroshki, were introduced to the Greeks by the Greek Pontiacs* who were forced to leave Pontus and scattered in all parts of the world, the majority of which came to Greece. Piroshki are made from yeast dough usually fried. You can find them in bakeries or fast food shops, with various fillings. Their size depends [...]
Yesterday I went to the farmers” market again and among other things I bought the necessary ingredients to make Spanakopita. When I cook I always like to improvise and add my own touch to the recipe or maybe something I saw in another recipe and I kept somewhere in the back of my mind waiting [...]
Continue reading about Spanakopita Nistisimi (Lenten) Cyprus
During our trip to Northern Greece, one of our stops was at Ano Porroia, Serron where we had lunch. In the middle of the village there is a big square and there you can find several restaurants. The tavern we visited was called “OASIS”. We ordered wild boar and buffalo. Both dishes were delicious and [...]
Chilopites are traditional Greek egg and milk pasta which are cut either long like tagliatelle and fettuccine or in very small pieces of about 1 cm long and are ideal as a side dish or in soups. They are cooked in many ways: as a side dish with myzithra on top, which is a local [...]
Spanakopita or in this case it is also called spanakotyropita, as it has a lot more cheese than usual, is one of the best pitas we Greeks make and there are even different types of phyllo used for this pita. My family prefers a pie with more crust than spinach so I always make the [...]
Continue reading about Spanakotyropita (Extra Cheesy Spanakopita strifti, village type phyllo)
Giouvarlakia are meatballs with rice in a lemony avgolemono sauce. You can use ground veal or beef, pork, or a mixture of veal or beef and pork together or chicken or turkey mince, for a healthier soup. When the meatballs are cooked, then make «avgolemono» which is an egg-lemon sauce and turn it into a [...]
For my last posting for this year I chose a traditional Greek pastry, which is prepared and served on special occasions. I wish to extend to all of you my sweetest wishes, hoping that your New Year will be prosperous and as sweet as diples. Diples (pronounced dipless and meaning folded) Last but not least [...]
Traditionally, these honey-bathed cookies, with walnuts and cinnamon, are made during the holiday season of Christmas and New Year. However, we love them so much that we make them year round. Melomakarona – Honey cookies Makes: about 45 – 50 Ingredients: 6 – 8 cups of all purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup [...]
Greek salad, which in Greek is called Horiatiki salad and means village or peasant salad is a common component of a Greek meal. In Cyprus the salad has more ingredients such as fresh coriander, which is not available in Greece, lettuce and rocket plus of course the other usual ingredients. Greek salad is always on [...]
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