Leeks
Christos Anesti and chronia polla. This is our wish after Easter which means Christos Anesti (Christ has risen) and may you live for many years. Today, Monday after Easter it is still a public holiday here in Greece. I wanted to cook something light with ingredients I had at home as all the shops [...]
Continue reading about Chicken with Leeks, Greek yoghurt and kafkalithres pesto
I’ve been busy the past days as I am now trying to make the book into an e-book, but this turned out harder than I anticipated. However, we still have to eat and since it was really cold here in Athens last week, cold days call out for hot soups. I first made this soup [...]
Continue reading about Prassosoupa (Leeks & Vegetables Soup)
During my recent trip to Cyprus we took a trip to my brother in law’s village. On our way, we passed from my mother’s village which is called Kyvides and is on the road which leads to the «krassohoria» which is the wine producing area of Limassol. The settlement of Pano Kyvides, according to the Great [...]
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This month’s Tried & Tested is featuring Kevin of Closet Cooking. This event was an original idea by Zlamushka of Spicy Kitchen. Each month a blogger is featured and we have to choose one of his/her recipes and recreate it and blog about it. This month’s host, is Hema of Salt 2 Taste. Kevin makes [...]
Continue reading about Agginaropita Me Prassa (Greek Artichoke & Leek Galette)
