Lenten
First of all for all of you who are celebrating Easter tomorrow I wish you a Happy Easter and to be in good health. We still have another week to celebrate Greek Orthodox Easter. Yesterday, when I visited Susan I saw that Chris, of Mele Cotte is hosting her third event to bring awareness [...]
Continue reading about Revithokeftedes me Garides and Asparagus to fight cancer
When I went to Cyprus last month I brought with me two bunches of fresh coriander (cilantro) and the bunches in Cyprus are really big. I used it in salads, I used it in other recipes but still I had too much and as the days passed I didn’t want to see it being wasted, [...]
Continue reading about Cilantro and Cashews Pesto and Farfalle with Mushrooms
I was not going to post this recipe today but some time after Easter, as I wanted to focus on strictly Lenten recipes. Those who read my blog regularly know that I have been fasting since Clean Monday that is since 2nd March and I have been posting only nistisima, which are vegetarian and vegan [...]
Continue reading about Garides Saganaki me Masticha (shrimp saganaki)
Kifylla is another Cypriot street food which is not widely known. It’s a sweet bread, filled with raisins and glazed with sugar on top and it used to be sold in the central streets, in wheeled carts. It’s a very healthy snack and perfect for breakfast. Being away from Cyprus for so many years, [...]
Continue reading about Kifylla: Cypriot Cinnamon and Raisin Bread Rolls
Laconia is a prefecture in Greece, with Sparta its administrative capital. It is bounded by Mount Taygetus, to the west of Sparta, which is the highest mountain range of Peloponese (2.407 meters) and with the Parnon mountains to the northeast (1.961 meters), to the west with Messenia, and to the North with Arcadia. Among the [...]
Continue reading about Lakonia and Pasta Elias (Olive paste)
Falafels are street food sold in Middle Eastern countries and are made with dried legumes like chickpeas, fava beans soaked in water for many hours and then they are combined with spices and are bound together with flour or bulgur wheat and then they are fried, shaped into small balls or patties. In Greece we [...]
Kalamaria is a very popular dish in Greece and Cyprus, especially during Lent when seafood is allowed to be eaten. Although we can eat all sorts of delicious food during Lent I find it difficult to cook dried legumes or just vegetables on Sundays as Ι have always connected Sunday cooking with meat dishes. [...]
Continue reading about Kalamarakia Gemista (stuffed kalamari)
Halvas is one of my favourite desserts which I always make during Lent. I am giving you the basic recipe which was given to me by my sister, who serves this in their restaurant, but I would like to tell you how I made some changes. Halvas Nistisimos – Basic Recipe Serves: 12 Ingredients: 1 [...]
Pastitsio is a staple food for all Greek families and I cannot think of anybody who does not like this dish. However during lent we abstain from eating any kind of meat or products derived from animals and although I have seen some vegan recipes, most of them have milk in the béchamel. For this [...]
The Béchamel sauce was introduced to Greece at the beginning of the previous century by a Greek Chef, Nicolaos Tselementes. I believe all of you know what béchamel is but can you imagine a béchamel sauce without milk and eggs, to be rich and tasty and to be used by vegetarians and for Orthodox Lenten [...]
