In Orthodox religion during the 48 days of Lent, which is the fasting period, no animal products are allowed to be eaten. Fasting doesn’t have to be boring or a torture, so I am always trying to create something out of the usual.
I was inspired to make these tahini muffins last fall, when [...]
Gemista, means “filled” or “stuffed” vegetables such as, peppers, eggplants, courgettes, onions etc. The filling can be a meat based one, usually with minced beef and rice but I always prefer to make them vegetarian.
Gemista fall under the category ladera or “oily” food, as we call them but my version is a much lighter [...]
Continue reading about Gemista (Stuffed Tomatoes) and a Well Balanced 3 Course Meal
I wanted to make something sweet but as this was not planned I opened my kitchen closets and looked for ingredients to see what I could make. I did not have eggs, I did not have enough regular sugar, I did not have vanilla, I looked into the drawers where my spices are looking for [...]
Continue reading about Orange flavoured Pecan and Almond Cookies
As with tyropita (cheese pie), there are many types of spanakopita -spinach pie - in Greece, as well as a combination of both called Spanakotyropita, or when there is less spinach (or none at all) and more greens, it is called hortopita.
These kind of foods are staples in Greek cooking so every now and [...]
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 about cancer. [...]
Continue reading about Revithokeftedes me Garides to fight cancer
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)
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 make [...]
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
cup
Extra virgin olive [...]
Greek Macedonian Halvas, is one of the main Lenten sweets. It’s main ingredient is sesame, which is turned into tahini and was sweetened originally with threpsini, which is a natural sweetener produced from raisins. During the War, when the Germans had confiscated all the production of raisins in Greece, other sweeteners were used such honey, [...]
Daktyla kyrion (meaning ladies fingers) is one of the most known Cypriot pastry desserts and a speciality offered during the pre-lenten period called “Sikoses” in Cyprus. The word “sikoses” derives from the verb σηκώνω = sikono, meaning lifting. Sikoses is the ten day period before lent when the lifting of all the meat takes place [...]
