Pork
Years ago, before refrigerators were invented or even before electricity, can you imagine how people lived? We stuff our refrigerators with lots of products and whenever we feel like cooking we just thaw something and cook it. Back then people had hens and turkeys, rabbits and other domestic animals in their yards, which they would [...]
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Bombari is a Cypriot traditional recipe which resembles like sausage but it is actually a cooked meal. My mother used to make this and we loved it. Although I did not have a recipe for this, however, I could remember the way she used to make it and I tried to recreate it. I [...]
I am having a hard time writing this recipe as I am not sure what the English word would be for psaronefri. I think it is called pork tenderloin. I will be calling it a pork tenderloin until someone corrects me and then I will correct the post as well. I tried two methods. One [...]
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Bulgar known as πλιγούρι, (pligoúri), in Greek or πουργούρι, (pourgouri) in Cyprus and as burghul (برغل) in Arabic) is a cereal food made from several different wheat species, but most often from durum wheat. Bulgar holds a place in recipes similar to rice or cous cous but with a higher nutritional value. Best known as [...]
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What can I say about this dish except that if you like the ingredients you will be thrilled by the taste and it is a dish easy to make, you can serve it at buffets, on special occasions and your guests will be thrilled. Pork loin stuffed and wrapped in vine leaves Preparation time : [...]
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What’s a donkey doing in a cooking blog? This cute animal is grazing on Mount Hymettus. Certainly it has nothing to do with the blog but this donkey has more sense than most people have. Each summer we have the same problems. Fires! Today, this beautiful mountain is on fire. Athens, is surrounded [...]
A few months ago I told you how I made Cypriot Pita Bread and how easy it was to make. Ever since I learned how to make them we have been enjoying them in all sorts of sandwiches especially with halloumi and lountza or eating them with dips, like hoummous, taramosalata, tzatziki or melintzanosalata but [...]
The name of this dish is named after Mount Athos, which in Greek is Aghion Oros.I don’t know if the monks in Agion Oros prepare this dish but it is a very good mezes. Before going to Thessaloniki I asked Peter “The Macedonian Kalofagas” if he knew any good restaurants we could visit and he [...]
Last week I finally made it to Thessaloniki. This is how I got there. One Thursday afternoon I had some ironing to do and I usually watch television whilst ironing. There was a food show on and when they asked to telephone for participations I phoned. They were anxious to come for the shooting even [...]
This roast is delicious and so easy to prepare. In Cyprus we eat a lot of lamb and I remember that this used to be our Sunday lunch. My mother used to go to church every Sunday early in the morning and it’s the only meal I can remember my father preparing for us on [...]
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