Pork
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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Keftedes is the word for meatballs in Greece. I have posted before about meat balls. I have written about the meatballs we make in Cyprus which have potato in them instead of bread and the Soutzoukakia Smyrneika, bathed in a rich, spicy tomato sauce. Every family has its own keftedes recipe but I think the [...]
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Today I am posting another recipe, which is suitable for a festive occasion. Wild boar with sage and honey. Wild boar isn’t something we can get everyday in Greece. We can, however, get it during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, so I plan to make it during the holidays. During these holidays, I usually [...]
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Afelia is a Cypriot traditional dish which my mother used to cook for us quite often. I spiced it up a bit, giving my own twist to this dish. My mother would also add potatoes, but sometimes when she didn’t, she would accompany it with a bulgur wheat pilaf. My children prefer it with potatoes [...]
Wiener Schnitzel or scallopini, as they are called in Italy or escalopes in France, consist of thinly sliced meat usually veal or pork, although chicken may also be used, dredged in flour and breadcrumbs. The meat slices are tenderized and rendered thinner with a meat mallet. Ask your butcher to prepare the scallops for [...]
When I got married I already knew how to prepare lots of dishes most of them complicated and difficult. I liked cooking since I was very young and, therefore, every Sunday when I had some free time I would cook for the family. I had never tried to cook the easy, everyday recipes because Ι [...]
Continue reading about Chirino Fricassee (Pork in Avgolemono Sauce)
Dolmades are vine leaves stuffed with ground meat and rice. There are a few different kind of dolmades depending on the region. The most common in Greece is that with the Avgolemono (egg-lemon) sauce. In other regions, including Cyprus, they make add tomato and cinnamon. During Lent we make them vegan, only with rice and [...]
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Koupepia (as we call them in Cyprus) are dolmades stuffed with rice, ground pork or beef, fresh herbs and seasoning and tomato. They can be served as part of a meze platter or salad plate, eaten as finger food or as a main dish. The difference from the Greek ones is that in Cyprus we [...]
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Makaronia tou Fournou means pasta baked in the oven and is a common dish in Cyprus, often served as a main course, with a salad but in Cyprus it is an essential dish during all celebrations. It is similar to Greek pastitsio with a different flavour and of course lots of halloumi in it. Like [...]
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Kolokassi is a root vegetable also known as wild taro, dasheen, elephant ears or Colocasia esculenta, usually cooked with meat and goes well with pork but also chicken and beef. In Cyprus we usually add taro to a tomato flavoured pork stew with celery. Apart from Cyprus, this root can also be found in Greece [...]
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