I know I said that I would be away for a few days to take care of some things I needed to do at the house and I’ve done most of the things I wanted to do. However, I will be away for another week and hope that you will still be visiting but [...]
I have so many recipes I have prepared ages ago and have not posted about them. Today I saw at Deeba’s site the Sensational Sides event, so I decided to post a couple of these recipes.
Beetroot salad with anchovies
Ingredients:
½ kilo beetroots, together with their fresh leaves
2 spoonfuls of walnuts, coarsely cut
250 grams of Greek [...]
Last Tuesday I went to the the farmers’ market and got some nice salmon steaks.
When I have fish I want it to be eaten on the same day but before going to the market I had already cooked so I had to leave it for the following day.
When I bought the fish I had no [...]
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Portulaca oleracea (purslane) in Greek (γλιστιρίδα) is the type genus of the purslane family Portulacaceae, comprising about 40-100 species (probably much fewer and potentially far far more) found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. It is also sometimes known as Rose Moss or more commonly Moss Roses.
Purslane contains more Omega-3 fatty acids than any [...]
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Yesterday when I visited Kalyn’s Blog I saw that she had posted about an American Greek Salad. When I read some of the comments, I saw that people were talking about their experience of Greek Salads, as they were expecting a salad with tomato, cucumber, feta, onion, oregano and Kalamata Olives. Some said their salad [...]
I am trying to make it up to you for not posting for several days now but the past days were quite hectic and I hardly found any time to visit your blogs but merely managed to publish the comments you have left. So thank you very much and sorry for not replying to [...]
After a friend’s comment on the potato salad recipe, I remembered a story of how potato was introduced to the Greeks. I quote from Wikipedia:
“The way Capodistrias introduced the cultivation of the potato remains famously anecdotal today. Having ordered a shipment of potatoes, at first he ordered that they should be offered to [...]
Cypriot Salad
Portions: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
2 – 3 tender lettuce leaves, chopped
½ bunch of rocket, chopped
½ bunch fresh coriander, chopped
½ green pepper, chopped
1 tomato, sliced
1 small cucumber, sliced
1 small onion, sliced
Feta cheese, cut in small cubes
Black Cypriot olives
Extra virgin olive oil
Wine vinegar
Salt
Oregano (optional)
Directions
Wash and cut all the vegetables. [...]
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