Tomatoes
A few days ago when I posted the Scarlet Pesto with Piperies Florinis I was planning to call it Red Pesto and google searching to see if there were other pestos with similar names I found this pesto and knew from that moment that it was something I wanted to try. Pesto alla Trapanese or [...]
I love a good marinara sauce! I have been making this sauce for ages and have realized that I have never posted it before. This sauce is very easy and very versatile and it’s not worth buying the ready-made sauce. Tomatoes are still abundant and cheap and I grow basil in a pot on my small [...]
Insalata Caprese, which means Salad made in Capri, the region of Campania, in Italy, is a simple salad using plum tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil and seasoning. I made a twist on this salad using halloumi and mint as well, both in the form of pesto and fresh mint. I wanted to share this salad [...]
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Ntomatokeftedes are tomato patties. Before going to the recipe I promised you some photos from our summer escapes and shall try and combine useful information for each place together with a local recipe as well. Evia is less than an hour from Athens to Chalkida and you can get there either by ferry boat [...]
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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 vegan. Gemista fall under the category ladera or “oily” food, as we call them but my version is a much lighter one, [...]
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A traditional Greek dish from Arcadia where poor people would eat out of the products they had at hand. Some tomatoes from their gardens and eggs from their hens. This could have been their main meal but nowadays it is usually served as a side dish and is ideal to accompany BBQ and grilled meat [...]
