I am not a person who believes in astrology nor do I listen to zodiacs on T.V. or read them in magazines and newspapers but I wonder if we had a retrogade Hermes (Mercury) this past week or maybe it was a «kako mati» or evil eye as we say in Greece and as some [...]
Continue reading about Veal Escaloppes with Chestnuts in a brandy and orange sauce
Every month there is an event going on at Jenn’s blog, where the winner chooses three ingredients with which we have to cook. Although I love participating at this event as we challenge ourselves to create recipes we would never dream of making, most of the times the ingredients given are not so easy to [...]
Continue reading about Beef in Dark Beer with a Sweet and Sour Pumpkin Sauce
Beef is not one of my favourite meats and I don’t cook it very often, perhaps once a month, but this is one of the recipes the whole family loves, especially my younger son. He visited us about two weeks ago from Switzerland and during the five days he stayed I prepared all his favourite [...]
Continue reading about Pot Roast with Carrot Puree, Vegetables and Gravy
There are certain recipes I have heard of but since I have never tried them before, I never bothered making them myself. I was debating whether to make Beef Stroganoff or a Borscht beef soup for Joan’s Culinary Tour Around the World, as this week’s destination is Russia.
I wanted to make the Borscht soup [...]
Kokkino in Greece means red and kokkinisto is the way the food is cooked in a tomato sauce and becomes reddened. This is a traditional dish and can be made with lamb, chicken, rooster or game. Red or white wine may be added and spices vary depending on what you prefer but mostly cinnamon, cloves [...]
I am making a very short and easy post just to tell you that I had a nasty cold all this week that’s why I haven’t been around posting or visiting your blogs. I attempted a couple of times to read your posts and leave a message but after reading a couple of posts [...]
Continue reading about Moscharaki Giouvetsi (Veal with orzo)
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 [...]
Continue reading about Keftedes me Rodi (Meatballs in pomegranate sauce)
The word soutzoukakia derives from the Turkish soujouk, which is a dry, spicy, sausage and the Greek suffix -akia, meaning «small». The fact that it derives from the Turkish word does not mean, of course, that this is Turkish, as in Wikipedia we often see various things named as Turkish, when in fact they are [...]
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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 you. [...]
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 them in a tomato sauce. During Lent we make them vegan, only with [...]
Continue reading about Dolmades me Avgolemono (stuffed vine leaves)
