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I love hoummous and when I boil chickpeas I always cook more and keep some in the deep freezer, to use it whenever we are craving some. The other day when I was looking in the deep freezer for the chickpeas to prepare some mezedes, I also saw that I had some leftover roasted butternut [...]
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Anginares à la polita is a dish originating from Constantinople, in Greek Constantinoupolis, also called «Polis» meaning the city of Constantine. Therefore this dish means «artichokes city-style». Asia Minor used to be Greek for millenia until the Turkish Empire captured those territories as well. The Greeks developed several styles of cooking such as Smyrneiki Kouzina or Politiki [...]
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I know that I said that I will be on hiatus for a short while and I will still continue for a short while but whenever I can, I want to post a few recipes which are suitable for Easter Lent. This recipe is based on a traditional Cypriot Olive Bread. I have made a [...]
Continue reading about Eliopsomo me Dendrolivano (Olive Bread with Rosemary)
Don’t confuse Greek fava with fava beans (Vicia Faba) although «vicia» and «vetches» are classified in the same genus. Greek fava (lathyrus clymenum), looks like yellow split peas, but is much tastier and is produced in various parts of Greece. The most popular one is the one produced on Santorini Island, because of the volcanic soil [...]
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Beetroots (Beta Vulgaris) in Greek Pantzaria or Kokkinogoulia, also known as zacharoteutla, are known in Greece since antiquity as a valuable and nutricious vegetable. Wild Sea Beets (Beta Maritima), being native to the shores of the Mediterranean region, has been used as a vegetable for over 2000 years. There are mentions even by [...]
This year was so cold that I cannot remember any other year making so many soups. We usually stick to the traditional ones like Chicken and Rice Avgolemono, Trahanas, Hortosoupa, Psarosoupa and Kreatosoupa. Except for hortosoupa all the remaining are not allowed in a gallbladder diet. After seeing the list of what [...]
On Monday it was Kathara Deftera or Ash Monday, which marks the beginning of the 48 days of fasting before the Easter which is on the 15th April, 2012. We did not go anywhere to celebrate because after (almost) recovering from a flu, on Sunday afternoon, after lying down to rest for an hour, when [...]
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You know, I love pasta dishes as they are cheap, easy to make and very versatile. If you are working and don’t have much time, this is a dish you can prepare in no time. Although I do not work, during summers I love to spend my time at the beach rather than being [...]
Welcome to the second edition of Creative Concoctions. I am really very happy that again we have some very talented bloggers who responded to my call to create vegan or Lenten recipes. It gives me great pleasure to present the roundup for Vegan and Nistisimes recipes and I would like to thank each and [...]
If you have leftover rice and don’t know what to do with it, here is a quick and easy solution which can be served as a side dish. If you don’t want to eat rice the next day again, you can deep freeze it and use it whenever you like. I served this side dish [...]
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