Vegetables
I was not planning to post anything until tomorrow but I got up really early after the very strong earthquake we sensed today at 7.15 a.m. Memories came back after the 1999 earthquake with epicentre Parnitha, near Athens. After being assured by the mass media that no damages occurred anywhere in Greece and there would [...]
Bourekia is a type of fried or baked pastry made with flaky homemade phyllo and filled with a variety of ingredients. It can be either savory or sweet, so apart from the minced meat we usually make in Cyprus, they can be filled with cheese, like anari, halloumi or feta, halvas, spanakopita filling, mushrooms, etc. [...]
Kolokythokeftedes are fried patties of grated courgettes (zucchini) - (kolokythia), as well as other vegetables depending on preference, flour and egg to stick the mixture together. The amount of flour required will vary according to the moisture of the zucchinis so make sure you add enough. The keftedes, or «fried balls» excuse the expression, are [...]
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)
This is a dish I used to cook many years ago and I can’t even remember where I got the recipe from, probably from a magazine. I have copied the recipe in my first recipe book and as my husband also enjoys cooking every now and then, when I used to work he would cook [...]
Moschari noua is a pot roast beef using the round part of beef. It can be cooked in a pressure cooker or slowly cooked in the oven in a casserole. I always serve it with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables and top it with a very flavourful gravy made with the juices of the meet. [...]
Greek salad, which in Greek is called Horiatiki salad and means village or peasant salad is a common component of a Greek meal. In Cyprus the salad has more ingredients such as fresh coriander, which is not available in Greece, lettuce and rocket plus of course the other usual ingredients. Greek salad is always on [...]
Continue reading about Horiariki Salata (Cypriot and Greek village salads)
If you are using fresh vine leaves wash and then put them in a sauce pan with plenty of water and boil for 5 minutes. If you are using frozen ones, follow the same procedure without defrosting them and then remove cling film. Cool them in cold water and strain them. Place one of [...]
Spanakopita (Greek «σπανάκι + πίτα», spinach + pie) is a Greek pastry with a filling of spinach, feta cheese (sometimes in combination with anthotyro, which is a soft white cheese similar to ricotta), onions or green onions, egg, and seasoning. The filling is wrapped in layers of phyllo pastry with butter and/or olive oil, either [...]
This salad is so simple but yet so delicious. If you have a food processor or a salad shredder, where you can finely cut vegetables, this is a very easy salad to make, otherwise you have to cut the cabbage by hand and grate the carrots. It can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 [...]
