Category: Greek
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Greek Chicken & Chickpea Stew
If you’re craving delicious, hot comfort food on a cold winter’s night, this Greek Chicken and Chickpea Stew is just what you need. A key ingredient in Mediterranean cooking, chickpeas (also called garbanzo beans) are incredibly versatile—they feature in everything from stews and soups to salads and snacks. They’re also packed with fibre, protein, vitamins,…
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Horta Salad
You don’t see this much anymore, but have you ever spotted a Greek yiayia collecting what seems like weeds off the side of the road? Those so-called weeds are actually wild leafy greens that Greeks call horta. Horta are a staple in Greek cuisine usually prepared by boiling and served as a salad with fresh…
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Mediterranean Pasta Salad
I love a good pasta salad and this one is not only delicious, it’s easy to make. The first time I made this was for a family Sunday dinner. If you follow my blog, you will know I only cook gluten free on Sundays so my biggest dilemma in making this salad was finding good…
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Greek Eggplant Dip
Known as Melitzanolsalata, this is a rustic Greek eggplant dip made with charred smokey eggplants, garlic, lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil. There are many variations to this recipe but this is one my mother has made ever since I can recall. This is an easy dip to make for any occasion that everyone will love.…
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Simple Greek braised green beans
If I had to choose a vegetable dish as my favourite, it would undoubtedly be braised Greek style green beans with carrots and eggplant. This is a dish I grew up on that my mum used to make with home-grown green beans and sweet ripe tomatoes from our garden. It’s a simple dish with complex…
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Greek Easter Sweet Bread
If you are expecting to see a recipe for the most delicious, moist, light and oh-so ‘melt in your mouth’ buttery brioche-style Greek Easter sweet bread (called tsourekia), then I’m sorry to say you’ll be disappointed. It’s not because I don’t want to share the recipe. On the contrary, I love sharing recipes. It’s just that…
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Greek Moussaka – the healthier way
Moussaka has always been a favourite Greek dish of mine, not only because it tastes so amazing, but because it reminds me of where I came from. For me, it’s a quintessentially Greek dish that, when I bake it, it fills my senses with the flavours and aromas of my mother’s kitchen. It’s one of…
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Greek Bean Soup
“Mum, do I really have to eat this soup?”…was the question I would always ask, when my mum put a bowl of ‘fasolada‘ in front of me, which was pretty often 😦 Fasolada (or Bean Soup) is one Greek dish that my mother insisted on cooking on a regular basis and one that I would…
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Maria’s Yemista
A while back, I posted my recipe for my GREEK YEMISTA (or stuffed capsicums & tomatoes) which is a delicious vegetarian dish with fresh fragrant herbs, pinenuts and tiny sweet currents. Now I have another version to share with you. This is one my mum used to make that I loved as a child. Yemista was a…
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What’s better than baking ‘koulourakia’ for Greek Easter?
It’s definitely baking koulourakia with my grandson P! There is nothing that gives me more joy in my life than spending time with my family and, in particular, spending every Thursday looking after my grandson P. Yesterday was no exception and it was so much fun! Watching P rolling the dough with such a determined look…
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Greek Lentil Soup
With winter on the way, I can’t help but think about delicious warm soups and Greek lentil soup, or fakes, (pronounced far-kes) is the quintessential Greek winter soup. It’s hearty, delicious, and very nutritious! This is no ordinary soup! Eating fakes on a cold winter’s day, is like wrapping yourself with a cosy warm blanket.…
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Kakavia (Greek Fisherman’s Soup)
It’s been a long time since I last cooked Kakavia, or Greek Fishermans Soup, and a recent dinner with a beautiful family who are in our circle of closest friends, reminded me how delicious this soup is so I wanted to share it with you, but we’ll get to the recipe later. Although the soup we…
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Aromatic Greek Octopus Salad
Welcome to 2018! Before we get on the subject of the Aromatic Greek Octopus Salad, I’d just like to say HAPPY NEW YEAR and I hope you had a lovely Christmas. My resolution for 2018 is “to live a fuller life”. I’m not sure what that means yet, but I’ll let you know once I’ve worked…
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Just follow the recipe!
When you have more than one female in the same kitchen at the same time, there’s bound to be fireworks. That’s exactly what happened when two cooks decided to bake a Greek New Year’s cake.They agreed to use a recipe one of them found online because “it looks good”, but when they started making it,…
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Baklava – nutty, sweet & very delicious
It’s been a few years since I hosted Christmas, so I’m pretty excited about hosting this year. My youngest son said that I’ve gone over the top and a bit crazy with my decorations, but I can’t help myself – I just love Christmas! I’ve decided to cook mostly Greek dishes for our family Christmas…
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Yemista – Summer on a Plate
Also known as Tomatoes & Capsicums Stuffed with Rice & Herbs Yemista is one of the most traditional of Greek dishes made all over Greece, but there are many variations depending on the region. This version is one of my favourites.To me, Yemista is summer on a plate! The vibrant colours of the vegetables drizzled with a little extra virgin…
Meatballs and Muffins 