Stuffed vegetables (Γεμιστά [jemista’]) are a common food in Greece! Every housewife has her own recipe. And, during periods of fasting, it is one dish that is absolutely vegan. The stuffing is basically the same as in stuffed vine leaves (Dolmades). You can make stuffed vegetables vegan style or add minced meat. The secret for […]
Chicken in Yogurt Sauce with Oregano
Did you ever try to replace the cream in a sauce by yogurt? If not, you really should try it out. This chicken dish with yogurt is a light meal for summer and who ever is on a diet can add it to the plan without any regrets. And the nice thing is, it is […]
Mexican Style Tuna Salad
In our family tuna is one of our favorite fishes. One day I saw in a supermarket a canned tuna salad which gave me the idea for this refreshing summer salad. My family and I prefer canned tuna in brine for salads and sandwiches. The oil used in canned tuna has a minor taste at […]
Cretan Villager’s Salad
There are a lot of different recipes for potato salads but this is the best I ever ate. In my childhood I grew up with Swabian potato salad, just containing potatoes, onions, different spices and oil. Since I moved to Crete more than two decades ago, I honestly prefer this one below. Especially on hot […]
Colorful Pasta with Fresh Vegetables
Dieticians often say that it is not the pasta having lots of calories but the sauce. Well, this colorful pasta dish will blow your mind and even your children will love it. You can use any kind of pasta you like. White pasta, whole wheat, tricolor… Penne, Fussili, Spirelli… You can make it vegetarian or […]
Soutzoukakia Smyrni (Meatballs from Smyrni)
There are a lot of variations how to make meatballs. In Greece there are the classic pan-fried burger patties “Bifteki” (μπιφτέκι), round meatballs “Keftedakia” (κεφτεδάκια) which are also simply fried in a pan or cooked in tomato sauce, or “Soutzoukakia” (σουτζουκάκια), formed as small sausages. The latter are served as grilled skewer “politika” (πολίτικα) or […]
Vegetable Lasagna
This vegetarian lasagna even meat-lovers will lick their fingers! First time I made it, even my children said to re-make it one day. It contains lots of fresh vegetables, but in the combination you won’t miss the meat. As lasagna pasta I prefer the ones without precooking. Therefore you will need enough liquid from the […]
Burrito with Mushooms
This is a Mexican Style vegetarian Burrito with mushrooms that even meat-lovers will like. You can use any kind of mushroom you like. I prefer especially “Pleurotus” mushrooms mixed with “button” mushrooms. You may find Pleurotus under the name of oyster mushrooms, abalone or tree mushrooms. Of all mushrooms they are my favorite as they […]
Cuttlefish Stifado (Greek Stew with Cuttlefish and Onions)
You might know in Greek Cuisine deep-fried squids (calamari) or octopus. But cuttlefish is also a very common dish. In general they belong to the same class of seafood. The difference is first of all in size (squids are small whereas cuttlefish is large) and secondly octopus has, as the name indicates, eight arms whereas […]
Most Tasty Fish Soup
Saturdays we usually have fish for lunch. Either fried filet, fresh Dorado fish or salmon filet. Last time, my husband brought some deep-freeze cod filet from the supermarket. Unpacking, I realized that they were with bones. So I thought after thawing to de-bone and to fry them. Unfortunately, the way they turned out, it was […]
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