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 […]
Tag: Vegetables
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 […]
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. Pleurotus you maybe will find under the name of oyster mushrooms, abalone or tree mushrooms. Of all mushrooms they are my favorite as […]
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 […]
Tzatziki – a Greek Classic
A classic under the Greek dishes! Who does not love this yogurt dish! One secret of a good Tzatziki is simply the quality of the yogurt! So if you want to make a really good Tzatziki you should choose the yogurt carefully. In Greece there are existing as many yogurts in the supermarkets as in […]
Homemade Sauerkraut
Yes, I am German, but this is not the reason why I love Sauerkraut: my Greek husband loves Sauerkraut as much as I do! Especially the way the French prepare the “Choucroût garni”: Sauerkraut with different kind of sausages and smoked meat, is veeeery nice! You should try it! Just cook the Sauerkraut with a […]
Marinated Stuffed Turkey Roast Asian Style
Lately my daughter fell in love with Asian food. So I decided to make a dish for the weekend that my husband also would like as he is not that much into this kind of food. Searching around in the internet I could not find something really adequate to my vague idea but I got […]
