Greek Spirits in a Bottle
You can’t mention Greece and wine in the same sentence without Dionysus (Bacchus), Greek god of wine-making, festivity, insanity and ritual madness, rearing his decadent head. “The Dionysia” festivals, dating back to...
Category: Greek Cuisine
Greek Gemista – Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers
You know summer’s arrived when Greeks start cooking stuffed vegetables! Gemista (Greek for filled), are summer vegetables, usually tomatoes and bell peppers but courgettes and aubergines are also firm favourites, stuffed with...
How to Dry Basil
Basil, from the Greek, basileus, meaning king is said to have first grown on the original cross of Christ. Even though it represented hatred to the ancient Greeks they placed it in...
Kokkinisto-Greek Style Braised Beef in Spicy Tomato Sauce
kokkinisto is tender braised beef in a rich, spicy tomato sauce, one of my all-time favourites, taught to me by my sister-in-law more than forty years ago. I make it on a regular...
Greek-Style Meatloaf With Roast Potatoes (Rolo Kima)
This Greek-style meatloaf makes for a tasty and filling main course, soft and juicy on the inside, crispy on the outside, accompanied by mounds of perfectly roasted, spicy potatoes. Any leftovers are...
How to Make Quick and Easy No-Churn Ice Cream – 10 Greek-Themed Flavours
I was never crazy about ice cream, I could take it or leave it, that is, until four years ago I discovered no-churn ice cream, the quick and easy way to make...
How to Make Middle Eastern Desserts From a Basic Blancmange Recipe
The humble, old-fashioned blancmange, which I always thought to be an English, or, due to its name; blancmange (eat white, or white dish), French dessert, has been enjoyed for centuries all over the...
Recipes for Quick and Easy Plum Jam and Upside-down plum cake
Do you have a glut of homegrown plums this year as I have? Why not try these simple recipes for delicious plum jam and a sticky upside-down plum cake? Before I get to...
Recipe For Keftedes – Traditional Greek Meatballs
What are keftedes? Keftedes, or keftedakia (Little keftedes!), are fried Greek meatballs, or, just to confuse you, they can be baked, or, then again, they may be called soutzoukakia, which are spiced up...
Recipe – Fanouropita – Greek Lost and Found Cake
Until I watched Katerina (Not only a top chef, owner of the popular Maistrali Taverna Loutraki but also a mine of information) make this symbolic cake I had no idea about the wonderful story...
