I like to oven bake Calamari, it gives it a much lighter taste than frying. But Calamari needs to have a dip to enjoy the taste. Some prefer just to add lemon juice which I also enjoy but I wanted something different, so I made this tasty Tartar dip. I […]
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Homemade Semolina Dessert (Greek Halvas)
A while back I received a few emails from fellow bloggers 🙂 that were interested in finding out if there was a greek cake that did not have any almonds or fruits. 🙂 So here it is the Semolina Cake otherwise known as Halvas. It is purely made from Semolina, […]
Meatball Soup with an Egg-Lemon Sauce (Giouvarelakia me Augolemono)
My mom asked me yesterday what I was thinking of posting for my next recipe this week, I had decided that I was going to make Giouvarelakia – Greek Meatball Soup. We had taken out all the ingredients, set them on the counter, but before I could start cooking I […]
Fried Mushroom Pattie Appetizers
Mushrooms are on top of my food list and this recipe is my favorite..I had some in the fridge and due to the holiday season, I didn’t have a chance to make them with so much turkey and pies etc. I decided to wait a few days, for a nice […]
Wishing everyone a Good and Healthy Month.
Greek Coffee from the past
Hi Everyone!!! I hope the first week of the New Year is treating you all well. 🙂 So, this morning I thought to myself instead of making a dessert, soup or a main dish to post, I would post a simple coffee drink that is loved in Greece. The term […]
Greek Apricot Jam Tart (Pasta Flora)
This Jam Tart recipe was my mom’s idea, actually she has been asking me for days to make it and since she is only here for a few more days, I said sure but we needed to find Apricot Jam. 🙂 As usual my mom wanted to do everything by […]
Yogurt, Honey & Walnut dessert
Happy New Year Everyone!!! I hope you all had a great time!! I wanted to start off the New Year with something light and healthy…what could be better than a nice bowl of Greek yogurt, drizzled with honey and topped off with walnuts..:) I don’t know about you but we […]
Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake
We baked our Vasilopita a few hours ago, (added the coin) so this gives me plenty of time for cooking. This traditional Greek Cake is basically found on every Greek table on New Year’s Eve. My family cuts the Vasilopita once we give our best wishes to each other for […]
Linguini with fresh Tomato Sauce (Makaronia Me Tomata Salsa)
This recipe has been sitting in my draft box for a while now, but for some reason I really never got around to making it. Today, it’s very cold and at the moment it’s snowing and I don’t want to make soup, so I decided on this delicious pasta dish which […]