Author: foodzesty

Greek Custard Pie (Bougatsa)

  I’ve been working on my baking skills this week, mainly because the holidays are coming up.  I haven’t made any Christmas Cookies or Cakes these past few years, so as I’m sitting here thinking what should I add to my Christmas baking list. 🙂 I have wanted to make […]

Beef Vegetable Soup (Kreatosoupa me laxanika)

The weekend was absolutely lovely, sunny but cold.  Being outside in the cold weather  you needed to wear all!!! I mean all the accessories…gloves, hats, scarves, ear muffs. 🙂 Yesterday morning, I had already baked the Vanilla cake for dessert, but we wanted something to warm us up from the […]

Simple Vanilla Pound Cake

Pound Cakes are I think the easiest of all cakes to make.  The basic and most important step is to have the butter or margarine and eggs at room temperature.   Toss ingredients into a large bowl and mix. So simple and yet so good!!! 🙂  I added icing just to make […]

Bite Size Chicken Nuggets (kotoboukies)

A simple recipe to make and enjoy for lunch, snack, and even dinner.  Today is a bit of a busy day, so I don’t have much time in the kitchen.  I needed to make something quick, tasty, and these chicken nuggets were the best option.     🙂

Oven baked Mashed Potatoes with Gruyére and Mozzarella Cheese

We moved to the states when I was around 4 years old, my mom spoke no English whats so ever (I should mention that my mom was pregnant at the time with my brother) and my dad lived in Australia for many years so he was a native English speaker.   […]

Beef and Orzo Casserole (Giouvetsi)

This delicious traditional one pot casserole is usually made for Sunday lunch or dinner family gatherings. 🙂  Sounds Italian, the gathering of the families…hehehe but it’s true..:) This amazing dish is my favorite, I love how all the ingredients combine beautifully, and the taste ahhh is just divine. 

Colorful Veggie Tart

  Today was Farmers Market day in the village close to my house. It was a lovely, a bit cold but sunny day so it gave me a chance to walk over and look around to see what they had to offer.  There was a wide variety of things to […]

Spinach, Bean & Mushroom Stew (Spanaki, Fasolia kai Manitaria Stifado)

If you love any or all of these ingredients, then you will just love this recipe.  The combination of Spinach, Mushrooms and Beans, with fresh tomatoes are just to die for.  It is a quick and simple recipe that you can enjoy in less than 30 minutes. Once it’s ready […]

Scrumptious Walnut – Chocolate Bundt Cake

A few days ago a very dear friend of mine called me up to ask me if I was able to make a  cake for a small gathering that she was hosting on Friday night.  As  we were chatting away I asked her if she had a preference,  but I already […]