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This white bean soup was plated in a white bowl. It is cooked in an Instant Pot with celery and carrot chunks and a tomato base.

Instant Pot Bean Soup

Happy Thursday, Almost the end of the week, and a bit chilly outside.  A bowl of this Instant Pot Bean Soup was exactly what we needed.  Also known in every Greek household as fasolada, and this time it was cooked in my secret weapon. Secret? Ha! Not really.  I just […]

Greek Green bean stew with potatoes, carrots and herbs in a white bowl.

Green Bean Stew (Fasolakia)

Hello everyone, Green beans, how to cook green beans boiled or steamed, that’s what pops into our mind.  Sometimes it’s fine to eat beans that way but there is another way of cooking Green Beans: the Greek way.  This Green Bean Stew (Fasolakia) is prepared with flat green beans braised […]

Greek Butter Beans Gigantes cooked in ceramic cookware.

Greek Butter Beans (Gigantes)

Hello foodies, Do you know what Greek Butter Beans are?  Greek Butter Beans are large Lima beans which in Greek are called Gigantes.  Greek Butter Beans- Gigantes are a traditional Greek dish cooked in tomato sauce and with fresh ingredients.  This is a recipe that can be eaten all year […]

green beans with spicy sausages in a while round bowl. Place on a red and white checkered towel.

Green Bean and Spicy Sausage Recipe

Hello friends, Monday was the first day of Lent in the Greek Religion and it was a day of celebration.  Greek people celebrated by eating meatless food and the famous Greek flatbread Lagana.  This Green Bean and Spicy Sausage dish is not for fasting unless, of course, you take out […]