Original Recipe Avem: Apicius, #231 Another recipe for birds: Stuff the stomach with crushed fresh olives, sew up, and boil thus.Then remove the cooked olives. [Giacosa, p. 112] Ingredients: One whole chicken OR eight pieces of cut up chicken 3/4 – 1 cup assorted Greek olives, crushed olive oil salt (optional) Preparation Steps Wash chicken. […]

Method: It is best to use very large black olives for this recipe. 3-4 kg of olives, soaked in water which you change twice a day for 4-5 days. Make a mixture of brine with lime (the Cypriots call this Asvesti) as follows. Mix salt in water using egg test i.e. put egg in brine […]

An appetizer or side dish in two minutes Whatever else is on your table as an appetizer or main meal, add a slice of feta cheese. Feta is the ultimate “table cheese,” meaning it can go on the table before you even start thinking about a meal, and stay there to accompany each course, even […]

ORTYKIA PASTA Ingredients: 8 quail Coarse kosher or sea salt Zest of 1 orange, cut into thick strips Extra-virgin olive oil Makes 4 servings Method: 1. Rinse the quail and remove any feathers that still might be attached to the birds. Using a sharp boning knife, butterfly the birds by slitting them slightly down the center, […]

ingredients: 2 to 2/2 pounds goat meat (shoulder, bone in),  preferably from a ewe, cut into stewing pieces 4 large red onions finely chopped 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Makes 6 servings Method: 1. Trim off the fat and rinse the meat. 2. In a large, wide pot, place the onions […]

Ingredients: 1 kg of bread flour 12gr of yeast 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 a cup of black olives with pits Fresh mint finely chopped or dry mint 1/2 a cup of olive oil 1 1/2 cup of lukewarm water Method: Place the flour in a large enough bowl, add yeast and mix well. Add […]

Ingredients: 4 Cups of flour 1 Cup of milk 1 1/2 cup of olive oil 3 tbsp of baking powder 1 1/2 cup finely chopped pitted black Kalamata olives 1/2 cup of finely chopped onions 1 tsp of dry mint Method: Place the flour in a large bowl and mix it with the baking powder […]

INGREDIENTS A bottle of olive oil 3 – 4 sprigs of herbs (any compination of dill, parsley, basil, rosemary, spearmint) METHOD Wash the herbs and dry them very well. Add the herbs in the bottle and preseve in a dry place for at least 10 days. The olive oil has been aromatized. It is better […]

n Greek: κουλουράκια λαδερά με σουσάμι, pronounced koo-loo-RAHK-yah me soo-SAH-mee Koulourakia can be formed into many shapes. These small sesame-coated cookies are generally made in small oval shapes and rings. The cookie dough is softer and oilier than many other recipes, and the end result is a crispy, delicious cookie. Other recipes call for up to 3 […]

Greece is known for its olive oil – and for fabulous sweets (among other things) -and the tradition of sweets made with olive oil is centuries old. You really don’t have to be paying much attention to the worldwide discussion going on about trans, saturated, unsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats in order to love these Greek cookies made with olive oil – […]