Soutsoukakia ‘The Mediterranean diet is currently considered by Nutritionists as a modus vivende that endows people with longevity and sound health, with Crete at its epicentre, as supported by research conducted on an international scale.’ These cumin-flavoured meatballs may be casseroled or oven-baked with potatoes – here is the oven version. Ingredients: 500g minced meat (lamb […]

THIPLES Thiples—sometimes called xerotygana—are not unique to the Peloponnesos, but they are very much a part of the region’s culinary life. “A wedding without thiples would be like a wedding without a bride,” one woman told me. While the sweet is made all over Greece, it is shaped differently from place to place. In Crete, for example, strips of dough about […]

In Greek: καρπουζόσουπα, pronounced kar-poo-ZOH-soo-pah A delicious soup made with watermelon, sweet wine, mint, honey, and mixed fresh fruit. Fabulous for summer as an appetizer or dessert.A fabulous choice for hot days, this cold soup is made with watermelon – puréed with honey and a sweet dessert wine – and a few other summer fruits […]

In Greek: μηλόσουπα, pronounced mee-LOH-soo-pah This is a fabulous cold soup for hot days, a favorite in Central Europe, made with apples and curry. Serve as an appetizer or dessert. The soup has its origins in Central Europe and came to Greece by way of immigrants. It is best made with tart apples like Granny […]

Custard Ingredients: 4 cups of milk 3/4 cups of corn flour or semolina 4 eggs beaten 1/2 cups of sugar 1 tsp of vanilla essence Syrup Ingredients: 2 cups of sugar 1 1/2 cups of water 1 thin strip of lemon rind 1 Piece of cinnamon stick 3 tsp of lemon juice 4-5 cloves ~ […]

Ingredients: z1/2 a packet kataifi Fyllo 200gr of pistachio nuts (unsalted and unroasted) roughly crumbled 1 litre of milk 1/2 a litre of whipping cream 100gr of unsalted butter 450gr of vanilla corn flour (if you can’t get vanilla corn flour, then use ordinary corn flour plus 1 vanilla sacket) 1/2 a tsp of ground […]

Ingredients: 1 pack of Greek filo pastry 1/2 lb cream cheese 1 lb fresh ricotta cheese 1 lb fresh cottage cheese 1/2 a cup of melted unsalted butter 1 1/2 tbsp of sugar 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg Powder cinnamon Powder sugar Method Version # 1: Using a mixer beat the cream cheese at high speed […]

Ingredients: 2 kilos of mature tomatoes 2 kilos of sugar 1/2 a mug of lemon juice Method: Wash the tomatoes well under plenty of running water. Peel the skin off the tomatoes and blend them, but not completely. There should be some solid pieces. Place the blended tomatoes in a pot, add the sugar and […]

Ingredients: 1 litre fresh milk, of any kind 100g or 2 tbsp full of plain yoghurt with live cultures Method: Place milk into a pot and bring to boil on low heat. Constantly stir with a whisk to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot. If you have a thermometer the temperature […]

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