Chicken broth is easy to make, and can be made the traditional way in a stew pot, or in a pressure cooker. Both methods create a broth that works well in Greek recipes. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 3 hours with pot, 30 minutes with pressure cooker Here’s How: Start with a stewing hen. These produce a much […]

Bouquet Garni for Soups & Sauces There’s nothing quite as disconcerting as finding a whole allspice berry or piece of dried rosemary in a sauce or bowl of soup. A tip from Margarita Krasanaki. Cure Your Own Olives Greek olives are known the world over for their variety, flavors, and colors. Learn about the methods […]

In her book “When Zeus Became a Man (with Cretan shepherds),” author Sabine Ivanovas describes myzithra as “the most sensuous cheese of the world.” When she visited cheesemaker Vassilikos in the village of Xeraxyla on Crete and asked for a sample of his just-made myzithra, she reported that it melts on the tongue and fills […]

In Greek: κοτοσαλάτα, pronounced koh-toh-sah-LAH-tah This wonderful pasta salad calls for chicken, carrots, celery, potatoes, onions, parsley, and pickles. Tip:Try this recipe with leftover chicken soup! Ingredients: 1/2 chicken (approximately 1 1/2 pounds) 2 carrots (whole) 1/2 bunch of wild celery or 1 bunch of thick stalk celery, cut into stalks 1 onion (whole) 2 teaspoons […]

In Greek: λαχανοντολμάδες, pronounced lah-hah-no-dol-MAH-thes Stuffed cabbage with ground beef and rice are covered with a traditional egg and lemon (avgolemono) sauce. Conventional Greek wisdom is that the best cabbage can be found after the first frost, so all versions of stuffed cabbage are winter favorites. In Northern Greece, stuffed cabbage called yiaprakia(γιαπράκια, say: yah-PRAHK-yah), are […]

Ingredients: 1 Kilo Lamb (on the bone) 3 Spring onions, roughly chopped 1 –2 tbsp. Olive Oil 900 gm Fresh Spinach 2 tbsp. Fresh Chopped Dill 1 Egg Salt to taste Juice of a Lemon Serves 4 – 6  Method: Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan and add the lamb and spring onions. Brown for […]

Avgolemono is the excellent Greek sauce that has no equal, it is the finest, most delicate and delicious sauce you can taste. It can transform the plainest soup or casserole into a meal that is divine. Avgo meaning egg and lemoni meaning lemon, are the 2 ingredients that this sauce is made of, which is then […]

Ingredients: 1 1/2 kg Leg of lamb in portions 2 onions finely chopped 6 tbsp of olive oil 6 tomatoes grated 1 tbsp of tomato paste 2 cups of water 1 tsp of sugar 1-2 cinnamon sticks 1-2 bay leave Salt and pepper to taste Ingredients of aubergine béchamel: 1 kilo of flask aubergines 3 […]

Greek : Μπαρμπούνια Ingredients: 6 small or 3 large red mullets, cleaned 2 handfuls of fresh herbs finely chopped (thyme, spearmint, coriander, marjoram, parsley, rosemary. If you do not have fresh herbs use one soupspoon of each. 3 soupspoons olive oil juice of one lemon salt and pepper Method: Mix the herbs together with the oil, the […]

This is an easy recipe for a vegetarian alternative to Magiritsa. Is traditionally eaten after the midnight service on Easter Saturday. It’s basically an alternative soup for those who are vegetarian or who do not like magiritsa. It’s very, very nourishing and terribly easy and quick to make. Ingredients: ½ kg spinach roughly cut 250g button […]