Desserts

Kotopita, which means chicken pie, is one of many types of Greek meat pites.  This particular meat pie is made with chicken and shaped into a galette.

Have you ever considered using your pasta maker to make homemade phyllo from scratch? You will not believe how easy it is to make homemade phyllo in no time!

Crusted Salmon is a dish that typically consists of a salmon fillet that is coated in a mixture of sesame seeds, almonds, and other seasonings, and then cooked.

This pumpkin cheesecake tart is a delicious dessert made with pumpkin puree cream cheese, Greek yoghurt and other ingredients.

Rolo me Phyllo Kourou is a twist of the traditional Greek meatloaf with hard boiled eggs. My addition is wrapping the meatloaf in homemade shortcrust pastry made with yoghurt, called “kourou”.

If you are carving a pumpkin for Halloween, here are a few idea what to do with your Pumpkin meat after carving it. 

We really love salmon and find that Lime, Dill and Garlic pair great together.  Combined with the orange-garlic honey sautéed spinach  makes a very healthy combination. 

This Teriyaki Chicken may not be very traditional but I cooked it with ingredients I had at home. It is easy to make, with low calories but with so much flavour coming from the orange glaze.

These beans are called barbounofassoula or hantres in Greek, which means beads.  When these are fresh and green they are called fassolia barbounia (runner beans) Phaseolous Coccineus which are a hybrid of Phaseolous Vulgaris (the common bean)  and when they are ripe their pods become beige and red and inside the beans are off-white with red markings.  However, when cooked they loose this lovely colour.

If you are working and don’t have much time, this pasta salad with sautéed vegetables is a dish you can prepare in no time.