On Saturday 18th April, 2015 it was National Museum day so we decided to visit the archaeological site of Nemea, which is about 45 km north-west to Assini. The site of ancient Nemea lies in a small upland valley. Its name derives from the Greek word “nemos”, which means meadow, pasture. Its location, which was in …
Tsoureki flower is a type of Greek style sweet brioche bread made during Easter but shaped into a flower.
Penne Skordalia is an easy and healthy pasta dish made with leftover Walnut Skordalia, a Greek dip made with olive oil, garlic, bread and walnuts.
This vegan Butternut Squash Mandarin Cake is easy to make, it tastes delicious and is light, moist and fluffy. The flavour combination of the squash with the mandarin and spices turned out delicious.
Thrapsala (Illex coindetti or shortfin squid) are of the same family as calamari but much more cheaper, at least here in Greece, but equally delicious.
Tahinopsomo is a beautiful star shaped bread filled with tahini and honey based on the Cypriot recipe for Tahinopita. However, this is much easier to make by just following the simple technique I used. We can bake it in round baking tin in order to make it look more like bread but if it is …
This Stewed Chickpeas with Spinach dish is one of my favourite dish as it is delicious, healthy and a great source of nutrients.
An amazing marshmallows cake flavoured with bergamot and decorated with marshmallows. No one can resist the aroma of bergamot and the fluffy marshmallows!
Chicken soup avgolemono was one of the soups my mother would make for us whenever we had a cold and it always did its trick.
This recipe I made is not the classic Avgolemono Soup as I have enriched it with more vitamins and nutrients by adding some carrots, celery, a potato and an onion.
Have you ever wondered why chicken soup is good for you when you have a cold?
Crispy Feta is a very easy and quick Greek appetizer (mezes) which is fried . It is then drizzled with honey and served with ouzo, tsipouro or wine.