Whole Wheat Penne with Chickpeas, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and roasted garlic is a delicious and healthy vegan pasta dish. A delicious summer meal.

The usual Loukanikopitakia we make in Greece are those called Pigs in a Blanket made with frankfurter sausages, wrapped in puff pastry. The other day I made Galaktoboureko and had some leftover phyllo sheets*.  Instead of making the usual Tyropitakia I saw some Kalamata sausages** in the fridge, I had leftover parmesan from my last recipe …

Hounkiar Begendi is a Turkish dish with stewed lamb or beef, served on a bed of creamy eggplant puree.  This recipe literaly means “the sultan was satisfied”.  

An amazing Greek-style carbonara made with some Greek ingredients, such as feta, Greek yoghurt and herbs!

Yiaourtoglyko is one of the easiest desserts you can make. It can be made with any glyka tou koutaliou (fruit preserves) but if you do not have any you can substitute the fruit with canned fruit.

Kounoupidi me Patates Kapamas (pr. kou-nou-PEE-dee MEH Pah-TAH-tess Kah-pah-MASS) is a simple vegan Greek Stew with potatoes. You can also make the dish without the potatoes and serve it as a side dish.

This walnut cake is one of the most delicious, Greek cakes which is based on the traditional recipe for Karydopita.

This recipe for Sausages in Tomato, Leek, and Feta Sauce with Fusilli is the perfect choice for a flavourful and comforting pasta dish!

This Brown Lentils with Carrots, Orzo and caramelized onions dish has been one of my family’s favourite Cypriot dishes for years.
The addition of carrots and serving them with caramelized onions on top, add a lovely sweetness to the dish and an intense depth of flavour.

This Almond halvas is a very easy dessert and very healthy considering that it is eggless, milkless and without a trace of fat in it.