Appetizers

Vegetable fritters are so easy to make and a good way to use some leftover veggies in your fridge.

Grilled Halloumi with Fresh figs, honey and mint is an amazing appetizer and the combination of sweet with salty will mesmerize you.

Kolokytholoukoumades are Greek battered courgette (zucchini) flowers, stuffed with Greek feta and other cheeses and fried.

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.

Fresh octopus (htapodi) is one of the most popular appetizers served in Greek tavernas. However at home we cook it in many other ways and is one of our favourite dishes during Lent.

The other day when I was writing the post for the Vegan Black Bean Spanakopita, I was craving these beans again so the next day, I made them into a casserole dish with lots of vegetables and tomato sauce.   Dried legumes are very healthy as they are a good source of protein, fiber, iron, calcium, …

Piperies Florinis are red long sweet peppers, named after the prefecture of Florina, in Norther Greece, where they are produced. I read that these Florina red sweet peppers have been growing in Florina for centuries and date back to antiquity.  They were probably brought back to Macedonia from India by the descendants of the troops …

Fetatziki sauce is a creation of mine which I made several years ago.  The original recipe was created when I wanted to make tzatziki and discovered that I had no yoghurt.  You will find the original recipe at the end of the post. However, recipe developping is something I love and I tweak my own …

Garides Saganaki is an appetizer made with shrimps and tomato sauce. Saganaki takes its name from a frying pan with two handles called “sagani”.

My first encounter with Avocado was some years ago, before creating a blog and at a time when the internet connections were slow and we paid by the hour when connected, so information was not easily accessible.  I don’t even remember what I did with it but I remember we did not like it. A …