Soutzoukakia Smyrneika, are spicy sausage-shaped meatballs, which are lightly fried and then cooked in a delicious tomato sauce and come from the once Greek part of Asia Minor, Smyrna.
Ground meat
Greek Juicy Turkey Burgers. What’s your secret?
We’ve been eating burgers quite often, especially now that I am watching my diet. That’s why whenever I make some burgers, I make a big batch and freeze them, especially now that it’s summer and we go to the beach, by the time we shower and prepare a salad they are ready and we…
We celebrated Christmas today!!
Hope you all had lovely Holidays. I cannot say the same, as we had to spend a whole day in hospital on Wednesday, after my son had a stomach virus and then on Christmas day my husband caught it as well but thank God it only lasted for a few days and they are beginning…
Baked Meatballs and Homemade Cheese Ravioli and Malfaldine
One of the dishes we tried in Rome was ravioli and I loved their sauce. I don’t know what kind of sauce they make but it was delicious and as I had never served ravioli with a sauce before, I decided to make a marinara sauce to serve them. In the Piazza di Campo dei…
Pastitsio Lasagna: Which came first the chicken or the egg?
Pastitsio takes its name from the Italian pasticcio, also known as “Lasagna al Forno” in some regions of Italy. In Cyprus we call pastitsio “Makaronia tou Fournou” which again means “Baked Pasta” which is the same as“Lasagna at Forno”. Lasagna al Forno is made with a flat noodle or sheet pasta called “lasagna” instead…
Bombari
Bombari is a Cypriot traditional recipe which resembles like sausage but it is actually a cooked meal. The pork intestine is thoroughly washed and filled with a mixture of ground meat, rice, herbs and spices and then it is cooked.
Rolo me Patates (Meat Loaf with potatoes)
Rolo me patates is made with ground meat in which we addd hard boiled eggs and make a roulade, like a meat loaf, and bake it in the oven. In Cyprus we enclose the roulade with caul fat, which melts as it is being baked in the oven and gives a wonderful flavour to the…
Greek Style Lasagne with Anthotyro
Yesterday I didn’t know what to prepare for lunch and remembered that I had some lasagna in my pantry which were there for quite a long time. I had some vegetables, bell peppers and mushrooms and some spring onions, carrots, parsley and eggplants from last week’s visit to the farmers’ market, which needed to be…
Makaronia me Kima (Spaghetti in Meat Sauce), the Greek version of Bolognese
Makaronia me Kima is one of the easiest Greek recipes. When someone who has never cooked before decides to start cooking, I bet that they always start with this dish and fried potatoes:) It is easy, only a few ingredients are required, it is quick to prepare and it is so tasty.
Koupepia me lahana and not lahanodolmades
Those of you reading my blog know that I am from Cyprus, which although it is an independent state, our culture, language, religion, customs, food, music, national anthem etc., are Greek. The immigration of settlers from Greece, which had begun at least by 1200 b.C., led to the foundation of Greek kingdoms covering most of…
