Leftovers

In just a few simple steps, you can turn leftover tsoureki bread into Ekmek, a delicious and decadent dessert that is sure to impress your friends and family.

These kid friendly Greek Fried Rice patties with vegetables is a great way to use vegetables which kids usually don’t like to eat.

Arniopita is a Greek Lamb Pie I made with yeasted dough, filled with leftover roasted lamb with potatoes, corn and thickened with a bechamel sauce.

Kotosalata is a healthy Greek Summer Chicken Salad which is a refreshing and light dish that is perfect for hot weather.

Apple Strudel is a dessert which originated in Austria but is popular in other countries such as Germany, Hungary, etc. The word “strudel” in German literally means whirlpool and is named after the shape it takes when thin strudel dough encloses the sweet fruit filling, usually made with apples, sugar, raisins, nuts and cinnamon.

Arni Exohiko, pronounced Ar-KNEE Eh-ksoh-hee-KOH, meaning lamb country style, is a dish which comes from Roumeli, usually made using leftover lamb, vegetables and cheese, wrapped in a parcel and baked.

These vegan chickpea burgers are packed with spices and herbs, very healthy and seriously satisfying !

The economic crisis in Greece is making us find new ways to save some money and one of it is  finding creative ways to make good use of our leftovers. Psomotyri (ψωμοτύρι) in Greek means bread and cheese and Tyropita (τυρόπιτα) is a pie made with cheese.  Psomotyri, used to be a staple food decades …

Whether you have leftovers from your Thanksgiving or Christmas roasted turkey, this delicious turkey carbonara and pasta pie is a lovely way to use your leftovers without having to eat the same food for three days.

This easy Cherry Pit Liqueur is made using the leftover pits of cherries and leftover syrup from a cherry preserve. 

I am a sucker when it comes to using anything leftover, unless I am sure that there is no other use of it!