More Than A Greek Salad

Aromatic Kourabiedes are Greek cookies, similar to shortbread cookies, coated with icing sugar and flavoured with vanilla or masticha (mastic resin) and a well known brand of Greek brandy is also added.

Panna Cotta is an Italian dessert made with heavy cream. “Panna” means cream and  and “cotta” means cooked.  In panna cotta heavy cream is sweetened with sugar and thickened with gelatine. A dessert such as Panna Cotta with heavy cream is surely delicious and very easy to make.  However, it is loaded with calories, as any …

I have the pleasure to announce that my second cookbook has just been published on The Amazon Kindle. Rocket, Pear and Pomegranate Salad As I have a love for food and a sweet tooth, ever since I can remember myself, I used to carry a few extra kilos. Nistisimo (Vegan) Cherry Cake I went on …

Amazon.com has announced a new promotion tool this past week called the Kindle Countdown Deals. It gives the authors the opportunity to promote their books but also a big bargain for people to buy books at very low prices. I have enrolled in this program which starts as from today in the United States and …

  I am sorry it took me so long to post but there were some problems with my blog, which were finally resolved yesterday.  Rather late than never, here is the recipe I was planning to post during the weekend. I hope I will make it up to you with this amazing recipe you may have not …

This Teriyaki Chicken may not be very traditional but I cooked it with ingredients I had at home. It is easy to make, with low calories but with so much flavour coming from the orange glaze.

You’ve heard me talking about the Mediterranean Diet many times in my posts. For those of you who are not familiar with this diet, this is the modern nutritional recommendation, inspired by the traditional dietary patterns of Crete which expanded to the remaining parts of  Greece  and followed by most of the countries of Southern …

Gemista (pronounced as yeh-mee-STAH), are Greek stuffed tomatoes and peppers filled with rice and herbs, baked with potatoes, in a tomato sauce.  

This classic Orange flavoured Vassilopita cake pairs well with an orange or Lemon Buttercream.

There are many ways to make this cake, so you can learn all about the tradition behind the cake and another recipe in my last year’s post.

Revithokeftedes (pr. reh-vee-thaw-kae-FTEH-thes) aka chickpea Patties is a delicious, healthy, Greek, vegan meal.