Gavros, which means anchovies and Ladorigani which means olive oil and oregano, is a very delicious and healthy Greek dish, with fresh baked anchovies.
Seafood
There have been a lot of changes in my diet the past months and I am really happy with all these changes. We eat less meat which means that the pork we used to eat at least once a week is now limited to once a month, the beef we used to eat once a …
One week left before leaving on vacations. I can’t wait to get out of Athens and the only thing that is bothering me is that now that I am finally loosing some weight, my nutritional balance will be distorted. Although it’s hard to maintain a diet when you are on vacation, I am determined not …
Lavraki (Dicentrarchus labrax or seabass) is one of the fish we love and I cook very often and this is a very easy way to prepare it.
Revithokeftedes me Garides are Chickpea Patties with Shrimps. During Greek Orthodox fasting period seafood is allowed to be eaten, so I decided to incorporate some shrimps in the patties.
Shrimp Saganaki is an appetizer made with shrimps and tomato sauce. Saganaki takes its name from a frying pan with two handles called “sagani”.
Kalamaria (pr. kah-lah-MAHR-ghia), is a very popular dish in Greece and Cyprus, especially during Lent when seafood is allowed to be eaten.
Although we can eat all sorts of delicious food during Lent I find it difficult to cook dried legumes or just vegetables on Sundays as Ι have always connected Sunday cooking with meat dishes.
Ginger salmon and spice rubbed salmon are two recipes I recently made, both with excellent flavours. They are so simple to throw together, yet they taste like eating salmon in an expensive restaurant.
Joan, of Foodalogue, who is one of our Members at BloggerAid, is spreading the word about hunger by posting a series of posts during A Culinary Tour Around the World. During her trips, Joan will be introducing us to some virtual friends she will be making and talking about the country and its culture. As …
This Linguine with Calamari dish is delicious and full of Greek flavours.