The Therapeutic Power of Greek Cuisine
Greek Beef Lemonato Recipe: A Family Discovery I have a confession: I didn’t know beef lemonato even existed until I met my husband. He’s from Tripoli, a beautiful city nestled in the Peloponnese, where traditions and family recipes are taken very seriously. His mom, a wonderful cook, makes an amazing beef lemonato—a classic Greek dish …
I think Greek food is the best -even if I am biased- and here’s why! Today, I want to share a story about the power of simple ingredients and how they can create something magical. And what better way to show this than with one of my all-time favorite recipes—Greek Tomato Galette. A Greek Food …
Prasorizo is a traditional Greek recipe that many people enjoy. My husband is one of them! It’s a vegetarian dish, and as you have learned so far from the other recipes I am sharing, super easy. The only thing you should be a bit careful with this recipe is cleaning the leeks, as they can …
The Reasoning Domaldakia. Who doesn’t love them? They are enjoyed in many countries and each country has a different way. Some call it dolmadakia, others dolma, in Cyprus, we call it koubepia. Do you know of any other names? Traditional dolmadakia requires time! I mean a lot of time! I am sure you struggle to …
And then this happened… Super yummy peynirli with chicken gyros filling topped with tzatziki, tomatoes and onions. Quarantine made me do it 🙂
We didn’t really have peynirli in Cyprus growing up and I mostly learned about it from my husband who comes from Tripoli in the Peloponnese. Peynirli is traditionally a Turkish boat shaped pastry filled with primarily cheese and then anything your heart desires. Fillings vary from minced meat, salami or ham, vegetables and eggs. My …
After the Christmas holidays I am always trying to reduce our meat consumption. I mean lets be honest here! We overindulge over the holidays -and I don’t think it’s only Greeks- Some eat more meat, some more sweets and some more alcohol. We had a lovely time over Christmas because we traveled to Cyprus and …