MIZITHROPITES – Cretan Cheese pies, Traditional Recipe
February 24, 2023
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MIZITHROPITES are Cretan flatbread Cheese Pies made with a sour cheese called “Xinomizithra” and can be eaten sweet or savory.
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Chicken Noodle Soup perfect for cold winter days!
November 20, 2022
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An easy Chicken Noodle Soup with Fide Noodles and vegetables perfect for cold winter days!
Drunken Calamari with vegetables and fluffy rice
April 15, 2022
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Drunken Calamari with vegetables and rice is an easy meal that can be cooked in 2 ways. One for everyday cooking and one for special occasions. Choose the one you like the most!
Taramosalata – Greek Fish Roe salad dip
March 13, 2022
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Taramosalata is an amazing Greek Fish Roe salad dip/spread that is very popular during Lent fasting.
Okra with potatoes the Greek style
January 18, 2022
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Okra is a vegetable that you either love or hate! If you are among the Okra lovers, like I am, make sure you try this delicious and simple recipe cooking them the Greek style!
Giouvarlakia Avgolemono – Traditional Greek meatballs with rice in a lemony sauce
December 19, 2021
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Giouvarlakia Avgolemono (or Youvarlakia) is a Greek traditional dish made with meatballs and rice in a lemony, sauce. Avgolemono sauce has a magic way of making whatever food you use it on tastes 10 times better and in my honest opinion complicates perfectly this dish.
Chicken in white wine sauce with rice and mushrooms – Coq au vin blanc
November 18, 2021
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Chicken in white wine sauce with rice and mushrooms – Coq au vin blanc – with a delicious chicken gravy sauce which you can pour over your rice or french fries.
Vlita salad – Amaranth greens or pigweed salad
September 3, 2021
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Vlita salad is a simple Amaranth greens or Pigweed salad combined with zucchini and boiled potatoes originating from the island of Crete in Greece. It is usually topped with an easy Ladolemono dressing to skyrocket its deliciousness!
Dolmadakia – Stuffed Grape leaves (Dolmas)
May 8, 2021
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Dolmadakia we call in Greece the stuffed grape leaves with rice. They are a great appetizer (mezes) and are best eaten cold with tzatziki or yogurt or feta! Now it’s their time and I happen to have an awesome recipe to share with you!
Cuttlefish with Spinach
March 25, 2021
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Cuttlefish with spinach is a very popular Greek traditional food and for a good reason because it’s both nutritious and delicious! I like this recipe so much that in my eyes appears as comfort food! Give it a try and thank me later!