A quick, easy recipe and if I closed my eyes, I felt as if I was tasting them on an Athenian street corner! Ingredients: 500gms plain flour 7gms dry yeast sachet 8 ml honey 50ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil pinch salt 250gms sesame seeds 300ml warm water Directions: Combine flour, yeast, salt, honey, oil and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Greek
Simple Spinach and Cheese Hand Held Pies
Spinach and cheese pites for a Sunday afternoon snack. Ingredients: Dough 200 gms Greek plain yoghurt 2 cups self raising flour Oil for brushing. Filling 150g baby spinach 200g feta cheese 1 cup of grated mozzarella cheese or more to taste Method: Dough 1. Combine flour and yoghurt and mix with a fork until a … Continue reading
Lemon Blueberry Cake
A delicious moist greek yoghurt lemon & blueberry cake… luv this simple one bowl recipe..💛 Ingredients Cake 3/4 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 1 Tablespoon grated lemon zest 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 cup Greek yoghurt 1 cup caster sugar 2 cups self raising flour sifted Fresh blueberries… optional Lemon icing 1 cup sifted icing … Continue reading
Rosemary Steak Skewers
I keep seeing this method.🍋💕 So, today I clipped some rosemary from outside and skewered the meat. Trim off any extra fat. I love the Greek flavour profile of olive oil, lemon, garlic and oregano. Ingredients 1/4 cup Olive oil Fresh rosemary twigs -soaked in water for 30 minutes 3- New York strip steaks- cut … Continue reading
“Healthy” Moussaka
I’ve made it with ground beef and even ground turkey. I did use ground lamb for the recipe below. My husband who is not a big fan of eggplant loved it. Ingredients Olive oil cooking spray 2 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten ¾ cup plain lowfat Greek yogurt at room temperature 2 large … Continue reading
Greek Style Potato Ragu
This is usually made with fresh tomatoes or canned crushed tomatoes which I think is a lot heavier in taste. Tried using V8 vegetable juice. Much more flavor and vitamins including tomato, celery, beetroot, parsley, carrot, lettuce, watercress and spinach. Hope you like it Ingredients 3 large russet potatoes 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil … Continue reading
Greek Gemista style – Stuffed Veggies using bulgur wheat
Gemista with bulgur instead of rice and meat. Vegetarian/Vegan/Gluten-free for those Meatless Mondays until I reach my Taco Tuesdays to stuff my face with meat, cheese, Greek yogurt (tastes just like sour cream), tomato, lettuce. But, I digress. Try this flavourful dish and let me know what you think. Ingredients Vegetables of your choice -tomatoes, … Continue reading
Greek Braised Chicken – Kotopoulo Kokkinisto
Kotopoulo kokkinisto. Greek braised chicken cooked in tomato based sauce. Ingredients 4 chicken thigh cutlets 8 chicken drumsticks Salt, pepper 1 Brown onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, crushed 200g button mushrooms 2 sticks celery 2 carrots 4-5 medium potatoes 3 or 4 over ripe tomatoes, or 400g tin diced tomatoes 2 Tbsp tomato paste 2-3 … Continue reading
Bougatsa Pie – Custard Pie in Phyllo
Bougatsa is a Greek breakfast pastry consisting of either semolina custard, cheese, or minced meat filling between layers of phyllo. Wikipedia Delicious and easy Bougasta tonight.One of my favorite Greek desserts. I’ve used low fat milk and turns out great. Ingredients 4 cups low fat milk Sliced peel of a lemon 1 cup sugar 1 … Continue reading
Galaktoboureko – Greek Custard Pie
Galaktoboureko is a Greek dessert of semolina custard in filo. The name means “milk börek”. It may be made in a pan, with filo layered on top and underneath and cut into square portions, or rolled into individual servings. It is served or coated with a clear, sweet syrup. Wikipedia This is not a typical … Continue reading