Octopus appears regularly on the Greek table. During summer, it is grilled over coals and during lent it is slowly cooked in a tomato sauce and served with pasta. As an everyday meal, octopus is…
Ratatouille
Braised octopus and green beans (Χταπόδι με φασολάκια)
Peppers stuffed with cheese (Πιπεριές γεμιστές με τυρί φέτα)
Peppers stuffed with cheese are one of those recipes that sit in my group of ever faithfuls. They are absolutely delicious and a beloved Greek summer dish. Many people make them at home during those…
Sofia’s Fasolada
This is perhaps one of my favourite dishes and one of my favourite ways to use small, white navy or cannellini beans. I am not alone in my love of fasolada. The traditional soup is…
Fried eggplant and zucchini
We shouldn’t eat fried things too often, but at the end of summer when the eggplant and zucchini are at their best, it is an indulgent treat to enjoy them dipped in a good batter…
Ionian style Kota Kokkinisti
If there was one dish to represent Greek summer, for me it has to be kota kokkinisti, or chicken in a tomato sauce. Sitting at a taverna by the beach, or around a kitchen table…
Kalitsounia with eggplant
Kalitsounia are not something you will find in an Ionian kitchen. They are distinctly Cretean tradition and each region of Crete has it’s own recipe and filling. Most commonly, these little pies are filled with…
Easy ‘Eliopsomo’ Olive Bread (Ελιόψωμο)
A staple of the Greek table, no meal is complete without a wholesome, rustic sourdough bread. And then there are those special kind of breads, filled with delectable treats that make the best kind of…
Magiritsa
Magiritsa, or Easter soup, is traditionally served after midnight mass on Easter Sunday morning to break the fast of the 40 day lent period. As Easter is celebrated in Greece in the springtime, this soup…
