Greek Recipes 14
Puff pastry mini Pizza
This one is for you salty & pizza lovers, in our household there HAS to be once a week a pizza dinner, my husband is going on withdraws if he hasn’t had pizza a whole week lol. This week I improvised as I didn’t have time for a real dough and made him mini […]
Giouvarlakia
Giouvarlakia, is a soup that is being made mostly during winter time in Greek households. Me however, since we live in Germany and one day is 40 Celsius the next can be 20 Celsius, today is one of those days with 14 Celsius and Iam excited because it simply tastes good and makes your tummy […]
Braised chicken in tomato sauce with mashed cauliflower
Kokkinisto- Braised meat-has been in my families household for ever and is a every Sunday classic. My mother makes braised meat, she chooses one week chicken the other lamb and the other beef or pork. When all the fam gathers up in Greece at my Gpas House we all have a HUGE Sunday lunch, EVERY […]
Patates me augo-Fries with egg
Another quick ( yes carbs ) and tasty meal my Gpa taught me. Fries with eggs is a greek classic, now its not exactly fried eggs, its like fried rice with egg, but this one is with fries. The recipe calls for peeling and frying potatoes, but I put a twist to the recipe […]
Kolokithokeftedes-Zucchini patties
Aaaaaa, kolokithokeftedes This recipe is dedicated to my Gpa George who passed a month ago, it was one of his favorite treats and dishes, because in my house, kolokithokeftedes was a snack and not a meal. He always was ready for some zucchini patties if someone asked and always made them with greek feta cheese. […]
Fried eggplant, zucchini, green california peppers with a fresh tomato sauce and lemon chicken with a lazy tzatziki-In Greek: Tiganita me saltsa
Growing up my grandmother from my Dad side used to fry peppers eggplant and zucchini with her special tomato sauce all the time when we used to visit. My Dad is from beautiful Drama, Greece and to be specific from the tiny village Kali Vrissi in Drama. You could literally eat 20 peppers a person […]
Greek Prasorizo- Greek leek risotto with ovenroasted chicken and potatoes
Leek I love it, I use it with rice, salads, greek leek pie, soups and in the oven. I had some rice in the fridge so I knew what I needed to cook in order to use my rice and since I had Leek, I made risotto. Recipe feeds 7 non greek people lol, because […]
Greek meze appetizer minus the Ouzo-Opa!
Greek food, thats what my pregnant friend wanted to eat. Her third one is on the way and yap, finally a Boy :). I did the usual traditional meze ( greek for apetizers, this time without the ouzo though ) following an ovenroasted chicken&potato dish ( find the chicken recipe under greek recipes ). I did […]