Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! As you all know Athens is the capital of Greece. The second largest city of Greece is Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki is the capital of the region of Macedonia and we call it co-capital. It has a history of 2,300 years behind it, as it was founded in...
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Chicken Kleftiko
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! What I am really fascinated with is, when a certain food has a history behind it. And when I am saying history, I don’t mean my history, but a story that goes back many, many years. As you may or may not know, Greece has been...
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Spinach Tart
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! I believe and I think you would agree with me that there is no better season for grilling than summer. It’s the time of year when all men start to sharpen their knives, buy grilling accessories, load their storage of coal, dust their skills and make...
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Spinach Filled Spaghetti Nests
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! I am sure most of you know spanakopita and many of you have tried it at least once or made it yourselves. For those of you who don’t know spanakopita or for all of you who want to know how we, in Greece, make spanakopita, I...
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Sweet Easter Bread and Easter Cookies (Tsoureki and Koulourakia)
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today begins for us Orthodox the Holy Week, following during the weekend, our Easter. On Saturday night ends the 40 day lent and people celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Saturday night we go to church holding candles and at 12 o clock the priest announces that...
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Home-made Halvà with Tahini
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Halvà is a sweet that is eaten from Mediterranean Sea to India in several variations and textures. In Greece we have three different types of halvà. The first and most common one is halvà with semolina. This one is made very easily at home. The second...
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Lentil Soup (Fakes Soupa)
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! As you may have noticed in my photos, I enlarged the watermark and put it right in the middle of the photo. Up until now, I tried to have the name of my site somewhere that would not ruin the aesthetics of the photo. Well, couple...
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Bouyourdí (Feta Cheese in the Oven with Vegetables)
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! I am so happy spring is here! That means that summer is on its way and that further means that, we will get rid of all our heavy winter clothing and start wearing our t-shirts and décolleté dresses! I love summer, even though it gets...
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Ground Meat Pie (Kimadopita)
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Going back to my childhood, I always remember the stories my father used to tell us about his life as a child. He was born in 1936 in a small mountainous village in the mainland Greece. He was the first out of three children in his...
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Mushroom Pie with Home-made Phyllo
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Next Monday starts a long Fasten period until Easter. For us Christian Orthodox, Easter this year will be on the 5th of May. So up until the 4th of May, those of the people who wish, start a 40 days’ Lent. During these 40 days meat...
