One of the staples of Greek Easter is undoubtedly tsoureki. Tsoureki is a sweet bread that resembles the Jewish challah only with some variations. The word tsoureki comes from the Turkish word “corek” that means any bread that is made with yeast. There are several sweet and savory variations of corek depending on the area...
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Greek Gyros
I think that the most famous and well known Greek food is probably souvlaki. And it has every right to be, as it is not only super delicious, but also it is an easy to put together and whole meal on its own. In Greece, we love souvlaki and all its variations. In every neighborhood...
Slow Cooker Chickpeas with Spinach
Puppet show has its roots to all ancient civilizations such as the Chinese and Greek. All of them have a common characteristic, that being the domination of one character who is cunning, crafty, naughty, sneaky and inventive. He uses all these “virtues” to survive and trick the authority and sometimes he acts also as a...
Pork with Celery and Avgolemono Sauce
Between 1600BC and 1100BC a great civilization flourished in mainland Greece and more specifically in the Peloponnese peninsula; The Mycenaean Civilization. It grew so strong and powerful that dominated eastern Mediterranean Sea, Crete and the islands of Aegean Sea. The center of this civilization was the city of Mycenae, from which historians gave it its...
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...
Vasilopita for 2013
Every year during New Year’s Eve, Greek housewives make the vasilopita. Vasilopita is a either a cake or a tsoureki and is a custom that comes from the very early Christian years. Just after the coming of the New Year or the next day the Chief of the family cuts the vasilopita. The person, who...
Marinated Greek Souvlaki with Pita and Yogurt Mezé
Now, if there is a food that is unbreakably connected to Greece, this is souvlaki. I am sure everyone knows it and everyone has tasted the original one here or a version of it somewhere in the world. In Greece, souvlaki is an easy and cheap meal, anyone enjoys. In almost every corner and certainly...
Mushrooms Ragú
I made this meal during Holy Week since at that specific period our family abstains from consuming meat. At the beginning, I thought that it wasn’t worth posting about it, as it is was very easy and ordinary, but my husband insisted on it, since he thought it was extremely tasty. So, and from the...
Vegetarian Magiritsa
Now, I do not know how to describe this dish. I will do my best to explain. Great Saturday night here in Greece the custom calls for magiritsa. Magiritsa, basically, is a kind of soup made of lettuce, lamb’s intestines chopped, dill and other veggies. To be honest with you, I hate it. I never...