When the Trojan War ended with the victory of Greek army over Troy, all heroes returned back home. Agamemnon was one of them. He goes back to his palace in Mycenae and there his wife Clytemnestra welcomes him with glory and seems to accept even his mistress trophy Kassandra. Nevertheless, a behind the scenes story...
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Slow Cooked Beef Ragù with Sweet Red Wine over Pasta
Summer holidays for Greeks are like the Holy Grail! They don’t want anything or anyone to disturb them and they do whatever they can to escape from big cities to an island or a seaside village in the mainland. Customarily, the month of summer vacations is August. Big cities start emptying and around mid-August they...
Roasted Vegetables and Sweet Wine Tagliatelle
After Greece’s liberation from the Ottoman Empire, the countries that protected the newly born State i.e. England, Germany, Russia and France agreed in placing a king of mutual acceptance as the head of the country. That King was Otto Friedrich Ludwig von Wittelsbach from Salzburg. Because of his descent, as a ruler, he favored German...
Twelve Months of Deliciousness, The Best of 2015
Οι συνταγές και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος των αναρτήσεων! I was planning on posting a recipe I have tried and liked about an Asian chicken, but then I thought that since it is the end of the year it would be incomplete without a flashback with the greatest recipes of 2015. I loved everything I...
Ten Main Courses for Small Families, Winners and New Giveaway
Christmas is just a breath away, literally and I am continuing my presentations of alternatives for Christmas Eve and Day. As my family consists of three, I thought of sharing with you main courses that are for small families or empty nests. Very easy to make, elegant and very tasty will please your taste...
Butternut Squash Carbonara with Ham
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! In the old days, here in Greece, squash was a quite spurned vegetable. As a kid, I never remember myself eating at home or out of it, a dish made from squash. To be perfectly honest, the only squash I knew was that of Cinderella’s fairytale....
Beef with Orzo Casserole (Giouvetsi)
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! In the old days, Sundays used to be the family day. Usually, grandparents cooked and invited the rest of the family members to join their Sunday, lunch table. Sons, daughters, grandchildren, uncles, aunts and cousins were gathered around the table, to share not only food but...
Cauliflower Soup Paprikash
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Cauliflower belongs to the Brassica Oleracea species and it’s been cultivated in the Mediterranean area since ancient ages. “The oldest record of cauliflower dates back to the 6th century B.C.; Pliny wrote about it in the 2nd century. In the 12th century, three varieties were described...
Broiled Shrimps and Halloumi over Pasta
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Cyprus is an autonomous island on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third largest after Sicily and Sardinia. Also, it is the furthest border of the entire Europe on its southeast. After Trojan War, Greeks have settled there and developed a great...
Squash Stuffed Ravioli Made with Puff Pastry
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! I don’t know if you have seen Captain Corelli’s Mandolin with Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz. Captain Antonio Corelli is a Greek-speaking officer of the Italian army with an irrepressibly jovial personality and a passion for the mandolin. The daughter of the village doctor, Pelagia, is...