Greece is surrounded by sea. According to encyclopedias, Greece has the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 miles) in length, with approximately 1,400 islands, of which 227 are inhabited. From the ancient ages all civilizations that lived in this part of the world had a very close and strong connection to...
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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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Shepherd’s Pie, Sort Of
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! One of the most challenging things I face during the weekdays is what to make for my son. As you all know I am a working mother and thus the time that is left for me to cook is first of all limited and second quite...
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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...
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Chicken and Cabbage Stew
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Greek kitchen was very much influenced by Middle Eastern Kitchen especially since after World War 1 with the persecution of one million Greeks from the coast of Turkey. These people came to Greece as refugees in 1923 and along with them brought their eating habits as...
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Green Salad with Pomegranate Seeds and Vinaigrette
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! We talked about apples, with the Apple Cider Doughnuts. We talked about pumpkins with the Pumpkin and Zucchini Kecap Manis Stir-fry. I think it is high time, we talked about pomegranate too. Pomegranate is another autumn fruit that apart from its unique flavor, has so many...
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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...
