Archive for November, 2013

Baked Sardines with potatoes

Baked sardines with potatoes in lemon and garlic sauce

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Time: 1 hour

Difficulty: Easy

Season: All seasons

Greek: Psites sardeles me lemonates patates

The process is much more simplified if you ask the fishmonger to clean the sardines for you. In such a case the preparation time is reduced to 10 minutes! Gavros (another greek small fish) can be used as well instead of sardines.

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Brownie muffins

Brownie muffins

Serves/Yields: 25-30 pieces

Time: 40 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Season: Winter

Greek: Brownies

Not a Greek recipe but a sweet that is easy to make. Cupcakes and muffins dominate also in the Greek Culinary market.

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Grilled mushrooms

Grilled mushrooms in garlic oil sauce

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Time: 20 - 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Season: Autumn/Winter

Greek: Manitaria pleurotus me saltsa skordou

Serves 4 as an appetizer.

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Corfiot Sofrito with puree

Corfiot Sofrito with potato-carrot puree

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Time: 2 - 2,5 hours

Difficulty: Medium

Season: All seasons

Greek: Kerkyraiko Sofrito

Sofrito is a well known and unique dish of Corfu. It is made with beef, which is cooked in a wine sauce with garlic and parsley. It is served with rice or mashed potatoes. This post demonstrates the process of making this lovely dish.

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Pizza bread

Pizza breads

Time: 20 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Season: All seasons

Greek: Pizzakia

Suitable for children parties.

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Garlic

Garlic

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Posted: November 22, 2013

Good to know The most famous use of garlic in Greek Cuisine is in tzatziki sauce (yogurt dip) and in Skordalia (Garlic sauce). To crush a garlic clove you can either mash it in a […]

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon

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Posted: November 21, 2013

Good to know Cinnamon (κανέλα in Greek) is a spice, which is obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum. It is used in sweets and savory foods as well. Greeks use cinnamon in […]

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Chick peas with eggplants

Baked chick peas with eggplants

Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons

Time: 2 - 2,5 hours

Difficulty: Medium

Season: Autumn/Winter

Greek: Revithia me melitzanes

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