by Rena Cook | Apr 23, 2012 | Pulses, Soups, Vegetarian
This traditional Greek bean soup (fassolada) is easy on the family budget as it needs very few ingredients and it is big on flavor and goodness. It is cooked mainly in winter and it really warms up the ‘cockles of your heart’! Just make sure that the beans were...
by Rena Cook | Apr 16, 2012 | Meat, Soups
Easter is the most important religious holiday in Greece and is celebrated with reverence throughout the country. The people used to fast for forty days before Easter but nowadays they usually fast during the holy week, and especially on holly Friday when Jesus died...
by Rena Cook | Jan 30, 2012 | Soups, Vegetarian
Mushroom soup, heaven on earth for any mushroom lover. This is a very tasty mushroom soup for cold winter nights. Ingredients:800 gr mushrooms (any mushrooms you like) cleaned and chopped in large pieces4 spring onions...
by Rena Cook | Dec 12, 2011 | Soups
There is nothing better than a bowl of steaming kitchen soup on a cold winter night. Try this Greek chicken soup with rice and an egg-lemon sauce (avgolemono) and you are sure to go for seconds and even thirds! The extra bonus is that it is cheap and you can use those...