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Honey Cookies (Melomakarona)
This is one of the traditional sweets that are made at Christmas. The semolina gives them a grainy texture that I find very appealing. Ingredients:1 cup vegetable (sunflower) oil (or a packet of margarine 250 gr.)2 ½ cups fine semolina½ cup flour¼ cup sugar¼ cup...
Roast chicken with rice, peas, corn and mushrooms
Such a tasty dish and so easy to make! You don’t really have to weigh and measure out the ingredients. It depends on how many people you have to feed, what vegetables they like eating, and you add and subtract accordingly. Cubed carrots and/or zucchini will be...
Galaktoboureko – Greek Milk Pie with Phyllo Dough
Galaktoboureko is a light and refreshing pie-like sweet with the delicious yellow cream sandwiched between layers of crispy phyllo dough. After it comes out of the oven, you pour syrup scented with lemon over it, and when it cools down you will have to restrain...
Greek Salad
The Greek Salad is famous around the world. However, it has been brutally abused and sometimes the final product has nothing in common with the fresh, crisp, full of goodness, original Greek Salad. I have heard that some restaurants serve sun dried tomatoes with...
Linguini with shrimps, clams and squid
A fantastic summer dish with linguini, and frozen shrimps, clams and squid. I used the black linguini that contains cuttlefish ink and they are simply extraordinary. They come in 250gr packets, and I am ashamed to say, it is just about enough for two people. We just...
Pasta salad with red beans, olives, corn and tuna
A pasta salad that is very easy to make and can be eaten as a main meal with some nice rye bread. Children should also love it, seeing that pasta is loved by everyone and they have the chance to try new flavors. Ingredients2 cups...