Easter DIY
Do you decorate your own eggs for Easter? Greek Orthodox Easter traditionally asks for red eggs. There are many readily available dyes in the market, food pigments are certainly not short in the market. I went for natural dyes this year and my eggs do look lovely!
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Tsoureki, our sweet Easter bread is by far the most popular treat during Easter. Traditionally, we use mahlep and mastic in the dough as flavourings. But then here comes the chocolate and who can resist chocolate? Not me, for one. I tried out two versions of chocolate tsoureki, a fancy with chocolate cinnamon filling braided into an infinity knot and a chocolate in disguise tsoureki, that looks plain and normal but hides a ready-made praline filling. They are both ace!
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Easter is one of the heartiest celebrations for Greeks. It shows especially when we gather around the table. I put together a quick guide with the essential Greek Easter recipes.
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There is one Greek dish that can easily claim the prize of the most controversial of all dishes as far as Greek cooking is concerned. It’s a soup, it has plenty of greens, we enjoy it during Easter and it has a secret ingredient that could make you squeamish. For those in the know, you have already guessed the dish: mayiritsa! For those new to the dish, just name five animal organs you have never seen on a plate: Bingo!
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Has brunch won you over or you are still going for the good old Sunday lunch?
Or have you got whiff of drunch? I am going for a Sunday classic, roast leg of lamb with herbs and roast potatoes, the Greek way. Continue reading
Greek Easter is here and I have thrown myself into a tsoureki making frenzy. Every household has a favourite recipe to make these sweet loafs, I have grandma Ntina’s that I posted last year. Of course I made some tsoureki again this year, braided one this time. I braided my tsoureki with two designs: with 6 strands for largers tsoureki and a more playfull and slightly easier braid with 2 strands for smaller tsoureki or for large and round tsoureki. Continue reading
Among the wonderful Easter treats and smells, Easter biscuits compete with tsoureki. Continue reading
Easter holds a very special place in Greek hearts, it’s so important some Greeks would admit they love it more than Christmas. There are colourful eggs, tsoureki, Easter biscuits, spit-roast of lamb, decorated candles and resurrection, both spiritual and a very earthly one, spring is all around you. Continue reading
Lamb and Greece go hand in hand, especially in Easter. Normally, we do lamb roasts with oregano sprinkled baked potatoes and huge salads. Tzatziki, of course, is a must to accompany the lamb but apart from the roasts, there is another recipe I love: kleftiko. Continue reading
The most wonderful thing about Easter over here is that almost everyone takes to the countryside.
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