I fancied the other day something a little decadent, a burger but not quite a burger, something juicy, sweet and tangy and full of flavour. I went for Eleni Saltas’ Sloppy Joes, or better a Greek sloppy Tzo.
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Do you love pizza? Well there is hardly a soul that could resist a slice of absolute yumminess. I made an adaptation for a very levantine recipe, lahmacun a pizza with mincemeat that smells of the orient.
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If you are in for a treat and I am not talking about dessert, what would you go on cooking?
For me normally it’s a nice slow cooked stew. I went super exotic on it, Moroccan lamb tagine, with apricots and almonds. Continue reading
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
We are well into the Carnival season over here and we are approaching one of the popular Greek food feasts: Tsiknopempti. It’s BBQ Thursday or smoke Thursday, I will be ‘smoking’ the house and in case you feel the urge too, there is kontosouvli further down. 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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Ever felt lost for what to cook next? I often get stuck repeating easy dishes and neglect some culinary gems. I was discussing what to prepare for dinner with my other half when lamb fricassee slipped out of the memory cupboard. This cold weather is calling for heart-warming dishes and fricassee is a classic.
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