If you happen to be in Greece when making this Greek recipe for Sangria, you’ll definitely want to use local, juicy, ripe Greek peaches! You can find the Greek honey on my e-shop and the wines online. This Greek-inspired sangria is an indulgent part of the Greek diet, made with Mediterranean ingredients like fresh fruit […]
Did you know that corn recipes have been part of the Greek table for several hundred years? Admittedly, this is nothing compared to the vegetable’s long history in the US, but it is notable considering the role these recipes play in the Greek diet as a whole! It was probably introduced and disseminated by the […]
ABOUT CHICKPEAS AND SPINACH: The combination of chickpeas and spinach makes for a nutritionally complete vegetarian or vegan meal and it is a combination that appears in many traditional cuisines throughout the world. There are spinach-chickpea combos with regional variations in parts of the Peloponnese and northern Greece, especially the northwestern part of the country, […]
ABOUT HALKIDIKI OLIVES: Halkidiki, situated in Northern Greece, to the East of Thessaloniki, is among the northernmost growing regions for olives in Greece. The Halkidiki olive variety is a large, crunchy, fleshy green olive that has a pleasantly light bitterness to it. You can use any good green olive for this recipe.
3 SQUASH VARIETIES & THEIR FLAVOR PROFILES | Kabocha: Imagine a pumpkin and sweet potato hybrid. It’s sweeter than butternut squash and has a firmer flesh. Red kuri is sweet and nutty and tastes like a squash and a chestnut hybrid. Acorn squash has a buttery flavor and it’s slightly sweeter than a classic butternut […]
This Kale & Cabbage Slaw with Dried Fruits, Seeds & Nuts is an easy, tasty and nutritious salad! Dried fruits, almonds and nuts add both flavor, texture and a lot of good nutritioun to this easy salad. Acai berriesGreece in the last few years, are loaded with antioxidants and contain many trace minerals and plant […]
PEARL BARLEY 101: Pearl barley is the most common type of barley. It’s chewy, nutty and nutritious. Its outer husk as well as its bran layer have been removed resulting in less cooking time -compared to hulled barley. There are many different ways to cook pearl barley with the stovetop method and the instant pot […]
GLUTEN-FREE PIZZA: If you’re following a gluten free diet but still want to enjoy the occasional pizza there are quite a few available options -and recipes- nowadays. Apart from the rice crust mentioned in this recipe, cauliflower, chickpea and almond flour crusts are quite popular. Nutritionists advise to opt for a whole wheat pizza if […]
VARIATIONS: This recipe works with many different apple varieties. Two of the best would be Gala, Braeburn and Fuji. Gala is the most popular apple variety in the US and they are firm, tangy and sweet. Braeburn apples are crisp, sweet and zesty and Fuji are firm, juicy and sweet.
WHITE VS BROWN RICE: Even though the milling process removes the rice’s husk, bran, and germ, it’s artificially fortified with nutrients. It’s also polished so it appears to be more palatable. On the other side, brown rice is a whole grain thus it’s richer in nutrition as a whole. The key difference between these two […]