Category: Pasta

Pasta Recipes

Pastitsio

Pastitsio

Sometimes you just crave a classic, and noting is more classic than perfect Greek pastitsio.

Vegetarian Yiouvetsi

Vegetables and Orzo in the Oven

Vegetarian Yiouvetsi is a orzo baked with zucchini, tomatoes, and more, with lots of healthy Greek olive oil.

Classic Pastitsio

Pastitsio is the ultimate Greek comfort food. You can prepare it over several days and you can freeze it once it is baked. Thicken your meat sauce with Santorini tomato paste and use real Greek regional olive oil to make this even tastier! You can find both and lots of other artisinal Greek ingredients my […]

Summer Pasta Salad

Try this easy Greek pasta salad. It makes a great last-minute dinner choice. It’s tangy thanks to the salami, Greek cheeses, olives, and oregano.

Penne with Pine Nuts, Spinach, Anchovies & Raisins

Penne with Pine Nuts, Spinach, Anchovies & Raisins

The combination of sweet and salty or sweet and sour is a common one throughout the Mediterranean. Greeks love the marriage of honey, vinegar and herbs, for example. Elsewhere, anchovies, pine nuts and raisins are a beloved sweet-sour trio. This is my quick and easy adaptation on a Sicilian classic.

Macedonian Style Braised Chicken with Noodles (Kotopoulo me Petoura)

Chicken and noodles are a classic combo all over the world.

Chicken stews are part of the regional cooking all over Greece. What sets this dish apart is the local pasta it is served with, called petoura, a local pasta from Grevena, in Macedonia. Until a few years ago, petoura, which are either anomalously shaped or wide, slightly curled, relatively short, ribbon-like pieces, were made only […]

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