If you want to raise your bean bar, the BEST Gigantes Recipe (Greek Giant Beans Casserole) is definitely the way to do it! Greek giant beans, or gigantes, pronounced GHEE-ghan-des, are hearty and versatile. This is one of our favorite Greek family recipes for them, sweetened with just a little Greek honey from the […]
These Greek Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Cumin are called soutzoukakia, or little sausages, in Greece, after their oblong shape. This Greek recipe is one of the most traditional and delicious in all of Greek cooking and a great Greek comfort food!
This is Greek recipe is me revisiting my mom’s Avgolemono soup – Greek Lemony Chicken Soup – recipe. It’s still a family favorite. I’ve added a few tricks of my own to it over the years, though! Greek Avgolemono, the egg-lemon mixture that is whisked with broth to make soups and sauces, may be […]
This really is the best Greek pastitsio recipe I have ever made! It’s rich! It’s aromatic! It’s comforting, and it’s delicious! Pastitsio is a baked pasta dish in which thick tubular pasta, is mixed with an aromatic ground meat sauce and topped with bechamel. It’s one of the best known Greek recipes! Want to […]
Is there anything more iconically Greek than a great moussaka recipe (Greek eggplant casserole)? When Greek moussaka is made well, it’s one of the world’s greatest dishes. Although it’s time consuming to prepare, you can easily make this in steps over a couple of days, getting the vegetables softened in the oven (store them in […]
Is there a better way to make good use of leftover turkey bones than soup? My Easy Greek Leftover Turkey Avgolemono is a great recipe for bone-chilling November weather and a wonderful way to breathe new life into something most of us are apt to discard – the turkey carcass. A little extra virgin […]
When Thanksgiving’s done and gone, this Greek leftover turkey salad is my go-to Greek recipe for making good, easy use of whatever meat is still around! If you clean the turkey carcass well, you’ll probably get around 3 – 4 cups of boneless meat, which is perfect for shredding. My model for this salad […]
These are one of the BEST Greek vegetarian stuffed grape leaves (dolmades yialantzi) recipes you’ll ever make. They’re packed with fresh herbs! The onions are the secret, though! You need a lot of onions in all Greek recipes for rice-stuffed vegetable dishes and grape leaves because they lend an underlying sweetness that makes these […]
BULGUR 101: A lot of people confuse bulgur with cracked wheat. It is cracked wheat, usually Durum, but with a difference. Bulgur is parboiled. That makes it so easy to use; it needs much less cooking time. In fact, it doesn’t have to be cooked; you can just soak it in water or broth […]
HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGER: Ginger is rich with nutrients and bioactive compounds that have significant benefits for your body and brain. Specifically, ginger is high in gingerol, a powerful anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant substance. It has been shown to lower blood sugar levels and improve various heart disease risk factors in people with type 2 […]