Golden, buttery layers of crispy phyllo filled with tender spiced apples, walnuts, almonds, and raisins, all finished with a fragrant honey syrup. This recipe came about quite by accident! I had some cooked apples left over from extracting natural pectin for a pomegranate jelly, half a package of phyllo from a tiropita, and a jar … Continue reading Apple Baklava
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Oxtail Kokkinisto
Slow-Roasted Greek Oxtail in a Rich Tomato & Red Wine Sauce Oxtail Kokkinisto is Greek comfort food at its finest! Tender, slow-roasted oxtail simmered in a rich tomato and red wine sauce, fragrant with warm spices and fresh herbs. After three hours in the oven, the meat becomes beautifully tender, practically falling off the bone, … Continue reading Oxtail Kokkinisto
Amygdalopita from Kefalonia
This Amygdalopita, is a traditional syrup soaked almond cake from Kefalonia. Kefalonia has a long history of almond based desserts, as islanders cultivated almond trees. Sweet treats like mandoles, mandolato, amygdalota, amygdalopita, and even bitter almond liqueur. There is something incredibly special about making an old recipe exactly as it was written, no modern measuring … Continue reading Amygdalopita from Kefalonia
Kolokithokeftedes
My Yiayia Artanoula was known for her Kolokithokeftedes! She was my dad’s mom that lived in Kefalonia. They are Greek zucchini fritters. A mixture of grated zucchini, fresh herbs, and of course feta cheese. Fried into patties. Kolokithokeftedes & tzatziki for dipping You can find them on the menu of nearly every Greek taverna you … Continue reading Kolokithokeftedes
Beef Stifado
Beef Stifado is one of those dishes that fills the kitchen with the unmistakable aromas of Greek home cooking. Tender chunks of beef slowly simmer with sweet little onions, red wine, tomato, cinnamon, allspice, and bay until everything comes together in a rich, deeply savory sauce. The onions soften and become almost buttery, adding just … Continue reading Beef Stifado
Giouvarlakia (Youvarlakia)
Giouvarlakia is an avgolemono meatball soup. It’s the ultimate in Greek comfort food. A favorite across the board. You may have noticed that we utilize creamy avgolemono in many of our traditional dishes. As both a sauce or a soup, it offers a beautiful lemony tang that we love. And avgolemono is creamy without using … Continue reading Giouvarlakia (Youvarlakia)
Gigantes Plaki – Greek Baked Beans
Gigantes Plaki. These are the famous Greek baked beans. The ultimate in Greek comfort food! We eat them all year long, and they are perfect as a side dish or the main course. We use Greek gigantic or giant beans for this recipe, but if you can’t find them, you can use Lima beans or … Continue reading Gigantes Plaki – Greek Baked Beans
Kariokes
This is one of my favorite nostalgic Greek treats. And it’s so easy to make too! One of my aunts in Kefalonia always had them in the fridge ready for guests to serve with Greek coffee. I remember them on her three tiered candy dish. It’s the perfect no bake refrigerator dessert. All you need … Continue reading Kariokes
Greek coffee and cocoa infused koulourakia
Koulourakia are a favorite cookie among Greeks! It’s likely the first one you helped your mom shape as a kid with your little hands. It’s a delicious butter cookie. Now did you know that you can play around with the classic flavor and make something different? I was inspired by my good friend, Chef Krystina … Continue reading Greek coffee and cocoa infused koulourakia
Karydopita
Every Greek has a memory involving this dessert. It's a dessert associated with family celebrations and happiness. As far as I can remember, in the family the aunt that made the best karydopita, as I beleive it was her trademark dessert, was my grandfathers sister, our thia Koula. I remember visiting her often as a … Continue reading Karydopita
