Koulourakia are the best butter cookies in my book! They are the official Greek Easter cookie, but we do enjoy them all year long. To quote my friend Kathy : “Koulourakia have been prepared since at least the time of the Minoan civilization. The Minoans sometimes prepared the pastries like small snakes, because they worshiped … Continue reading Koulourakia- Greek Butter Cookies
Beautiful Ladokouloura are a traditional olive oil cookie, that is naturally vegan and perfect for the Greek Orthodox Lent. These are so delicious and so easy to make, you will want to make them often! The traditional aromatics are cinnamon, orange, cognac. Because I was out of cognac, and had a different Greek liqueur made … Continue reading Ladokouloura
Ekmek Kataifi is my hands down most favorite Greek dessert of all time! I had even requested a huge tray of this dessert for my sweet sixteen. Kataifi phyllo can be found in Greek, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern markets. It resembles shredded wheat or even vermicelli, but is neither of those things. Kataifi phyllo is … Continue reading Ekmek Kataifi
This Greek dessert hails from Panorama, a suburb of Thessaloniki located up on the hill that overlooks the city. It was invented by a local baker there. Trigona Panoramatos are custard filled phyllo triangle cones that are syrup dipped and they are amazing! For a long time I had believed that the custard was a … Continue reading Trigona Panoramatos
George has always told me about the savory sweet Vasilopita that his mother Georgia used to make. All he could recall was that it has chicken and sugar in it. Well that’s not much for me to go by! And his mother is long gone now. So I decided that this year I wanted to … Continue reading Yiayia Erasmia’s Vasilopita
Makaronia me kima- Greek spaghetti & meat sauce. Classic Greek mama food. How I loved coming home from school & seeing this on the stove top! Comfort food at its finest! It may look like a bolognese sauce, however it is certainly a different dish. It’s really a simple recipe made with a lot of … Continue reading Makaronia me kima
Have you ever had loukoumades before? If you are Greek, definitely! If you have visited a Greek church festival, surely! Well this is the sourdough homemade version! Some folks call them Greek baby donuts. My yiayia Anneta, who this blog is inspired by was the person who made them a staple of our childhood. They … Continue reading Loukoumades
Moussaka is one of the most popular Greek dishes by far. It is layers of potatoes, eggplant, cinnamon infused meat sauce & creamy béchamel sauce. Some cooks also add sliced zucchini. There are similar versions of it all over the Balkans and in the Middle East, making it a beloved dish shared among many nations. … Continue reading Moussaka
Portokalopita is a traditional Greek orange cake. The concept is similar to that of bread pudding, where you make a custard and bake soaked stale bread. However, you use phyllo dough that you dehydrate in the oven, so no flour is needed. It also uses the whole orange, so you will boil that orange in … Continue reading Portokalopita- Greek Orange Cake
Have you ever heard of ladopita? This is a traditional dessert that stems from the Greek island of Lefkada. It means olive oil pie. A handful of simple ingredients, and sweetened with a combination of honey and sugar, and simply spiced with a cinnamon stick. This is one of those beautiful old world desserts, that … Continue reading Leta’s Ladopita -from Lefkada
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