Maria Tsalkos from Magical Sunset Tours shares her Pontian family recipe for Baked Bulghur. This dish is soooo delicious and so satiating. The day I filmed Maria making it, I enjoyed it for lunch with her and I wasn’t hungry again till the next morning! I loved this dish so much I made it for […]

“We’re thrilled to share with your our family recipe for tiganites. This simple recipe comes from our parents who were born and raised in Messinia in the Peloponnese ???????? Growing up these fried, flattened pancake like fritters were served warm with a generous amount of honey and some cinnamon sprinkled on top. It always felt […]

Up until I started researching and learning more about trahana for the Meri Month of May, I thought trahana was only made using kibbled wheat (ground whole wheat). I also thought there were only two types of trahana; sweet trahana and sour trahana, again made from kibbled wheat. Well there is actually another type of trahana; a […]

This is hearty fare that satiates your hunger and soul. The trahana has body and texture and almost a parmesan taste. The lamb is tender and rich in flavour. Chase the winter chills away with food that warms and satisfies you from the inside out! You can find sweet trahana at most Greek Delis. Lamb […]

I present to you Maria’s Bouyourdi!! Maria from @magicalsunsettours shares her mouth-watering bake of tomatoes, feta, peppers, chillies, oregano and EVOO! This dish is popular in the city of Thessaloniki! Fresh super-ripe tomatoes are best for this dish and the ideal is when the tomatoes soften so much, that they begin to break down and […]

Antigoni’s Trahanopita – a pita filled with cooked sweet trahana, feta, sugar, beaten eggs and EVOO. Sweet, salty and crunchy with some body and texture from the trahana – YUM! The pita is easy to make because there are no greens to wash ?… just get your fillo game on! Antigoni's Trahanopita  – a pita […]

My yiayia Stavroula would make this sousamopita once a year, on the feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross – Ύψωση του Τιμίου Σταυρού – 14th September. Strict vegan fasting was observed on this important feast day. Normally my yiayia would use lard to baste her pan and her fillo sheets when she […]

Here Jess @jesswhoamamma shares her Yiayia Maritsa’s Rizopita, a special family recipe that’s dear to her heart and brings back wonderful childhood memories. “Yiayia Maritsa’s Rizopita has a cream and vanilla-infused rice filling baked into golden, crispy, flaky fillo pastry. Served with a dusting of cinnamon and icing sugar it’s a pleasure to share and […]

This unique treat from Lefkada has a few different names – Halva, because it is made from humble staple ingredients – olive oil, flour and sugar, that are cooked together to form a batter and then baked until golden brown; Ladopita (oil pie,) because it has a healthy volume of extra virgin olive oil as […]

Nifi’s Halva – Νύφης Χαλβά – Bride’s Halva – is a unique nuptial treat from the island of Kastellorizo. It is a sweet treat made for events related to the union of a couple. It is first made for the ‘simathi’ when two families come together to celebrate the ‘mark’ of betrothal of their children. […]