Category: Appetisers and Sides
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Salmon Pancake Brunch ~ Fluffy Pancake Recipe and Thinner Pancake Recipe
The beauty about pancakes is that they can be eaten with any type of savoury or sweet topping one pleases! From syrup, sugar and lemon, blueberries and whipped cream, strawberries or bananas and Nutella to bacon, salmon, cheese, mushrooms and tomatoes. When I was visiting some friends in Toronto they introduced me to Aunt Jemima…
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Kourou Cheese Pies ~ Τυροπιτάκια Κουρού
Lots of recipes lately not because I have been baking more but because I have more time for uploads! For me good home made food is a must so baking and cooking different recipes are part of my daily routine! I will share another cheese pie recipe that I found the other day and I…
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Cheese and Cream Pies ~ Τιροπιτάκια και Μπουγατσίνια με Κρέμα
Nothing is better than a nice warm breakfast that does not just include your typical bread and cheese or a type of spread. Ideally I prefer to have fruit first thing in the morning but sometimes I like to treat myself with something more. (If my family reads the last sentence they will define something…
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Thessaloniki Bagels ~ Koulouri Thessalonikis
‘Gastronomos’ is a cooking and baking magazine produced by one of the biggest newspapers in Greece. It comes out once a month and it is being sold along with the newspaper on the Sunday issue. Last Sunday the October issue was out and to my excitement it featured recipes from Thessaloniki. Needless to say I was very excited…
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Delicious Zucchini Burgers ~ Κολοκυθοκεφτέδες της Μανούλας Ναυσικάς!
Not a fan of zucchini? Well this is the perfect recipe for you! No I am not playing games as this recipe has been adored by people that really love, don’t really care about or hate zucchini! It’s my mum’s recipe and it has become one of her five star side dishes accompanying almost every…
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Courgette Pizzas with Cheese and Bacon~ Πιτσάκια με Βάση Από Κολοκυθάκια
Everyone loves pizza and everyone agrees that it is really fatty and heavy for the stomach. Well my aunt came up with a good idea to have a lighter version of pizza. The idea was to substitute the dough with courgette. I loved it! Of course it doesn’t taste exactly like a good old Italian…
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Appetiser with Prosciutto and Rocket Salad
I love prosciutto and I consider myself lucky as it is also one of my aunt’s favourite ingredients for appetisers! What I also like is that she meets my daring side by being willing to experiment and try different taste combinations. This time she suggested with serve the prosciutto with rocket leaves. This appetiser is…
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Greek Cheese Pies Inspired by Recipes from Crete ~ Τυροπιτάκια Κρητικά στο Φούρνο ή Τηγανιτά
I love cheese pies and I find they are a very easy and yummy alternative to breakfasts or lunch time treats especially when there is no time for cooking. I usually bake or cook a bunch and keep them in the feezer. Then whenever I want one or two I just put them in the…
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Greek Style Cheese Pie (Tiropita) with Homemade Filo Pastry ~ Τυρόπιτα με Χειροποίητο Φύλλο
One of the things I take on my return to the UK from Greece is different types of cheese. Unfortunately because I am a great cheese lover I finish my Greek stock in no time. For this reason I decided to make a cheese pita, put it in the freezer and eat it slowly slowly.…
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Light Olive Bread with Orange Juice ~ Νηστίσιμο Ελιόψωμο με Χυμό Πορτοκαλιού
Another characteristic of Greek food culture is the great variety in vegetarian dishes due to long fasting periods within Greek orthodox culture. The ingredients that are allowed within fasting periods are very specific and exactly because Greeks are great lovers of good food many alternative recipes exist to substitute basic Greek food craves. Right now…
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