Spanakoryzo - Braised spinach and rice in lemon sauce

Spinach cooked in the pot with rice. An easy to make Greek classic (and very popular) vegetarian dish, so tasty and so nutritious! In Greece we usually serve it as a main dish but you can also have it as a side dish

Tender pork with leeks, celery and paprika in yoghurt sauce

Another classic Greek dish which you can find in various versions depending on which area of Greece it comes from

"Keftedes" - Classic Greek fried meatballs

"Keftedes" in Greek, or "keftedakia" if they are in smaller size. Another delicious and very popular dish which you can serve as a meze or even as a main meal if they are served with fries or salad or mashed potatoes or rice pilaf, depending on your preference. "Keftedes" is a versatile dish because they can be fried or baked and they are convinient because if there are any left, next day they can be cooked in tomato sauce and have a completely different dish

Classic Greek Lentils Soup

One of the most popular Winter dishes in Greece and one of the most filling for the Lent and other fasting periods

Warm pepper salad

In a way the Greek "tapenade". A very tasty, multicoloured and aromatic recipe and easy to make. A salad which goes well with various dishes

Mum's "Yiouvarlakia" in egg/lemon sauce

......aka meatballs with herbs and a bit of rice in, cooked in an egg/lemon sauce. The filling is very similar to the one we use for the stuffed courgettes. A classic Greek dish very popular during the Winter months. It can be served as a soup leaving the food liquids runny and thin but also in a creamier form if we add cornflour to thicken it up and the latter is our favourite version. A very tasty family food, not difficult to make. This is the recipe my mother follows for years and I'm still trying to cook it as good as she does....

Bread with chestnuts and pine nuts

Unusual but delicious semi-sweet bread! Don't feel intimidated by it, just try it out!

Octopus Stifado

In Greece with the word "Stifado" we mean those stew type of dishes which they include a lot of shallot (or pearl) onions. This is the key ingredient for a stifado along with various spices we add in. Stifado dishes can be made with meat, poultry, seafood or game (one most loved stifado is the one with rabbit or hare). In general stifados are cooked in the pot with a few variations that can be found baked in the oven. The word "stifado" derives from the word "stufado" brought to Greece, probably, by the Venetians in the 13th century, after the fall of Constantinople and before the Ottoman invasion. Older versions did not include tomato, which didn't appear in Greece until after the discovery of the Americas. Regardless the history of the dish or where its name derives from a stifado is always a hearty delicious dish that most people love