Spaghetti with eggs, anchovies, capers and olives

A filling and delicious pasta dish like this one is a great idea to prepare during the week without losing too much time in the kitchen!

Delicious 3-cheese and ham lasagna with a (literally) sweet tomato sauce

Lasagna always is a popular meal in most households, it is for all seasons and it is ideal for big families or when you want to have extras for another day since it very easily can be stored in the freezer. The today's version admittedly is quite rich but it is so delicious since it combines in perfect balance the sweet with the salty flavours, so it is really worth the trouble and the calories to try it out

Bowtie pasta with creamy lemon sauce and almonds

Creamy, zesty and delicious this pasta dish is ideal for the warm Summer months since it doesn't take long to prepare and the ingredients are so simple! An easy and fast recipe to enjoy when you need something tasty but light

Greek-style cannelloni with aubergines, Anthotyro cheese and tomato filling

Pasta in any kind of shape or recipe and regardless the season is always more than welcomed in most households! Ours is not an exception and pasta is in our menu at least once a week! Cannelloni is one of our favourites because you can fill them with so many different ingredients so you never get bored of them. Today a simple but very seasonal filling with aubergines and cheese make this pasta dish a delicious meal for the whole family

Greek-style pasta gratin with 3 cheeses and creamy béchamel sauce

A delicious pasta recipe which can be served as a first dish or as a main if served along with a green salad. Simple but really rich in flavour ingredients and quite creamy thanks to the luscious béchamel sauce, this gratin will become a favourite meal of the family!

Pasta with asparagus pesto

Easter is over now and just a few leftovers in the fridge still reminds us of the food craziness that got all of us for a few days... Now we have to return to our normal food habits and I think a light and seasonal pasta dish is a good start. This is a fast and tasty Spring-time dish to enjoy the asparagus now that they are in season.An easy recipe to put together for a light meal but quite filling at the same time

Orzo pasta with mango and sauté shrimps cooked with marinated citrus sauce

Inspired a bit by exotic dishes and cooked almost like a risotto, this pasta recipe is really delicious with the shrimps and the lightly sweet and sour sauce to enjoy with the family. Also a great idea for those who fast during this period and they want something different, filling and tasty

Easy penne and sundried tomatoes with basil and tahini paste pesto

Simple and easy but very tasty and filling recipe. Great for vegetarians but also for those who fast during this period if they omit the grated cheese. The ingredients balance together nicely and the pesto has a different and distinctive flavour thanks to the tahini paste

Bucatini with slowly cooked rich meat sauce scented with mild spices

Who can resist a dish full of tasty pasta poured with a luscious meat sauce on top? Not many people I think and it is one of our favourite dishes at home. We love pasta and I have a special reference to the thick macaroni and I think this recipe tastes always better with such a kind of pasta! Biased? Maybe...:-) This meat sauce is inspired, in a way, from the Italian bolognese (cooked by an excellent cook with roots back to Italy) but at the same time it is fully adjusted to the habits of cooking we follow in Greece when it comes to such kind of recipes. It is a really family-friendly recipe and the type of comfort-food suitable for all seasons!

Pastitsio with vegetables and rigatoni

What a delicious dish to offer to the family!! Pastitsio is one of our favourite dishes although I don't cook it every week because it is high in calories... Personally, what makes me such a big fan of pastitsio is the luscious béchamel sauce on top. I remember when I was a kid pleading to my mother to make a little bit more béchamel than the quantity she would need so to have the chance to eat it with the spoon from the saucepan! Here we have a different version thanks to the addition of the bacon and the vegetables and although the classic pastitsio remains always my favourite this one came out very tasty, hearty and filling

Whole wheat spaghetti with a creamy turkey and leeks ragoût sauce

An effort to enjoy pasta in the most possible light way! An effort which is quite successful since the ground turkey replaces other meats in the best way and blends so nicely with the leeks in this light but luscious ragoût sauce! The wholewheat pasta makes things even lighter and you end up with a very family and calorie-friendly meal

Cheesy orzo-tto with country-style sausages and cherry tomatoes

Inspired by traditional recipes.... Not complicated but a delicious pasta recipe which is cooked following, in a way, the risotto method of cooking. A very nice idea for a hearty mid-week meal to enjoy withe the family. The sausages and the cheese only add extra flavour to the pasta and make it a really filling dish

Easy & light spicy spaghettini with smoked salmon, rocket and lemon zest

This recipe is ideal for many reasons! It's easy and quick to prepare any day in the week and for when unexpected guests arrive, tasty and nutritious, filling but light as well to serve as a lunch or dinner! What more do we need, especially during the week when most of us return late from work and we need to cook something in no time if possible...

Easy penne dish with pumpkin, thyme, parsley and lighter creamy cheese sauce

Nice and easy pasta recipe for something different to cook during the week and while pumpkin is still in season. The original recipe includes a special Greek low-fat cheese (white with creamy texture) called "Katiki" coming from the Domokos area in Central Greece. It is ideal for spreading and as a dip but also is used in various salads, savoury pies and other recipes. *** Not so easy to be found abroad but for the specific recipe it can be replaced by cottage cheese or soft-texture Feta cheese mixed with a couple of tablespoons of milk so to thin it out

Spaghetti with sweet and sour roasted cherry tomatoes and almonds

Grape molasses (Petimezi) is God's gift really and in Greece it is widely used in both sweet and savoury recipes. Here it is used to offer its special flavour to a sauce-kind of mixture along with the roasted tomatoes and the vinegar and all these come together nicely giving us an easy, light, very tasty and filling meal in no time!

Penne with fresh salmon and aromatic tomato sauce

Pasta and fresh salmon go together very well, as you know already, and can be found in so many variations. Getting together these two can offer a tasty, hearty and filling meal for any day in the week. Ideal for the Summer months when we want something lighter for dinner

Pasta with courgettes, spearmint, walnuts and feta cheese

A fast, easy, light and so tasty dish to enjoy one of the most popular Summer-time vegetables! Courgettes are so versatile since they can be cooked in so many ways or being an essential ingredient among others in various recipes giving extra flavour and freshness. You can replace the Feta cheese with fresh Myzithra or Anthotyro cheese for a lighter flavour

Rigatoni with feta cheese pesto and roast cherry tomatoes

One of the easiest pasta dishes! One of those which the good old housewives (like my mother) would call "laziness cooking"... mainly to indicate how free you can feel to improvise in cooking or when not too many ingredients or complicated method are involved. This recipe it's delicious in its simplicity and it is for all seasons but I think now that tomatoes are really in their season the dish is even tastier and it can be served even cold! The recipe includes some ingredients that the Greeks are passionate about: pasta, tomato and Feta cheese! It is one of those recipes which automatically gets in the "everybody eats it" category. You can substitute the rigatoni with any kind of short pasta

Multicoloured pasta with salmon and capers

An easy, simple but so delicious recipe to enjoy with friends and family. The original recipe is cooked using a very special quality of pasta from the Greek company "Ta Mylelia", where they use the best quality of wheat they can find and then the procedure continues in their 305 years old watermill! Try to find a very good quality of pasta to enjoy this dish even more

Spaghetti with roasted tomatoes sauce and fried eggs

Delicious and very filling, this pasta recipe combines brunch and main meal on the same dish! Kids and adults will really love it! Easy to prepare, it can be cooked any day in the week since it doesn't demand a lot of your time. It is an all-seasons recipe really but I think a great idea during the Summer months