Greek okra stew

Okra is a popular vegetable in Greece because beside their sweetness it is also very versatile. They can be cooked in the pot or in the oven as a simple vegetarian dish (see Note in the end of the post) or with meat or chicken. Very simple ingredients are used in this recipe which is not complicated to prepare and if you get okra in their season they are so tasty. Here I give you the pot version of the dish with no meat involved

Authentic Tzatziki

Tzatziki! One of the most famous Greek mezedes around the world. The tzatziki is a standard recipe but every now and then you find it with different herbs, not so much from region to region but from cook to cook depending on their personal preferences. But I have seen the Greek--foreign version one, which is a disgrace since, for some reason, some Greek restaurants abroad use instead of yoghurt fromage frais!!! What a sacrilege this is!! Anyway, this one here is the one I learnt from my mother and the most well known version

Fasolada - Classic Greek harricot bean soup

Still nowadays this dish is considered as the Greek "national dish" and it has filled the hunger of many generations. Again there are some variations of it, from region to region, but I'll give you the one I grew up with and is a speciality of my mother's

Cucumber salad with yoghurt

Another refreshing and light salad which can accompany your Easter table but you can enjoy it at any time of the year. A very good idea for your upcoming BBQ sessions to go nicely with any kind of meat or fish on the coals

Hylopites with feta cheese

"Hylopites" is a Greek type of pasta (resembling to the Italian Tagliatelle) and they can be found in long or short size. It is a great part of our culinary culture, it is a tradition and hylopites have raised many generations of Greeks (and still do). We can cook it in so many different ways and it has become one of our favourite foods. Here is a very easy, quick, light and thoroughly delicious recipe cooked, in a way, like a risotto

Beef cooked in beer with peppers and marjoram

A delicious Sunday dinner recipe to please family and friends. Marjoram gives a special taste and aroma to the whole dish and the red Florina peppers a great taste