Aginares "à la Polita" - Artichokes in lemon sauce

Another delicious vegetable Greek dish and very easy to cook (apart from the bit of cleaning the artichokes in case you have fresh ones). The term "à la Polita" has its origin in the old days Constantinople (the modern day Istanbul) when this "city of the cities" was the base of the Byzantium empire and thousands of Greeks used to live there. Constantinople = Constantine's (the Byzantium Emperor) City, City = poli..... a lot of people used to refer to it just as the "Poli" and everybody knew which place they meant. The recipe came to us (like others from the area of Smyrna (Izmir) as I have mentioned in another post) along with Greeks who, after living in Asia Minor for centuries, thousands of them had to abandon their land and move over to Greece in the early '20s. Those people brought with them their culture and habits and their delicious cuisine (like those who came from Smyrna and Efxinos Pontos at the same period) and now this recipe is one of the most well known dishes under the term "Politika" (the one from "Poli")

Greek "Country Style" Salad

You have tried it and you liked it and it's so easy to have it at home because  you can find the ingredients easily whichever country you come from! The secret is the fresh vegetables and the very good quality of olive oil. Here is the "horiatiki" (country style) version with feta cheese. Enjoy!

Classic Ryzogalo.....

....... the Greek rice pudding. Smooth and creamy this dessert brings back many happy childhood memories

"Briam" - A Summertime "must" of the Greek cuisine

"Briam" is the most easy summer dish you could put together with no hassle cooking it. Soon the courgettes will be in their season, so don't miss the chance to have this tasty and light food. There is the version I'm giving you today with potatoes and courgettes but the dish can be cooked also included aubergines. There is the oven version of the recipe but also the version cooked in the pot

Spinach and feta cheese triangles

The spinach and cheese triangles (based on the famous spanakopita pie) - together with the cheese pie triangles- are two of the most well known Greek pastry snacks. Once you master the technique of how you can fold properly the phyllo pastry into triangles you'll cook them more and more often

Traditional little apple pies

Home made individual apple pies are very tasty! This recipe is a traditional one and comes from the monasteries of Mount Athos. The monks follow the big Lent and other fasting periods very strictly and they have some very nice recipes for each occasion. Of course this recipe it's not only for those who fast, it is suitable for everybody and it is a very nice sweet snack