Fried whitebait-smelt fish

Deep fried and crispy "Marithes" fish... An excellent (mainly Summer) meze for your ouzo or wine. Whitebait-smelt is a very popular and standard dish in the menus of ouzo bars and fish taverns all around Greece and not only in the islands. The smaller the better and it's then when they don't need to be gutted and take the heads off. They are eaten whole, literally whole!! If they are less than 5cm long they are considered as "whitebait" but longer than this they do need the classic cleaning and gutting

Sweet crustless cheese pie

This is a delicious and light traditional sweet pie which in some areas is served as a first dish and not as a dessert. It can be found with different names depending on the area it comes from. The specific version comes from the Aegean Sea island of Syros and you could also call it "sesame pie". In some islands this pie is considered as an Easter delicacy

Spicy peach jam

This recipe is rich in taste and aroma with juicy fresh peaches and all those spices which are common but so popular in Greek cuisine. Adding cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in this version will make you think again before you call the peach jam ordinary or boring

Kasseri cheese pie with kataifi pastry

The "Kasseri" cheese is a very popular traditional cheese in Greece which though, can be found in other Balkan countries and Turkey of course. It is a very tasty pale yellow, medium-hard cheese with a quite characteristic flavour. It is made from unpasteurized sheep milk and with very little, if any, goat's milk mixed in. The texture is rather creamy,more stringy than crumbly, a bit chewy and belongs to the same family of cheeses with the Italian "Provolone". Actually, the first time I had the mild Tesco-own (chain of Super Markets in the UK) cheddar cheese reminded me of the Greek Kasseri. The name "Kasseri" produced in Greece is a protected designation of origin in the European Union. "Kasseri" can be used in various ways in Greece. We love having it sliced in fresh or toasted sandwiches because of its ability to melt nicely and as the main ingredient in the "Kasseropita pie", fried in the classic "saganaki" dish and in various omelettes. The following recipe is the most common and most popular of the pies where Kasseri cheese is involved and it can also be made with the classic phyllo pastry sheets or even puff pastry

Greek style omelette with feta cheese and dill

A delicious, light and easy omelette with Greek flavours. A great idea for breakfast or light lunch

Artichokes with fava beans braised in olive oil and lemon sauce

Brightly flavoured and tender artichoke hearts in combination with fresh fava beans make a great Summer dish! Try the fava beans in the Greek way and it will become a favourite of yours