Baked octopus balls served with mustard sauce

Another delicious meze dish, this time with octopus, the so popular, in Greek cuisine, seafood. Quite versatile since we can cook it in so many different ways, this time it is transformed into tasty balls without too many calories since they are baked and not fried. And here there's a nice idea for you: the liquids after the boiling of the octopus could nicely used to make a tasty rice pilaf the next day

Spring-time risotto with wine, orange and strawberries

This is really a special recipe full of aromas and flavours! A nice savoury dish with the strawberries and the orange involved adding an extra taste and freshness! It is amazing how fruits can get together so well with classic ingredients creating such a luscious and creamy food!

Potted chicken with black-eyed beans and green olives

Try out this nice and rather light recipe with chicken and have the chance to enjoy the beans and some root vegetables before the Winter waves us goodbye for now! The combination of the ingredients turns out to be well balanced and it is a nice idea for those who are not such big fans of dried pulses. Personally I'm not a big fan either but combining the beans with the leeks and carrots which I really like and the addition of the olives which give an extra flavour the dish was very tasty, hearty and filling. You can also use chicken breast but for this recipe it would be better if you kept the skin on



Warm chocolate half-moon pies with cinnamon

They are so easy and fast to prepare so I'm sure these cute chocolate pies will become one of your favourite sweet treats and snacks for all year round! Play with the ingredients if you are in the mood, adding to the filling blond raisins or chopped nuts or use different spices

Potted marinated rabbit "salmi"

Hmmm, this is an absolutely delicious recipe to cook with rabbit! It is a traditional recipe cooked in various areas of the Peloponnese peninsula of Southern Greece. Very often the recipe was cooked using a hare in the old days but rabbit does the work just fine! A variation of this recipe is to slowly cook the rabbit for 2 hours in the oven along with baby potatoes and bay leaves. If, though, you are not big fans of that kind of meat you can try out the recipe (I strongly recommend it because it is delicious) with chicken or cockerel

Spinach salad with fresh fruits, walnuts and cheese

According to some people the strawberry season started already.... I hear friends, colleagues, my mum saying that the last time they've been at the market they "also got some strawberries".... Is it really the season of this luscious fruit?!?!? In my opinion it is rather early to enjoy them to the full but, still, we have to start from somewhere I suppose so that's why I decided to publish a recipe with strawberries involved. It is a really refreshing, tasty and filling salad and since I'm not so convinced yet about their presence I chose a salad that has a few leftover elements from the Winter season. Pear and blue cheese go perfectly with the strawberries and the spinach and the crunchy walnuts give an extra taste!