POULTRY WEEK 1: Baked chicken in red wine sauce with shallots and cheese

A "country style" dish with the chicken very tender and moist in the delicious sauce with the shallots, all cooked nicely together in the oven. This is an alternative to the classic "stifado" recipe. The addition of the hard cheese gives to the whole dish an extra taste and texture. A very hearty and filling Wintertime recipe which you can find in various areas of Greece with minor differences, always accompanied by a rich red wine

POULTRY WEEK 1: Turkey bites in creamy aromatic tomato and wine sauce served with orzo pasta

Inspired, in a vague way, by the classic Yiouvetsi recipe, this dish is simple and easy to prepare for the family any day of the week and for a change, turkey is used instead of chicken. The rest of the ingredients are not fancy or too many but they are enough to give a great taste and aroma to the sauce helping to break down the strong flavour of the turkey (which in our case at home this is a plus). The orzo is cooked separately in the same classic way as with any other pasta

POULTRY WEEK 1: Braised chicken with caramelised onions in mustard and grape molasses sauce

Full of delicious aromas, this recipe makes the chicken really tender and with a great taste thanks to this subtle sweet and sour flavour the mustard, the onions and the grape molasses give. You can use the chicken legs as the recipe suggests but you, also, could use a mixture of breast and legs (always skin on for this recipe) or even a large whole chicken cut in portions but in this case the time of cooking is longer. Various side dishes can accompany this meal like mashed or fried potatoes, spaghetti or a nice white rice pilaf so to have a really rich and hearty dish

POULTRY WEEK 1: Sunday's roasted chicken stuffed with lemons and apples

A roasted chicken always is more than welcome at the table and for some reason it is so connected with those hearty Sunday family meals. This recipe today is also quite seasonal since some nice crispy apples are involved to give an extra flavour to the whole dish

SOUP WEEK 1: Creamy trahana soup served with fried Feta cheese cubes

A creamy and very filling traditional soup which will make the upcoming cold days more tolerable! Trahana soup is a staple in the Greek cuisine for generations and in this case along with the feta cheese and some fresh crusty bread you'll end up with a such delicious and nutritious meal. As I've mentioned to you before in Greece we have two types of trahana, the "sweet" and the "sour". In this recipe the sour trahana is required but of course if you can not find any you can substitute with the classic "sweet" one 

SOUP WEEK 1: Creamy pumpkin, celery and leek soup with a twist

Another tasty and filling soup to expand your choices and enjoy this hearty dish during the Winter months! The main star is the pumpkin but the rest of the ingredients work together well so to give an extra flavour and make this soup even more luscious! And in the end for some colour contrast but also for a nice subtle sour & sweet flavour to the dish, the addition of a berry jam