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Food
Shrimp And Gyros Skewers: Where The Mountains Meet The Sea
Next time that you are feeling indecisive about fish (well, seafood!) or meat for dinner, why not try the shrimp and gyros skewers.
Greece
Vasilopita Recipe: Greek New Year’s Cake
The story of the Greek Orthodox custom of the vasilopita with the lucky coin inside, begins in Asia Minor, and more specifically in the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia, more than 1,600 years ago. Here's a recipe for Vasilopita...
Greek Food
Gyros Street Tacos: Delicious Greek Mexican Fusion
When the most popular street foods of two of the world's most celebrated cuisines meet, the result is Churrasco-Style Gyros Street Tacos.
Food
Melomakarona – The Quintessential Greek Christmas Cookie
Melomakarona are some of the most beloved of all Greek cookies. Made with olive oil, flour, honey, and citrus, melomakarona are much healthier than most holiday treats. The addition of cinnamon and walnuts makes the cookies irresistible.
Today's melomakarona contain...
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Recipe for Kourabiedes, Greece’s Christmas Shortbread Cookies
Kourabiedes are some of the most famous Greek Christmas cookies. They are a kind of shortbread cookie. Perfectly sweet and satisfying, they are filled with almonds and topped with powdered sugar.
Depending on the region, Greek kourabiedes can also contain...
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Homemade Authentic Greek Baklava Recipe
Here's an easy and authentic recipe to make the Greeks' all-time favorite dessert, baklava.
Baklava is likely one of the most famous, yet controversial, Greek desserts. The delicious sweet is made from crispy layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped...
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Three Tasty Greek Yogurt Recipes to Try at Home
Treats made from Greek yogurt can add an interesting and tasty dimension. Once hard to come by outside of Greece, the country’s famed yogurt is now available in hundreds of flavors and varieties in supermarkets around the world.
That’s only understandable since...
Greek Food
Recipe: Galaktoboureko, the Most Beloved Greek Dessert
Here's a traditional recipe for the Greek dessert galaktoboureko, aka Greek milk, or custard, pie.
Greece is known around the world for its delicious cuisine, and Greek desserts are no exception to this rule. Classic flavors such as orange, cinnamon,...
Food
Greek Yogurt Pancakes: Favorite Breakfast Gets Healthy Makeover
Fluffy pancakes can switch high sugar - high cholesterol toppings such as butter, bacon or maple syrup for Greek style yogurt as a more balanced nutritious alternative.
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Traditional Recipe for the Greek Sweet Bread Tsoureki
Tsoureki, or Greek sweet bread, is a favorite delicacy throughout the Christmas and Easter holidays in Greece. This traditional recipe for Tsoureki includes all of the beloved holiday flavors Greeks love.
Tsoureki (τσουρέκι in Greek) is the traditional sweet yeast...
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Recipe: Imam Baildi aka Greek Stuffed Eggplants
Here's a traditional recipe of Imam baildi, aka Greek stuffed eggplants, a Greek favorite dish. Try it with our favorite olive oil: https://goo.gl/AJgSH2 from Greek Heritage Foods.
Ingredients;
EGGPLANTS 4
ONIONS 2
GARLIC ½ clove
TOMATO PASTE ½ tbs
CHOPPED...
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Chaniotiko Boureki: Cretan Veggie Pie recipe
Boureki is a delicious Cretan veggie pie and here is our traditional recipe on how to make it
Ingredients
POTATOES 35oz / 1kg
ZUCCHINI 35oz / 1 kg
TOMATOES 8oz / 250gr
SPRING ONIONS 4pcs
MIZITHRA 17oz / 500gr
GRAVIERA 8oz / 250gr
MINT
PARSLEY
OLIVE OIL
EGGS 2
MILK 10fl...
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Tsoureki Rolls Recipe
Tsoureki Rolls, the raisins and cinammon filled Greek sweet bread rolls are usually prepared in Greece for Easter, but are great throughout the year. Here's the recipe:
Ingredients;
for the bread;
• MILK 500 ml / 17 fl oz
• YEAST POWDER 30...
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Greek Gardoumbakia: Mini Kokoretsi Recipe
Greek gardoumbes, or gardoumbakia, are pieces of lamb organ meat wrapped in lamb intestines. It is a traditional Greek delicacy usually served on Easter. Here's the recipe:
Ingredients;
for the gardoumbakia;
• LAMB INTESTINES (1 lb - 454 gr)
• LAMB LIVERS AND...
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Greek Dakos Cheesecake Recipe
Try this Dakos Greek Cheesecake recipe for a unique cheesecake that will pleasantly surprise you and your guests.
Ingredients
for the base;
DAKOS RUSK (kritharokoulouro) 60gr/ 2,1oz
ORDINARY RUSKS (with no sugar) 30gr/ 1,05oz
SALTY BISCUITS 50gr/ 1,76oz
OLIVE OIL 2tbs
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