Greek : Αρχαίο ψάρι με κόλιανδρο Serves / Yields : 2 persons INGREDIENTS: 2 spoons of coriander seeds 1 tea spoon salt 2 steaks cod Vinegar, made from white wine. METHOD: Preheat the oven in 190 C. Place the coriander seeds in a baking pan and bake them for 10 minutes. Let them coo for some minutes. Mash […]

Greek : Αρχαίες τσιπούρες με τυρί και λάδι Serves / Yields : 4 persons INGREDIENTS: 1 ½ kg gilt – head bream fish 225 gr pecorino romano cheese 3 spoons olive oil 1 tea spoon salt 1 tea spoon cumin METHOD: Clean the fish and scrape the scales carefully. Remove head and tail. Mash the […]

Greek : Αρχαίες γαρίδες με γλάσο μελιού Serves / Yields : 2 persons Ingredients: 225 gr cooked, cleaned shrimps (if frozen, defrost and strain them) 1 spoon olive oil 2 spoons garos 1 spoon honey 2 spoons fresh oregano Black pepper METHOD: Place the oil, garos and honey in a baking pan and add the shrimps. Saute the […]

INGREDIENTS: 2 plucks (lamb or goat) 2kgr intestines (lamb or goat) some extra sweetbreads salt, pepper, oregano METHOD: Wash the intestines (inside) and place them in a bowl with enough vinegar for about 1h, then drain them and place them in a covered bowl in the refrigerator. Wash the plucks, cut into a square size […]

Ingredients: halloumi cheese 2 cups oil 100gr flour 0.5 tsp baking powder Salt 180gr water or milk 1 egg (Serves 4) Preparation: Cut the halloumi into thick slices. Make batter with flour, baking powder, salt, water or milk and eggs. Dip the halloumi first in the flour and then in the batter and fry in […]

Ingredients: 4 Eggs 4 cups of flour 2 teaspoons of Baking Powder 2 cups Milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 cups grated Cypriot Halloumi 1 teaspoon of mint Method: Whip Eggs, add milk, oil, baking powder Mix in cheese, mint and flour Grease cup cake trays Place in cup cake trays (3/4 full) Bake in […]

GIGANTES ME SELINO Gigantes, giant beans, are similar to what Americans know as butter beans. This recipe comes from Ioanna Brotsi, who opened her Arcadian home to us, invited ten of her neighbors, and served us up a feast of old recipes and handwritten cooks’ notebooks. Makes about 4 to 6 servings Ingredients: 1⁄2 pound dried Greek giant […]

Greek name and pronunciation: Faskomilo, φασκόμηλο, pronounced fahs-KOH-mee-lo At the market: Sage is available as fresh or dried leaves. Dried sage is usually available in either coarse ground or powder form. Buy fresh sage that is strongly scented. Refrigerate wrapped in a paper towel in a sealable plastic bag, to keep usable for up to […]

Original Recipe Savillum Cato 84. Make a savillum thus: Mix 1/2 libra of flour and 2 1/2 librae of cheese, as is done for libum. Add 1/4 libra of honey and 1 egg. Grease an earthenware bowl with oil. When you have mixed the ingredients well, pour into the bowl and cover the bowl with an earthenware […]

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups natural barley salt 3/4 cup Feta cheese, crumbled 1 lb. ground beef 1 onion, finely chopped bread crumbs 4 zucchini, sliced 3 cups medium white sauce: 2 Tbs olive oil 2 Tbs flour 1 cup of warm milk pinch of salt Method: Cook the barley in salted water until done. Drain […]