In Greek: αρακάς με άνιθο, pronounced ah-rah-KAHS meh AH-nee-thoh Dilled peas with red and green peppers falls into thelathera group of foods, which means “cooked with oil.” The tastes of the dill, peas, and peppers are wonderfully enhanced by the taste of the oil. I fix this dish with Stewed Chicken with Wine and Peppersbecause the tastes […]

This is a delightful side dish or topping for lathovrekta(Greek bruschetta) made with sweet leafy greens. I like to use a mix of spinach, chard, and sow-thistle (known to many gardeners as a weed), but it works well with any mix of the sweeter greens. Serves 5-6. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of olive oil 3 thick slices […]

TOMATOSOUPA ME HILOPITES Y ME TRAHANA Ingredients: 2⁄3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 5 pounds tomatoes, grated Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 6 to 8 cups water or chicken broth, as needed 1⁄2 pound small Greek egg noodles, or sweet trahana 1 cup crumbled Greek feta cheese Makes 6 to 8 servings Method: […]

Chicken Smothered with Onions and Feta  One-Pot Chicken Simmered with Artichokes and Served with Tomato-Egg-Lemon Sauce Stuffed Chicken in a Pot  Quails in Bread  Quail Preserved in Olive Oil  Kotopoulo Stifatho (Stifado): Chicken and Onion Stew Chicken Stew with Cinnamon – Chicken Kapama Kotopoulo me Yiaourti: Baked Chicken with Yogurt Kotopoulo me Bamies: Chicken & […]

Ingredients: Dough Ingredients: 2 cups of hard flour 1/2 a cup plus of water A pinch of salt Filling Ingredients: 1 Halloumi cheese grated 2 eggs Dry mint Dough Preparation: Place the flour in a large bowl, add the salt and mix. Pour the water a little at a time as much as it will […]

Ingredients: 2 cups of pourgouri (Bulgur) 5-6 cups of chicken broth 1 cup of finely chopped tomatoes 1/4 cup of corn oil 2 medium size onions finely chopped 3/4 cup of vermicelli noodles Salt and pepper to taste The ingredients given are to serve 5-6 people. Adjust accordingly. Method: Place the pourgouri (bulgur) in a […]

Tyropsomo me Halloumi (Cheese-Bread with Halloumi) Halloumi Cup Cakes (Cheese Muffins) Paskies me Prozimi (Lamb and Cheese Pie with Sourdough) Cypriot Black Olive Pies Kolokotes (Squash Pastries) Glystarkes (Sweet Sesame Rusk’s) Flaounes (1) (Easter Cheese Pastries) Easter Flaounes (2) Eliopita (Black Olive Bread) Chicken pies Cyprus pitta recipe Kattimeri Cyprus recipe

Kotopoulo Vrasto (Boiled Chicken) Kotopoulo Sto Fourno (Oven Baked Chicken) Kotopoulo me Kapira (Fried Breaded Chicken) Kotopoulo Kaourmas (Chicken Casserole) Colocasia roots with chicken

Light summer meal recipes include sandwiches, salads, pastas and soups. Most require little preparation time and are served cool for hot summer nights. Includes food editor’s tips, recipes for quick chicken dinners, results of a tuna taste-test and article on safety of pre-washed salads, the results of our tuna taste test. Enjoy this Simple family […]

Trachanas is known as the National soup of Cyprus, quite nutritious, loved not only by Cypriots but tourist as well. You can find Trachana in Greece and the Island as well, made a little deferent from the Cyprus Trachana. In this recipe we will explain how to make Cypriot Trachana at home, have it in […]