For the Love of Okra… Greeks love okra! In the Southern Peloponnese, in the region of Kalamata, okra dishes are very popular. We cook okra in many different ways. The most popular of all is the Okra Stifado and that is why we choose it to share it for the “Meri of Month of May”. […]
Tourlou (meaning “mixed up” ) is a melange of vegetables baked to sweet and delicious perfection. This recipe is my mother’s and one that I learned as a young adult. It has travelled the world with me. I cooked it regularly when Eugene and I lived in Seattle – for ourselves and our guests. It […]
Okra form part of the culinary heritage of many cuisines – including the Greek cuisine. When my mother was growing up in Greece – 60-70 years ago – they had 3 different okra varieties that her family cultivated – including a hairy-yellow variety 🤓 They planted the seeds in spring – along with the tomato […]
The origin and journey of a recipe… Recipes go on journeys from one person to the next, through generations, across one nation, across many nations and way beyond their origin. This is such a recipe! Evmorfia @chooks_that_cook, who resides in Melbourne, shares her Galatopita recipe with you! This recipe was shared with Evmorfia and her mother […]
Greek Recipes, Pites with home-made fillo
Ruth’s Patatopita – Greek Potato and Fillo Pie Recipe with Feta and Olives
POTATO, OLIVE, AND ROSEMARY PIE WITH VILLAGE PASTRY Πατατόπιτα με ελιά και δεντρολίβανο με χωριάτικο φύλλο A recipe generously shared by Ruth Bardis for the Meri Month of May 2022 from her new cookbook Simply More Greek This recipe is from Metsovo – a town in the northwestern part of Greece prized for its […]
Greek Recipes, Pites with home-made fillo
Antigoni’s Tsouknidopita – Greek Stinging Nettle Fillo Pie Recipe
My mum’s Tsouknidopita – Stinging Nettle Pie! 💖 In Greece my mum collected the stinging nettles along the creek beds under the magestic Meteora. In Australia, they self-seed and grow in her veggie patch in Autumn and Spring and then we are the lucky recipients of her beautiful pita creations! Over the 70 years she […]
Greek Recipes, Pites with home-made fillo
Antigoni’s Korfopita – Greek Marrow-Shoot and Flower Fillo Pie Recipe
The filling for this pie is made with the younger shoots and flowers of the yellow-marrow plant. The name comes from the Greek word κορυφή – korifi, meaning the peak or top of something. In this case it’s the “tops of the marrow shoots.” The flavour of this pita is unique, but slightly reminiscent of […]
Greek Recipes, Pites with home-made fillo
Fillo 101 – How to make your own Greek Fillo Pastry Recipe using 2 methods
A little tutorial on 2 fillo methods that I call the Wet Fillo Method and Dry Fillo Method. The Wet Fillo Method uses a basting mixture to moisten the dough and make it super-soft for Hand-Stretching or Hand-Tossing. The Dry Fillo Method uses a dusting mixture to keep the fillo dry and stop it from […]
Cypriot Recipes, Short and Sweet Videos
Greek Grain Salad Recipe | Cypriot style with Blackcurrant and Pomegranate
Original recipe by George Calombaris This Cypriot Grain Salad, originally by George Calombaris, has featured at our Christmas table for the last 12-15 years. When I first started making it, the children were very young and time was always of the essence – so I took a few short cuts and I also did a […]
Cooking With Our Guests, Greek Recipes, Meri Month of May
Dimitrios’ Pontian Piroski – Greek Potato-Filled Piroski Recipe
Dimitrios, creator of @the_original_greek, shares his family recipe for piroski. These delights have their culinary roots in eastern Europe. They are part of Dimitrios’ culinary heritage by way of his pappou, a Pontian Greek who resided in Odessa, Ukraine, until he fled to Greece to find safety. In Greece, these piroski became part of a […]