Mario and Chrisanthi Michael are the creators of Greek Time – an online foodie website offering high-quality Greek food that saves you the time and effort of preparation. Mario’s heritage is Cypriot Greek and Chrisanthi’s is Greek. This much-loved family dish of Spetsofai with Pastourma Sausages fuses both culinary heritages in the most delicious way! […]
Traditionally Cretan Bougatsa is made with mizithra – a soft, ricotta-like cheese made from goat’s milk. Soft mizithra is not available outside of Greece, so Kelly has combined three cheeses and béchamel to create a similar eating experience to that of the traditional Cretan Bougatsa Kelly’s Cretan Bougatsa – Sweet Greek Fillo Pastry Recipe with […]
This beautiful Cypriot Orange-Semolina Cake was originally shared by Mary (mum of @candlesbynikoletta) during our Meri Month of May in 2020. It is citrusy, nutty, moist and has a lovely sweet-bitter balance. It is perfect as a celebration cake, tea cake, Christmas cake and even a Vasilopita. I have baked it many times and have […]
Theia Evdokia shared her recipe with her neice Ros Kazakos some 40 years ago. Ros has made it ever since and has converted all the ingredients to millilitre and gram weights. This is a recipe that honours Theia Evdokia’s loving relationships and her lasting legacy! Click here for “how to” on Instagram highlights. Theia Evdokia’s […]
Badzina from Trikala, Thessalia, Greece, is a recipe generously shared with us by Victoria @cucina_victoria. Victoria is Melbourne born, with Greek heritage. She is currently living in Italy, with her husband, whose paternal heritage is Italian. Victoria draws on her Greek culinary heritage and her Italian location to create beautiful Mediterranean fare – so do follow her. Her […]
Marilena’s Tiropsomo is a family recipe from Epirus, Greece! A beautiful bread filled with all the goodness of Greek ingredients and flavours – feta, EVOO and dried oregano. Let this bread transport you to a breakfast buffet in Greece and the anticipation of endless Hellenic travel adventures ???????? Thank you Marilena for allowing me to […]
What is trahana? How do we make it? Why do we make it? And how do we use it? Watch this video for a little Trahana 101 and a “how to” for making Sweet Trahana! Sweet Greek Trahana Recipe The basis of so many delicious Greek dishes starts with sweet trahana. Here's how to make […]
Maria Tsalkos, creator of Magical Sunset Tours https://www.magicalsunset.com, shares her Pontian family recipe for Baked Bulghur. This dish is soooo DELICIOUS and so satiating. The day I filmed Maria making it, I enjoyed it for lunch with her and I wasn’t hungry again till the next morning! I loved this dish so much I made […]
“We’re thrilled to share with you our family recipe for tiganites. This simple recipe comes from our parents who were born and raised in Messinia in the Peloponnese Growing up these fried, flattened pancake like fritters were served warm with a generous amount of honey and some cinnamon sprinkled on top. It always felt special […]
Up until I started researching and learning more about trahana for the Meri Month of May, I thought trahana was only made using kibbled wheat (ground whole wheat). I also thought there were only two types of trahana; sweet trahana and sour trahana, again made from kibbled wheat. Well there is actually another type of trahana; a […]