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Greek Food

Ouzo and Pistachio Paximadia

July 22, 2009 Greek Food

I’m still experimenting using ouzo and this time I used the wonder liqueur to make a batch of Greek paximadia (pronounced pa-xee-ma-th-ee-a). It’s a hard word to pronounce if you’re not Greek but just think of these as Greek biscotti. Actually, I would say they are more closer to an Italian biscotto! They are baked [...]

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Caramelised Fennel Relish with Ouzo

July 16, 2009 Greek Food

I’ve been on an ouzo kick lately. It’s been a long time since I’ve indulged in Greece’s national liqueur. My earliest memories included drinking it with coca cola in nightclubs and that’s when I had fashionably long hair! Many years have passed since then and now I simply enjoy sipping it at the end of [...]

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Giouvarlakia Revisited

June 17, 2009 Greek Food

I’ve decided to redo giouvarlakia this winter. I’ve blogged about giouvarlakia before and you can find my recipe here. I love the “heartiness” of this dish and I can eat them non stop. They definitely warm up the insides. However, in my “extreme makeover” (ok, maybe not that extreme) I add a bunch of chopped [...]

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Beef Stifado

June 11, 2009 Greek Food

Cooler weather demands comfort food. And lots of red wine! That’s my motto and I’m sticking to it! Seriously though, that’s probably the best part about winter. The stews, braises and casseroles. This time around I wanted to attempt that classic Greek dish called “stifado“. It’s a one pot aromatic stew utilising baby onions, red [...]

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Baked Apples “Baklava”

June 3, 2009 Greek Food

Apples are everywhere at the moment. I spotted these beautiful “Golden Delicious” variety the other week and knew I wanted to play around with them as soon as I got them home. I was planning a dinner party and I wanted to present a low fat option for dessert. Something sweet enough that wasn’t too [...]

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Spinach and Feta Scrolls

May 11, 2009 Greek Food

At times, even I get bored with spanakopita! Yes it’s true! Lately I’ve wanted to get creative with traditional Greek recipes and bring a little “oomph” to them. So…out with spanakopita (for the time being) and in with the scrolls. Whilst flicking through the April edition of Delicious magazine I came across a recipe for [...]

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Rack of Lamb-Greek Style

April 28, 2009 Greek Food

Oh! Let’s see…Greek Easter was over a week ago now and here I am posting my celebratory Easter dish that I cooked. A little late I know, but hey no one said this was a race or a competition. And really, you don’t need a special event to eat and enjoy this dish. It makes [...]

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