A simple and delicious spanish way of preparing chicken. The toasted pine nuts, the raisins and the wine go perfectly with the chicken. I serve this dish with rice but fried potatoes also go well with it. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit [...]

Afelia – Αφέλια – is a traditional Cypriot dish. The coriander seeds give the pork an interesting flavour, the red wine softens the meat. It can be served with rice or Bulgur. Traditionally small potatoes are deep fried and mixed with the dish. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up [...]

I was in Hydra recently, where I visited the “Kondilenia” Tavern in the harbour of Kaminia. The roasted pork I ate there was delicious. It was juicy and soft, the sauce was simple but delicious. Dimitris who runs the tavern by the sea was kind enough to tell me the recipe. Of course I had [...]

I do admit, that the photo has not much to do with the title. The bag is used for cooking only. I use a baking bag, to be precise. This high tech product allows a smooth and slow baking in the oven but also enables the things to get some colour at the same time. [...]

In Greece lamb is very popular. Lamb chops are served a lot in the so called “Psitopoleio – Ψητοπωλείο“ or Grill house. I wanted something different though and decided to prepare my lamb chops this time with a marinade. This apricot marinade is easy to make and goes very well with the pan fried meat. [...]

Kokkinisto means “cooked in red ( kokkino) sauce” and it usually means that meat was cooked for hours with fresh tomatoes and some wine. This is a summer dish, due to the tomatoes being in season now. Eggplants fit this dish very well, thats why I added some. You can leave them out if you [...]

Reading the kali orexi blog once more I got inspired to try out a crossover of Greek and Indian cuisine. Using the greek keftedes and combining them with a spicy sweet sour Indian chutney seems very tempting to me. As apricots are in season and you can find them at every corner at the moment, [...]

This simple dish is ideal when you are short of time as I am at the moment. Not only that it does not consume much time, all you need for this meal is a large frying pan with a lid or a casserole. This saves you time cleaning up. I like chicken, especially when it [...]

This dish is created after a recipe of the Casa Moro Book. Especially the quince puree fascinated me when I read the original recipe. The combination of juicy pork and sweet sour quince sounded just perfect for the diner party I had planned. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up [...]