This recipe I found in a cookbook called “flavours of the mediterranean” which I had gotten form my almost mother in law for Christmas. Finally I had gotter arround to cooking from it. A great dish for eggplant lovers with a touch of anchovies.

I love leek. A fairly simple way of preparing leek is the following. Simply combined with Mozzarella di Buffola and good olive oil brings out the full flavour of the leek. A truly plain and delicous warm Mezze.

Baked beans and spinach is another fasting dish I want to present. This combination of beans and spinach surprised me with its taste and texture. The beans are melting, the spinache is jusicy. The onion and the garlic give a nice falvour to the vegetarian dish. In later posts I will also present some fish [...]

Escaping the busy new year time in Athens I have escaped to Hydra. Here in the Saronic golf things are going slow and quiet. This is exactly what I was looking for. The weather is fabulous and I could enjoy lunch in a t-shirt. Being a chickpea lover I have prepared chickpeas with spinach. A [...]

With the weather cooling down warm salads are more and more welcome. At this time of the year, I prefer a hearty, warm plate to a cold salad. This cauliflower salad con be served as a side dish, but it can serve as well as a whole meal, especially for lunch. I served it with [...]

I was looking for a different use for pumpkin as well as for Mozzarella. The good old soup and the good old Caprese seemed too boring. I came across a recipe for marinated pumpkin and so the combination with Mozzarella di Buffola was not too farfetched. The spicy pumpkin with its bite in addition to [...]

I was looking for a fish or seafood starter when I came across the ravioli recipe at Robert’s lamiacucina blog. I simply used his recipe for the dough, but still wanted a different filling. I created a filling of Gameri (large prawns), smoked salmon and curd cheese. The ravioli filled with prawns and salmon are [...]

Roasted red peppers belong to my absolute favourites. You can find them stuffed with goat cheese, I prefer them marinated though.
Especially the long, pointy and red “Piperies florinis” are Greece´s finest and take their name from the Florina region in western Macedonia. They are very juicy and sweet. They also peel very easily. Baked and [...]

When I served this dish to my guests they were excited about the combination of hot and juicy eggplant with crusty parmesan chips.
I spotted this recipe at lamiacucinas blog and prepared a variation of it. Not only the name is different, as well the method of preparation varies.

This is an amazingly minimalistic recipe. The dish consists only of filo pastry and spring onions. Just some salt, pepper and olive oil added to season it. I serve it as a mezze with ouzo or wine but as well as a starter in combination with some salad. The soft onion in combination with the [...]