Spaghetti with Shrimps (Greek Garidomakaronada)

[Updated 18/03/2025]

A classic summer dish, garidomakaronada is a light yet flavorful pasta meal, perfect for enjoying by the sea. Quick, easy, and bursting with Mediterranean flavors!

Kotosoupa (Greek Chicken Soup)

[Updated on 18/03/2025]

Kotosoupa is a comforting Greek chicken soup, perfect for cold winter days or when you need a nourishing meal. This traditional recipe, passed down from my mother, keeps it simple and authentic—just like it’s made in Greek villages.

Greek Mosaic Dessert (Kormos / Chocolate Biscuit Cake)

[Updated 30/03/2025]

A no-bake, rich chocolate biscuit dessert that’s a Greek summertime favorite! Easy to make with just a few ingredients, it's a nostalgic treat for kids and adults alike.

Father's day!

Father's day today, and my son gave us his presents that made at school for both parents. I have posted here already my daughter's gifts and I promised I would come up with my sons, when I will receive them. It's my way to thank my kids and their teachers for their initiative. We both really loved them, THANKS!
On top, some of you might be inspired for next year :)

Spanakoryzo (Greek Spinach and Rice)

[Updated 26/02/2025]

Spanakoryzo is a simple yet nutritious Greek dish made with spinach, rice, and olive oil, gently simmered with aromatic dill and lemon juice. 

This humble one-pot meal is a staple of Greek home cooking, offering a delicious balance of greens and grains. Traditionally served with feta cheese and crusty bread, it’s a comforting vegetarian dish packed with flavor. 

It's easy to make it and so tasty :) Here is how...

Meat with Eggplants (Greek Veal & Eggplant Stew)

[Updated 18/03/2025]

A rich and aromatic Greek dish, this slow-cooked veal stew is paired with tender eggplants and potatoes in a flavorful tomato sauce. A true Mediterranean comfort food!

Ravani: Greek Semolina Cake with Syrup

[Updated 26/02/2025]

Ravani is a moist, fragrant Greek cake made with semolina and soaked in a sweet syrup. It’s a classic dessert that’s perfect for any occasion. With a hint of lemon and a delicate texture, this cake is a beloved treat in Greek households (in ours too!).

An amazing variation is the coconut ravani.

Cookies with hazelnuts

I had a crave for cookies today, not the usual ones with chocolate chips, but with hazelnuts. I searched for a recipe and I share today the one that I ended up to make. We all in the family, found them delicious and ate most of them extremely fast :) Unfortunately, I made a tiny mistake and put some more milk that I think that made the cookies to spread a little bit more. I will try again soon with the right amount of milk and will come up. Enough talking, start baking :)

Gemista = Stuffed tomatoes, the greek way! [updated]

[Updated on 26/02/2025]

In several countries people cook stuffed tomatoes, find today how we cook them in Greece that is extremely healthy and at the same time very tasty. Home will smell amazingly nice and you won't be able to resist! 

Again a recipe that will make happy all vegetarians out there :)

Gemista (which means "stuffed" in Greek) is a traditional dish of vegetables—usually tomatoes and bell peppers, sometimes zucchini—filled with a flavorful mixture of rice, herbs, and occasionally ground meat. It’s a classic summer dish, best enjoyed with a side of feta cheese and crusty bread.

My mother used to make it without meat, which I consider closer to the authentic version, as it belongs to a category of vegetarian Greek dishes known as “ladera” (which means "oily" due to the generous use of olive oil). That being said, a meat variation is also delicious! (see at the end how to do the meat variation)

Fasolakia (Greek green beans in tomato sauce)

[Updated 26/02/2025]

A traditional greek recipe that is healthy and full of taste, that might be of interest to all vegetarians out there! 

Fasolakia is a classic Greek dish made with green beans slowly cooked in a rich tomato sauce with olive oil and herbs. It’s a simple, healthy, and flavorful meal that belongs to the “ladera” category of Greek cuisine, meaning it’s cooked with generous olive oil and no meat. Served warm or at room temperature, it's a staple of Greek home cooking.

Muffins with nectarines and cinnamon

This is definitely my recipe :) Suddenly, today, a weird idea stuck in my mind... I decided to make muffins but not my usual recipes. The inspiration of the day was to put nectarines and perfume them with cinnamon! Somehow, this combination made me dribbling :) And once I have an idea on my mind, I have to turn it to reality... So, find the result of my inspiration, that it was a nice surprise. I would like to hear your opinion in case you might dare to try it!

Mothers' day!

It's mother's day in France that we live, today, so I will share with you some of the gifts "cooked" by my kids. First, because I am so proud as they are made with lots of love and second, because I found them quite artistic so I hope that you might like them too :) All mothers out there, you know of course deep down our best gift, but schuss.... do not reveal it!
The idea of the gift on the photo of your left, is of my daughter's teacher, a quite classic one.  The difference is, that the teacher explained to the kids that they have to make something so nice that mothers would love to keep it :)

And I have to admit, that my daughter did really her best ! (I profit, to thank of course the teacher for the initiative!)

Beef soup with vegetables

Weather is extremely cold today in our place, although it should be the beginning of the summer... As you can imagine, I came up again with the idea of a soup :) Not any soup, but one that has everything, meat for proteins and vegetables for vitamins. It will warm your heart, in days like this one, that you wake up end of May and face snow in the mountain...