In the summertime, us Greeks try and beat the heat any way possible. Days are spent at the beach, siestas in the middle of the afternoon and cooking when the home has cooled down or minimizing cooking.
During the summer in Greece, meals are prepared the evening before or that morning and simply reheated for lunch, [...]
Cooking, food, menu planning is as much about your culinary upbringing as it is about your instincts.
Sometimes I’m wrong about a recipe or new riff on a classic. Thank goodness I’m right most of the time. Case in point was this Creme Brulee with Mastic.
Although there are some savory applications for mastic, it seems that [...]
Before I get on with showing you the dessert offering of Bougatsa for my Greek Thanksgiving, I should give you some background on this much-loved Greek breakfast treat.
Bougatsa is a pastry that consists of phyllo and it can contain a filling of cheese, spinach, spinach & cheese, ground meat or in this case, custard.
You can [...]
