INGREDIENTS 1 glass vegetable oil 1 glass orange 1.5 glass sugar zest of 2 oranges (or you can use 1tbsp citrus zest) 1.5 kg all-purpose flour (approximately) sifted 20gr baking powder 4 vanilla flavor (powder) METHOD In a big bowl add the oil, the orange juice, the sugar, the vanilla...

INGREDIENTS 1/5kgr mussels in shells 3 cloves garlic (whole) 2 tablespoons olive oil 2/3 cup of ouzo or tsipouro 2 lemons (juice) Salt and pepper METHOD Wash the mussels with a brush to remove the fluff parts. In a saucepan sauté the garlic in the olive oil. Once the garlic begins to...

INGREDIENTS 1 large fresh cuttlefish or squid (about 1kgr) 1.5kgr spinach 1 dry onion 2 leeks 5-6 fresh onions 1 bunch dill 1 cup rose wine 150gr. canned tomatoes 1/2 teaspoon sugar Olive oil Salt, Pepper METHOD Wash, peel and cut the squid into moderate size pieces. Clean and wash the...

INGREDIENTS 3 tablespoons fish roe (red or white) 5 slices bread (soaked and well-pressed) 1 medium onion (grated) dill (chopped) parsley (chopped) pepper breadcrumbs (if it needed) all-purpose flour oil for frying METHOD In a large bowl add the fish roe, the bread, the onion, the dill,...

Shrove Monday (Greek: Καθαρή Δευτέρα), also known as Pure Monday, Ash Monday, Monday of Lent or Green Monday, is the first day of the Eastern Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic Great Lent. It is a movable feast that occurs at the beginning of the 7th week (40 days) before...

INGREDIENTS 1/2kgr vine leaves 1/2kgr rice (Carolina) 10 green onions 2 onions, chopped Dill (chopped) Mint (chopped) 1.5 cup olive oil Salt, Pepper Stuffed vine leaves with rice METHOD In a saucepan put enough water and when it starts to boil add the vine leaves and let it boil for 3...

INGREDIENTS 1kgr spinach washed and cut into chunks 5-6 onions chopped 1 bunch dill, chopped 1 tablespoon tomato purée 5 tablespoons olive oil 50gr red wine 300gr rice carolina 1 cup hot water salt, pepper METHOD In a saucepan we pour a little oil and heat it. We add the onion and...

INGREDIENTS 6 red ripe tomatoes 4 green peppers 2 medium onions chopped 1-2 garlic cloves ground 1 bunch of parsley a bit chopped mint 1 grated zucchini 1/2 a glass of olive oil 10 tablespoons rice carolina (we need the same number of spoonfuls of rice as the number of gemista we want to...