Greece
Food and wine from Greek cuisine.
Orzo with brown butter
A pasta recipe as simple as it can be. This recipe will serve six people as a starter or side dish and four as a main course.
Greek honey and cheese pie
This Greek cheese pie delectable, sweet way to finish a Greek feast when one does not fancy fresh fruit.
Greek meat pie
There is somethings to meat wrapped in crust that makes it a favorite food with everyone regardless where in the world. Greek cuisine is no exception. This is the Greek version of a meat pie.
Feta baked tomatoes
Use ripe tomatoes with a beautiful tomato red color. Ripe tomatoes add sweetness to this recipe.
Egg and lemon soup (avgolemono)
Avgolemono, as this delicate egg and lemon soup is known, is probably the favorite soup in Greece. It is usually served as starter in Greek celebrations.
Greek butter cookies
Sugar coated butter cookies are very well liked in Greece.
Greek beef and onion stew
Beef and onion stew is the kind of comforting dish to have when the temperatures go down.
Greek baked fish
Greece is a peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides, so it should come as no surprise that there are plenty of fish and seafood recipes in Greek cuisine. Try this simple baked fish, Greek style.
Tzatziki
Tzatziki would be served as part of Greek meze, or appetizers. This cucumber and yogurt dip is especially refreshing on a hot day over a salad. Use tzatziki as a yogurt and cucumber salad, a dip or a dressing. Us it as low fat tartar dressing for fish.
Greek lentil soup
Lentil soup is popular in the Greece menu when the Greek Orthodox Church prohibits eating meat or fish, especially during the Great Lent and Good Friday. Lentils are a good source of iron and proteins. Lentil soup is straight forward to make and it can be prepared without oil, if necessary.