During Christmas there are two cookies that were and still are very much traditional in our house. Eating isli and kourabiedes. While i have covered the first in a previous article it is time i think to focus on the latter.
The following recipe is a standard dish for any time of the day during summer in Greece. Kagianas (Καγιανάς) is an easy to make dish that takes advantage of the tomatoes that are in season. Add a little bit of feta and you have yourself a meal!
They say that after the man discovered the fire, boiling was the first way he invented to process his food.
Originally, it began to boil the fruit that was harvested in the forests, and later the vegetables he learned to cultivate, the animals he caught or the fish he was catching
The following recipe which is called “kolokithakia gemista” (beef stuffed courgettes) In Greece was the one that made me appreciate the egg lemon sauce when I was young. I guess without that is a completely different dish.
Pastitsada or Παστιτσάδα in Greek is one of the most traditional dishes that you can have on the beautiful island of Corfu in Greece. It is fair to say it was my main dish for my holidays last year and a great recipe to have.