Recent content by Lenio

It will never taste exactly the same unless your in Greece. The corn itself in Greece is tougher and less milky so no matter how you prepare it, the consistency and taste is a little different. My mother's family freezes corn for her during the peak season (August September) so when she goes in...

This is one of my favorite Greek sayings, me to mati :) My reply was always, if my eye has never seen it done it can't replicate it. I love the advice of picking 2-3 recipes from a cookbook and perfecting them. I have the cooking greek cookbook that I saw advertised here and have made the...

I'm from the US, not Australia, but I have the same observations. I think being from the Diaspora our parents and grandparents had to adapt with the ingredients that were available (an inexpensive) here. My parents used to tell me they would go to the fish market and ask for the heads, since...

I use my indoor grill all the time in the winter! They key for me is to always reserve some marinade to pour over the meat, while it's hot, right off the grill. It helps supplement some of the flavor that you get from a real grill. I recently used it to make a gyro recipe from the cookbook I...

farmers cheese is similar to a cottage cheese but it's smooth and firmer so it holds up well and is a different texture. It blends well with other cheeses.

My mother always used a combination of Farmers cheese and Feta, it was always delicious!

My mom's friend from Samos used to make this. She called it kolokythopita - I think she just used butternut squash in place of zucchini.

I love the various salads like cucumbers mixed with Greek yogurt, lots of dill, salt and a touch of oil. Also, the easy potato salad - boiled potatoes, tomato cucumber onion, olive oil salt and oregano. So much fresh produce that you dont even need to cook to enjoy

It depends where you get it. If you buy it in the US it's completely clean.

If you ask - most bakeries will give you a styrafoam container to keep them cold till you get home. This is selfishly my go-to treat to bring when visiting people. Love the mini cones!

This looks delicious...unless it has cinnamon and cloves in which case I'm out :ROFLMAO:

Fresh Chamomile is the best and helps with sleeps, relaxation and stress I find. But for the best result you need to boil and strain it, steeping in boiled water doesn't have the same effect.

I recently had a debate with a few Greek friends on what a traditional New Years Tsoureki is. My mother always made a tsoureki with the year on it, as do many other's I know. I have friends who make an orange zest cake with powdered sugar...and others that say it doesn't matter as long as it's...

Atharina the tiny little friend fish. You can’t find them often but they are delicious!!!

I have never heard of wedding bread, what do they use it for or do with it? Is it just a snack before the church :)