1. PemiKanavos

    Different Greek olive oil for cooking?

    I usually get my olive oil from Greece. I have my uncle who has an olive grove and he send me two or three 18 liter tins. So I use that for everything. Some friends who don’t have that privilege buy a good quality greek olive oil for cooking and if they want to use it on their salads they buy a...
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    What are your favorite Greek olives?

    For me it’s Kalamon (kalamata)but you can’t go wrong with Throubies!
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    How did you all learn how to cook Greek food?

    It is fascinating when you think how all these Greek grandmothers (γιαγιάδες) and the grandmothers before them, learned how to cook at a time where there were no cooking shows or cookbooks. There were no Aki or Argiro on tv or no worldwidegreeks on the internet. But all these women managed to...
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    Greek Cabbage Salad Recipe

    Greek cabbage salad is a salad with cabbage and carrots. And even though it is an amazing salad, sometimes it can get a bit boring. That is why I find this recipe from axariotisxy yummy. I love it when a someone takes a recipe he likes and gets creative with it. That’s what cooking is all about...
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    Using Greek Manouri Cheese I Found

    Manouri is an amazing and versatile cheese. It is served as a dessert, along with fruit or honey and nuts. It is excellent when baked or breaded and pan-fried, like a saganaki. It perfectly accompanies various lathera recipes like green beans, Spanakorizo, Imam baldi. It is added into pasta...
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    Baklava Crumble for Cheesecake

    Thank you voula_slat for sharing your recipe. It’s sooooo yummmmy and a crowd pleaser for sure. When we were recipe testing for our book “Baking Baklava”, cheesecake Baklava was one of the recipes that when everyone tried it said they loved it and definitely needed to be in the book. We knew...
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    Greek pasta dishes to try?

    Oh my yeeesss, the pasta with the fried egg hails from the region of mani and it is called Tzouxti. It is a simple dish that the ladies from Mani would make because they were to busy working the fields that they needed some quick easy and affordable (since meat back in the day was a luxury).
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    Shrimp Saganaki Recipe

    I like to add a splash of ouzo in my recipe.
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    Greek style hummus recipe

    I sometimes add a bit of chopped tomatoes in mine!
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    How to know which Greek olive oil to buy?

    I always use koroneiko, or olive oil from kalamata. The majority of olive oil from kalamata is usually koroneiko. It has a dark green color and the taste has a peppery kick to it. Deeeeelish!
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    Greek Vegetable Soup Recipe

    Sounds delicious
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    Simple Greek Bread Recipe

    Hi mj_toronto8 The recipe you posted is solid and sure enough it will make you some good tasting quick bread. But the key word here is quick. If you want to have a superior flavor then you might consider slow proofing (slow rising). Slow rising is when you bread will develop a nice flavor. It...
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    Greek Herb Rub for Meats

    Don’t be afraid to change it up a bit. Yes you can omit thyme but add a bit more oregano. You can omit the onion if you wish as well. I usually don’t add onion.
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    Stocking the pantry for Greek cooking

    And of course nice greek extra virgin olive oil.
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    Soups with an Avgolemono Broth

    It is an amazing dish for sure, and even though some people are scared to attempt it, I can assure you that is easier than one thinks. The key is to temper the egg and the hot broth from the soup. And once you add it to the soup, swirl the pot around a couple of times and then place it on the...
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