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ssherie_

Active member
I love grilling in the summer - I tend to make whole meals on the grill! Baked potatoes, corn, vegetables, meats.... I don't always do Greek-style grilling but it is one of my favorites. I start by marinating the meat in an olive oil and lemon type marinade that I make from scratch. I don't always do this, sometimes I just rub garlic and put oregano, salt, and pepper on the meat and don't marinate it.

For vegetables I like to make foil packets with mixed veggies. I add olive oil, salt, pepper - I use whatever I have.

What do you guys like to do for grilling (Greek style or otherwise!)...?
 

PemiKanavos

Administrator
Staff member
I love grilling in the summer - I tend to make whole meals on the grill! Baked potatoes, corn, vegetables, meats.... I don't always do Greek-style grilling but it is one of my favorites. I start by marinating the meat in an olive oil and lemon type marinade that I make from scratch. I don't always do this, sometimes I just rub garlic and put oregano, salt, and pepper on the meat and don't marinate it.

For vegetables I like to make foil packets with mixed veggies. I add olive oil, salt, pepper - I use whatever I have.

What do you guys like to do for grilling (Greek style or otherwise!)...?
i love to grill in the summer. Even though there are some amazing summer dishes that need to be cooked in the oven like gemista or imam, but nothing can beat some chicken souvlakia and a side of tzatziki.
I usually grill chicken that has salt pepper and then I drizzle it with ladolemono. I grill eggplants and peppers and make that into a side dish with some fresh garlic salt, pepper, parsley and olive oil. Sometimes when I’m lazy and the kids want pizza I use the pita bread (not pocket) and I add some pizza sauce and cheese and grill that as well.
 

k_tsoukalas

Moderator
I love grilling pizza! I do the same thing with pita bread or I will even get one of those Boboli crusts. I like to grill meats (of course), and I also grill packets of cut up vegetables, corn on the cob, etc. I always have tzatziki around to go with the meat!
 

Tips for Making Paximadia

I am attending a 40 Day Memorial soon and there is a small reception after. I heard that they don't have anyone to make paximadia, so I offered. The problem is, I have never made it before.

So I looked up recipes and I am confused by the process! Is it a twice-bakes kind of thing normally like biscotti? The recipes are vague. How do I know what shape to cut them in before baking them again? How do I not ruin the cookie as I cut? I have made biscotti before but not this, but I know from making the biscotti that it is hard to cut into slices. This is the part of the paximadia I am most concerned about.

What do Greeks eat for breakfast?

Do Greeks take breakfast seriously? I heard from some friends that many Greeks do eat brunch, but that seems more like a once in a while thing. What do Greeks eat for breakfast on a regular basis? I have observed all kinds of things, from nothing to maybe a tiro pita or something bought on the street, washed down with a Greek coffee. Also, I have seen people eat fruit and nothing else for breakfast.

Greek sourdough starter?

I am sure I am not alone here, but I didn't always realize that Greeks do sometimes use sourdough starter to make bread.

I had a type of bread last time I was in Greece that was beyond phenomenal and I asked how they made it. They took me back in the kitchen t show me the starter.

Okay, so now I want to learn to bake bread like that. Does anyone have any tips?

Greek clay pot cooking tips

I have been reading about some traditional recipes that involve clay pots. I noticed that this is fairly common throughout Greece, but it isn't common necessarily with the Greek diaspora in places like United States, Canada, and Australia. What happened when the people moved to those places? Did they adapt the recipes or keeping using these methods and I just don't realize it? My family must have adapted because no one uses clay pots anymore.

I am trying to figure out how to get started with this cooking method while not in Greece. I am honestly not even sure where to start.
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