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Fava: a healthy Greek island recipe
When I visited the Greek island of Skyros a couple of months ago, I bought several jars of spoon sweets, a couple of packs of trahanas, and a pack of fava beans (yellow split peas). Since I returned to London a few weeks ago, I have been trying to re-create some of the healthiest and yummiest dishes I had during my holidays in Greece. Amongst these dishes is fava, otherwise known as yellow split pea puree. In Greece, this dish is usually served as an appetiser or a side dish; however, it can also be served as a main. It is particularly popular in many islands in the Aegean; after all,…
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Trahanas: heart-warming Greek winter recipes
It’s been a couple of weeks since I returned from Greece to London and I’ve been feeling very homesick. The grey skies and the rainy weather certainly haven’t helped me beat those post-holiday blues. As a Psychiatrist who loves cooking and baking, I have the right ingredients and recipes to help lift my mood. In my almost overweight suitcase, I had packed many Greek culinary products hard to source in the UK. Amongst those, there were several jars of spoon sweets, fava beans, and a couple of packs of my all-time winter favourite food: trahanas. Trahanas is a dry food ingredient, commonly found in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean. It…
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6 delicious Greek summer recipes
Hello! I’m finally back in Greece. As much as I enjoy living in London, I sometimes get quite homesick. There are actually two things from my home country that I have missed the most: the delicious food and the summer, hot, sunny and care-free. 2020 has been a very challenging year for most of us. International travel restrictions have taken a toll on many people, including serial travelers like myself. Mindful of the fact that many readers of this blog may not have traveled this year, I would like to give you a taste of the Greek summer and share some of my favorite Greek summer recipes. Greek summer recipes…
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There’s more to Greek cheeses than feta
My home country, Greece, has about six thousand islands of which 227 are inhabited (according to visitgreece.gr). Yet, most people would not be able to name more than a dozen, and perhaps would visit even fewer during their lifetimes. Crete, Santorini and Mykonos are amongst the first ones to come to mind, and were the most visited islands in 2019. I’ve always believed that popularity is not a proxy for worth (whether we refer to a travel destination, a cultural product, or a politician), which kind of goes against my democratic values, but let’s save this debate for another time. Back to Greece… There’s so much more to the Greek…