Category Archives: Greek Dishes

Homemade Greek Pita

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I had the wonderful experience of going to Greece. We all still talk about some of the pitas we had in a wonderful little village called Agia Pelaghia oh goodness what a wonderful little hide away. I do hope someday … Continue reading

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Greek Meatballs with Baked Pasta

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I have had the flu for the last two weeks and it has taken me so long to get over this…wow. I have not felt like doing any thing. I was sick all through Christmas and New Years. Hopefully this … Continue reading

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Greek Island Salad

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This is such an amazing salad it is different than any if the greek salads you have ever had. We have a sweet dear friend Crysanthe she is such a dear, wonderful, sweet person. We all went to visit her … Continue reading

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Greek Avgolemono Soup

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Avgolemono Soup is one of my favorite soups and one of my favorite Greek dishes. I do make my own chicken stock which makes this soup even better. Many serve this soup at Easter. I think of this as a … Continue reading

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Meatball Trio….beef, pork, bison, lamb, veal and sauces

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Meatball Trio Three meatballs each different with a different sauce. The first on the left is veal, pork and bison with a cheese cream sauce. The middle meatball is veal, pork and grass fed beef with fresh home canned tomatoes … Continue reading

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Spanakopita

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Spanakopita 3 leeks chopped finely and washed 1/4 cup butter 2 – 10 oz packages of frozen spinach ~ thawed 4 scallions chopped fine 4 large eggs 1/4 cup parmesan cheese 1/4 cup ramano cheese 3 oz cream cheese ~ … Continue reading

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Kourabiedes

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Kourabiedes 1 pound butter 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar 2 eggs yolks 2 teaspoon vanilla 5 to 5 1/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup almonds 1 box powder sugar to coat cookies Pre-heat oven to 350 … Continue reading

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Baklava

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Baklava 3 cups chopped nuts ~ pecans, we do live in Georgia 1/4 cup of sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 3/4 teaspoon ground all ~ spice 1 package phyllo dough 2 sticks unsalted … Continue reading

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Dolmathes with Avgolemono Sauce

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Okay, for those of you that have never been in a Greek family….they all think they have the best recipe, their mothers is the very best or even their Yia ~ Yia’s is the best. Well, see I have no … Continue reading

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St Augustine Greek Festival

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St Augustine is such a beautiful city…it really is! My husbands family is from St Augustine. They are very active in the Greek Church and community there. Sooooo, guess what that usually means me too, right? I spent much of … Continue reading

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Watermelon Feta Salad

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Watermelon and Feta Salad 2 cups of cubed ripe watermelon 1 bunch of arugula 1/3 cup of cubed feta ~ Dodoni Brand best I like to get the baby watermelons and use as bowls. This is very impressive to serve … Continue reading

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Greek Souvlaki

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Souvlaki is a Greek dish with small pieces of meat that are skewered and then grilled. They may be served on a bed of rice or on a pita. We all like pork tenderloin. You could use lamb or beef … Continue reading

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Tzatziki Sauce ~ Tsatsiki Sauce

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Tzatziki Sauce is a sauce Greeks use a lot to put on many different things. After many years of eating others I made my own. Here is my version of Tzatziki I hope you like it. Tzatziki Sauce 1 17.6oz … Continue reading

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