Saganaki — shrimps with tomato and Feta cheese

This is known among Greeks as the all time favourite, saganaki. The equivalent to, “summer on a plate,” it is ideal for bread dipping  while watching the sun setting into the sea… Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil 3 shallots, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced ½ cup ouzo 6 plum tomatoes, chopped ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes ½ teaspoon sweet paprika 100 g Feta cheese, coarsely chopped 15…

Fresh sardines baked in the oven

This is a delicious way to serve fresh fillets of the humble sardine. It gives them an additional crunch and a bold zesty flavour. I love to serve this dish with Dakos, the much loved Cretan delicacy of moist rusks topped with fresh,  crushed tomato and extra virgin olive oil, sprinkled with coarse sea salt…

My favourite roast leg of lamb

MY favourite roast leg of lamb

Simply divine… The fragrance of a leg of lamb roasting in the oven and then the velvety flavour when we can finally partake of it stimulates the senses in many ways. The roast lamb takes centre stage in a drama that is steadily woven into the Greek Easter plot as each new generation adds their…

Spicy Sardines Wrapped in Vine Leaves

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Wrapping  and experimenting with a variety stuffings and different ways of cooking… Chilled souma or glass or white wine is perfect with these crunchy bites, filled with the salty deliciousness of the Aegean breeze… Spicy Sardines Wrapped in Vine Leaves Ingredients: 600 g sardines (or another type of small fish); fresh, skinned and boned  20 to 30 vine…

Jeweled Rice with Lentils

Jewelled Rice with lentils

Tapestry of Colours This is a fragrant dish that has all different herbs and spices… colours and texture… Be generous with your herbs and chopped nuts, and adjust the strength of your peppers and herbs, according to taste. Jeweled Rice with Lentils Ingredients 1 cup brown lentils 6 shallots, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons olive oil 1…