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  • RECIPES
    • Mezédes
      • Acropolis Museum Mezé
        • Pickled Watermelon Rind
      • Bouyourdí
      • Kolokythokeftédes – Courgette Fritters
      • Marathokeftédes – Fennel Fritters
      • Patatokeftédes – Potato Fritters
      • Revithokeftédes – Chickpea Fritters
      • Red Pepper and Olive ‘Relish’ – Mezedáki apó Eliès kai Piperiés Florínis
      • Tzatzíki
    • The Classics – Moussakás and more
      • Moussakás
      • Pastitsio
      • Soutzoukákia Smyrneïka – Smyrna ‘Sausages’
      • Stifádo
      • Tzatzíki
      • Yaprákia (Dolmadákia) – Stuffed Vine Leaves
      • Yemistá – Stuffed Summer Vegetables
    • Pies – Pítes
      • Kolokothópita – Courgette Pie
      • Lambrópites – Easter Pies
      • Spanakópitta – Spinach Pie
    • Fish and Seafood
      • Seafood Kritharóto – Kritharóto me thalassiná
      • Stuffed Kalamarákia – Kalamarákia Yemistá
    • Recipes With Meat
      • Arnáki Frikasé
      • Keftédes – ‘The Best Meatballs’
      • Keftédes – Meatballs -Kouzina’s favourite
      • Lahanodolmádes – Stuffed Cabbage Leaves
      • Pork with Leeks – Hirinó mé Prása
      • Schnitzel or Snítsel
      • Sheftaliés
      • Youvarlákia
    • Vegetarian and Vegan
      • Angináres Politikés – Artichokes ‘City Style’
      • Anthoús – Stuffed Courgette Flowers
      • Fassolákia Yahní – Casserole of Green Beans and Potatoes
      • Imam Bayaldi
      • Kolokythákia me Avgá – Courgettes with eggs
      • Matteo’s Tomato Sauce
      • Mavromítika me Hórta – Casserole of Black Eye Beans with Chard
      • Patatokeftédes – Potato Fritters
    • Beans, Pulses and Lentils
      • Fakés – Lentil Soup
      • Fasoláda – Bean Soup
      • Fáva – not Hummus
      • Mavromítika me Hórta – Casserole of Black Eye Beans with Chard
      • Revithokeftédes – Chickpea Fritters
      • Yígantes – ‘Giant Beans’
    • Rice Dishes
      • Kolokithórizo – Courgette Rice
      • Spanakórizo – Spinach Rice
      • Fragrant Rice ‘Stuffing’ – Yemisi
    • Dips and Salads
      • Fáva – not Hummus
      • Kolokythosaláta – Pumpkin Dip
      • Pantzarosaláta – Beetroot Salad
    • Anything Sweet
      • Koulourákia – Easter Biscuits
      • Kumquat Spoon Sweet
      • Melomakárona
      • Mongrel Mince Pies with ‘Kourambié’ Pastry
      • Rizógalo – Greek Rice Pudding
  • PRACTICALITIES, HINTS AND CHEATS
    • Cheats and Adaptations
    • Kitchen Equipment
    • Chopping an onion the ‘Greek Way’.
    • SOS for Avgolémono Sauce.
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    • Preparing Artichokes
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Tag: Athens

By kouzinacooking Posted on October 21, 2021October 21, 2021

Total Greek Gastronomy – Ergon House

Athens – Tuesday, 21 September, 2021 I’ve started thinking about the last few years in a totally new way – BC and PC. Most definitely, we are not out of … Continue reading Total Greek Gastronomy – Ergon House

Tags: Athens, Ergon House, Greek Cuisine, Greek food, Greek gastronomy, The Naxos Apothecary
By kouzinacooking Posted on June 8, 2020November 11, 2020

Golden Balls – Loukoumades

Obviously, that last post was quite a bit more than ‘tongue in cheek’! As you can probably guess, I’m really looking forward to eating something someone else has cooked as … Continue reading Golden Balls – Loukoumades

Tags: Athens, Authentic Greek Recipes, Greek cooking, Greek food, loukoumades, Lukumades
By kouzinacooking Posted on April 25, 2019December 7, 2021

Zoned Out – Zonars – a legend lost

While learning Greek, about a million years ago, my rather innovative teacher, Dimitris, ditched the standard translation texts – they were dreadfully turgid – and instead he gave me chunks … Continue reading Zoned Out – Zonars – a legend lost

Tags: Athens, Fortunes of War, Friends and Heroes, Greek Cuisine, Greek food, Zonar's
By kouzinacooking Posted on November 26, 2017March 9, 2019

Market Madness and ‘The Greek Kitchen’

There is something about a market that draws me like the proverbial bee to the honeypot- no matter where, the mere glimpse of fresh produce on a trestle table and … Continue reading Market Madness and ‘The Greek Kitchen’

Tags: Athens, Athens is the new Berlin, Greece, Greek cooking, Greek Cuisine, Greek food, The Greek Kitchen
By kouzinacooking Posted on October 29, 2017June 18, 2022

Athens in autumn – with a souvláki on the side

Autumn in Greece arrives surreptitiously – it creeps stealthily through September and most of October with such a gradual readjustment of temperature and sunlight that summer feels almost endless. Spending this … Continue reading Athens in autumn – with a souvláki on the side

Tags: Athens, Greece, Greek cooking, Greek Cuisine, Greek food, Kebab, Savvas, Souvlaki
By kouzinacooking Posted on September 11, 2017February 2, 2020

Myths and More -and a bit of kolokithópita

For someone who is an extreme Philhellene, I have a confession to make. Don’t worry – I’m not about to admit to a deep dislike of sapphire seas and sunlit … Continue reading Myths and More -and a bit of kolokithópita

Tags: Aigaion, Athens, Eridanous, featured, Greece, Greek cooking, Greek food, kolokithopita, Lidl, loukoumades, vegetarian recipes, Zonar's
By kouzinacooking Posted on August 4, 2017August 6, 2017

Food Fights Back (and a bit more meráki)

When you think about the reasons why Greece, and particularly Athens, have been in the press over the last few years, Oscar Wilde’s well-known maxim may not be the first … Continue reading Food Fights Back (and a bit more meráki)

Tags: Athens, Greece, Greek food, loukoumades, Lukumades, Pantopoleion, Yoleni's
By kouzinacooking Posted on January 7, 2016April 28, 2020

Athenian shopping obsession – Evripidou Street

Migrating birds definitely know a thing or two. Having spent the last few months in Athens, I can confirm that going South for the winter is the sweetest way to … Continue reading Athenian shopping obsession – Evripidou Street

Tags: Athens, Bahar, Evripidou Street, Miran, Pastourma, Ta Karamanlidika
By kouzinacooking Posted on November 11, 2015January 2, 2016

11/11/15 – A Corner of a Foreign Field.

    Traveling along the Kalamaki – Phaleron stretch of the coastal highway in suburban   Athens is a bit of a mixed bag. The traffic at this part is … Continue reading 11/11/15 – A Corner of a Foreign Field.

Tags: Athens, CWGC, Greece, Phaleron War Cemetery, Remberance Sunday, Sheffield, WW2
By kouzinacooking Posted on November 4, 2015April 3, 2017

November Salad Days – Horiátiki Saláta Greek Salad

  In much the same way as last year, November has found us in Athens again. After a few days of dappled, grey skies, the weather has reverted to type … Continue reading November Salad Days – Horiátiki Saláta Greek Salad

Tags: Athens, Athens Riviera, Greece, Greek Cuisine, Greek Salad, Χοριάτικη σαλάτα, Kavouri, Quick Vegetarian Dishes, Vegetarian
Black Eye Beans With Chard
By kouzinacooking Posted on April 26, 2015

Benaki Museum Eats – Black Eye Beans with Chard

It is probably true to say that eating in museum or gallery cafés is, on the whole, a disappointment. At best, it can be glorified canteen food and at worst, … Continue reading Benaki Museum Eats – Black Eye Beans with Chard

Tags: Antonis Kyriakoulis, Athens, Athens Restaurants, Benaki Museum, black eye beans, Chard, Greece, Greek cooking, Vegetarian
By kouzinacooking Posted on December 22, 2014

Athenian Christmas – Melomakárona and a mystery ingredient

      It seems that this year is ending, much as it started. We are in Athens again; mainly the weather has been more than kind to us with … Continue reading Athenian Christmas – Melomakárona and a mystery ingredient

Tags: Athens, Christmas Recipes, cooking, Greek, Greek traditions, ground cloves, Melomakárona

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  • ABOUT ME
    • Welcome to Kouzina
  • PRACTICALITIES, HINTS AND CHEATS
    • Cheats and Adaptations
    • Chopping an onion the ‘Greek Way’.
    • Kitchen Equipment
    • Preparing Artichokes
    • SOS for Avgolémono Sauce.
    • Working with Fillo Pastry
  • RECIPES
    • Anything Sweet
      • Koulourákia – Easter Biscuits
      • Kumquat Spoon Sweet
      • Melomakárona
      • Mongrel Mince Pies with ‘Kourambié’ Pastry
      • Rizógalo – Greek Rice Pudding
    • Dips and Salads
      • Fáva – not Hummus
      • Kolokythosaláta – Pumpkin Dip
      • Pantzarosaláta – Beetroot Salad
      • Skordaliá – Garlic Sauce
      • Tzatzíki
    • Fish and Seafood
      • Seafood Kritharóto – Kritharóto me thalassiná
      • Stuffed Kalamarákia – Kalamarákia Yemistá
    • Mezédes
      • Acropolis Museum Mezé
      • Bouyourdí
      • Fennel ‘Doughnuts’ – Marathokeftédes Tinos Style
      • Kolokythokeftédes – Courgette Fritters
      • Pickled Watermelon Rind
      • Red Pepper and Olive ‘Relish’ – Mezedáki apó Eliès kai Piperiés Florínis
      • Spetsofaï
      • Tzatzíki
      • Yígantes – ‘Giant Beans’
    • Pies (Pítes)
      • Kolokothópita – Courgette Pie
      • Lambrópites – Easter Pies
      • Spanakópitta – Spinach Pie
    • Recipes with Meat
      • Arnáki Frikasé
      • Keftédes – ‘The Best Meatballs’
      • Keftédes – Meatballs -Kouzina’s favourite
      • Lahanodolmádes – Stuffed Cabbage Leaves
      • Pork with Leeks – Hirinó mé Prása
      • Schnitzel or Snítsel
      • Youvarlákia
    • Sheftaliés
    • The Classics -Moussakás and more
      • Fragrant Rice ‘Stuffing’ – Yemisi
      • Moussakás
      • Pastitsio
      • Soutzoukákia Smyrneïka – Smyrna ‘Sausages’
      • Stifádo
      • Tzatzíki
      • Yaprákia (Dolmadákia) – Stuffed Vine Leaves)
      • Yaprákia – Dolmadákia – Stuffed Vine Leaves
      • Yemistá – Stuffed Summer Vegetables
      • Yemistá – Stuffed Vegetables
    • Vegan
      • Cheat’s Chickpeas – Revithátha Efkoli
      • Fakés – Lentil Soup
      • Fasoláda – Bean Soup
      • Imam Bayaldi
      • Mavromítika me Hórta – Black Eye Beans with Chard
      • Spanakórizo – Spinach Rice
      • Tourlou-Tourlou – ‘Messed Up’ Vegetables
      • Yígantes – ‘Giant Beans’
    • Vegetarian
      • Angináres Politikés – Artichokes ‘City Style’
      • Anthoús – Stuffed Courgette Flowers
      • Arakás mé Patátes – Braised Fresh Peas and Potatoes
      • Fasoláda – Bean Soup
      • Fassolákia Yahní – Casserole of Green Beans and Potatoes
      • Imam Bayaldi
      • Kolokithórizo – Courgette Rice
      • Kolokythákia me Avgá – Courgettes with eggs
      • Kolokythokeftédes – Courgette Fritters
      • Marathokeftédes – Fennel Fritters
      • Matteo’s Tomato Sauce
      • Mavromítika me Hórta – Casserole of Black Eye Beans with Chard
      • Patatokeftédes – Potato Fritters
      • Revithokeftédes – Chickpea Fritters
      • Yígantes – ‘Giant Beans’
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