Christmas NYE

Greek chestnut, pumpkin and nutmeg soup, an amazing winter warmer, great for comfort food but also as a starter for the Christmas table! Chestnut trees are all over the Greek mountains and are available during the winter seasons in Greece, a popular treat on almost every street corner is grilled...

Greek Christmas Cookies

Melomakarona are traditional honey dipped cookies of the festive table in Greece. One would say that they are the equivalent of mince pies for the Greeks as these can only be found around the Christmas period.

Christmas salad

We Greeks love our salads! not only because it;s the best way to eat in summer when the heat is above 90°F but also because it gives us back our dignity when scoffing up all that Christmas food! But it is Christmas after all and you can just have green...

Greek style Shakshuka "Kagiana"

A the famous Greek shakshuka is called Kagiana and it is what lunch at giagia's (grandma) is made of when in a rush! As this has very few ingredients the importance is in a good tomato sauce and an excellent Extra Virgin olive oil for drizzling, just happens that at...

Delicious Pork Shanks

Delicious, easy roasted Pork shanks, make for an effortless, tasty main course on Christmas day! Also great for Boxing Day leftover sandwiches! This is a new trend on Christmas in Greece, but it is gaining a lot of popularity!