Recipes

Gigantes Plaki
An oldie but goodie! We’ve always had a special place for gigantes ever since our mom used to force us to eat them when we were young. Over the years they grew on us, but the interesting part is that there was a time that a couple years had past where we haven’t had them at all, then we saw gigantes at the food bar at Whole Foods and it completely re-ignited our taste and memories of our mom’s cooking. This is a great recipe and if you haven’t made before, then it is a must try!
An oldie but goodie! We’ve always had a special place for gigantes ever since our mom used to force us to eat them when we were young. Over the years they grew on us, but the interesting part is that there was a time that a couple years had past where we haven’t had them at all, then we saw gigantes at the food bar at Whole Foods and it completely re-ignited our taste and memories of our mom’s cooking. This is a great recipe and if you haven’t made before, then it is a must try!
Homemade Pork Gyros
It took us a while to feature a gyros recipe because we focused recently on more vegetarian dishes, but the time has come for one of the most iconic Greek street-food dishes ever – homemade pork gyros! We feature pork tenderloin as the main ingredient, and we made sure to achieve extra tenderness by marinating the meat in a blend of herbs, oil, vinegar, and honey. The pork is prepared in a frying pan and served inside a pita bread with tzatziki, onion, and tomato.
It took us a while to feature a gyros recipe because we focused recently on more vegetarian dishes, but the time has come for one of the most iconic Greek street-food dishes ever – homemade pork gyros! We feature pork tenderloin as the main ingredient, and we made sure to achieve extra tenderness by marinating the meat in a blend of herbs, oil, vinegar, and honey. The pork is prepared in a frying pan and served inside a pita bread with tzatziki, onion, and tomato.
Manestra (Orzo with Tomato Sauce)
Manestra, more commonly known as orzo and also known as kritharaki, is traditionally a casserole baked in a cinnamony tomato sauce and usually made with meat. That’s how mom used to make it. Here we made this recipe on the stove top, left out the meat (great for Meatless Mondays) added mushrooms and spinach and used 2 kinds of paprika to give it a smoky, spicy flavor. We also used whole wheat orzo (Delallo 100% Whole Wheat is our fav) to make it more nutritious and topped it some yummy Dodoni sheep’s milk feta. We’re obsessed!
Manestra, more commonly known as orzo and also known as kritharaki, is traditionally a casserole baked in a cinnamony tomato sauce and usually made with meat. That’s how mom used to make it. Here we made this recipe on the stove top, left out the meat (great for Meatless Mondays) added mushrooms and spinach and used 2 kinds of paprika to give it a smoky, spicy flavor. We also used whole wheat orzo (Delallo 100% Whole Wheat is our fav) to make it more nutritious and topped it some yummy Dodoni sheep’s milk feta. We’re obsessed!
Greek-style “Engagement Chicken”
Just in time for Valentine’s Day. We put our spin on “engagement chicken”, (link) and combined it with Kota Limonata (Greek style lemon chicken). Make this for someone you love. It’s sure to be a hit!
Just in time for Valentine’s Day. We put our spin on “engagement chicken”, (link) and combined it with Kota Limonata (Greek style lemon chicken). Make this for someone you love. It’s sure to be a hit!
Traditional Souvlaki
Souvlaki is one of the most popular Greek dishes, consisting of small cubes of skewered and grilled pork, chicken, lamb, or beef. It is a popular fast food item that is usually served in souvladzidika, small eateries that also often serve gyros and other similar grilled meat dishes.
Souvlaki is one of the most popular Greek dishes, consisting of small cubes of skewered and grilled pork, chicken, lamb, or beef. It is a popular fast food item that is usually served in souvladzidika, small eateries that also often serve gyros and other similar grilled meat dishes.

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