A Delicate herb and feta cheese puff pastry tart made with plentiful of tender fresh herbs from the garden and feta cheese. Dill, mint, shallots and feta are cradled in flakey crumbly puff pastry. On your table in 30 minutes you will be blown away by the taste and the ease it was to make. …
Category: fast dinners
Spiced Beef & Vegetable Pasties
Our Spiced beef pasties are bursting with flavour and made a little differently to the traditional cornish pasties that usually entail encasing raw mince and vegetables into pastry. The beef pasties we are going to make use beef bolognese sauce as the filling – they are leftover from last night’s beef bolognese and pasta dinner. …
Tiropitakia tiropites, Greek Feta Cheese Pies
Tiropitakia or Tiropites are found displayed at Greek friend and family gatherings and celebrations. They are so easy to make and what is wonderful about these little ‘tiropitakia’ they store well in the freezer, ready to bake when needed. The word greek word ‘Tiropitakia’ translates to ‘little cheese pies’ but technically speaking they are ‘little…
Vegetarian Split-Pea Soup
This flavourful and warming split-pea soup is made from yellow split peas, a handful of spices, simmered and blended to a creamy smooth consistency. No ham hocks, or complicated straining. Greek split-pea soup is made in a similar fashion, except for the addition of the spices here. A pleasure to make on this particular day, …
Mediterranean One-Pan Chicken and Eggplant Tagine Stew
If you are a lover of Mediterranean food, this dish features two Mediterranean staples – eggplant and tomato. Eggplants and tomatoes spell summer, and to me, it is not summer without eggplants or tomatoes accompanied in a dish. Eggplants are grown in my garden every summer, as did at my greek mother’s garden, and my…
Dukkah-Spiced Pumpkin and Haloumi Salad
A hearty winter salad of roasted pumpkin and capsicum, halloumi, rocket, corn with Crunchy Dukkah seasoning. This salad, will not disappoint served as a side, or a filling lunchtime meal. This Pumpkin and Haloumi Salad with Dukkah will add vibrance and warmth to your meal during the cooler months and will keep you nutrient loaded…
Mediterranean Risoni Salad
Greek Risoni Salad with baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, plentiful of chopped kalamata olives and finished off with a tasty dressing makes for a quick and tasty meal, ready in 15 minutes. Make your own variation with whatever you have on hand, orzo is a wonderful substitute to rice. Risoni can also be used as a…
Snapper in a hearty and luscious tomato sauce
Serve snapper or your favourite fillet fish a little differently tonight, by gently simmering in a luscious and bold Mediterranean-style tomato sauce. This healthy snapper recipe makes for a hearty meal for the family or no fuss tasty dinner party. The sauce will never go to waste, as you will joyfully lap it up with…
Greek scrambled eggs with tomatoes, strapatsatha
For something a little bit different, try this simple greek dish of scrambled eggs and tomatoes or otherwise known as Strapatsatha or kagianas. Use nice ripe tomatoes, grate lightly using a box grater, reduce on the pan with a little olive oil and then scramble with the eggs. Strapatsatha or Kagianas is a popular dish from…
20-minute tender beef casserole in red wine
This stew is the perfect comfort food. Tender, pull-apart beef simmered in a rich and wholesome tomato and wine sauce. There are so many recipes for beef stew, beef casserole, beef bourguignon, and beef ragu. They are either simmered for hours over a casserole, in the oven, or a slow cooker. This recipe negates…
tuna and chickpea patties without potato
Tasty egg-free, and gluten-free tuna patties. Tuna patties, tuna burgers, tuna cakes or fish cakes whatever you prefer to call them they are easy to make, delicious and a great healthy low carb meal. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself regularly making them, as they taste wonderful. Fabulous for lunch, or make smaller for…
Baked Eggs Shakshuka with tomato sauce and beans
Baked eggs Shakshuka with tomato sauce and beans make for a bright and spicy start to the day with simple, healthy ingredients. Can be eaten with a slice of your favourite bread or on its own. This middle-eastern inspired dish of baked eggs, hearty tomato sauce and made as a complete filling meal with the…
