Mediterranean Food & Lifestyle
LINGUINE WITH MEATBALLS This really easy recipe with simple tomato sauce delivers big on flavour. ” A delicious meatball pasta recipe that is loved by everybody , beef meatballs in a rich tomato sauce, the perfect combo! Ingredients: For the meatballs: *500 g / 17.6 oz ground beef *1 cup fresh white bread Continue Reading
GREEK YOGURT CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE This Moist & fluffy chocolate yogurt cake is absolutely amazing!!! Ingredients: * 400gr/14oz all-purpose flour, sifted * 1½ tsp baking powder * ¼ tsp salt * 2 cups granulated sugar * 3 eggs, room temperature * 1 cup Greek yogurt * ½ cup milk * 1 cup safflower oil or Continue Reading
Kolokythopita is a savory Greek pie made from phyllo and stuffed with a filling made primarily of pumpkin, sugar & cinnamon. Its name is a compound word which derives from “kolokýthi,” (Greek for zucchini and pumpkin , and “pita” (Greek for pie). It is generally served as a snack.
The crispy phyllo is perfect with the soft sweet filling, making it a fairly light dessert getting the most nutrition from the pumpkin (vitamin A, beta-carotene) without all that saturated fat. It can be served warm (you can reheat it in the oven before serving to get the phyllo crispy) or at room temperature.
FOOD IN ANCIENT GREECE Ancient Greek food was frugal, in order to reflect the difficulty of agricultural life and was based on wheat, olive oil and wine; fish was also common but other types of meat were used less often. The basis of Ancient Greek food was cereals, mainly wheat, and when needed, a mix Continue Reading
