Our lovely Chef; Thomas Ntinas, has prepared an extra special recipe for you this Halloween! Halloween Witches Nests! If you want to go for something a little different this year, inspired by Greece, this is the recipe for you! Preparation time: 1hr Serves: 15 individual nests 1 pack kataifi fillo (500g) 1 pumpkin (approximately [...]
Preparation time: 1hr Serves: 12 pieces Square baking tray: 21cm x 21cm v v 4 eggs 1.5 cups of sugar 3/4 cups organic extra virgin olive oil 2 cups self raising flour 3 tbs tahini 3 tbs fig syrup {συκόμελο} v v Preheat the oven to 180˚C. In [...]
Preparation time: 1hr 15mins Serves: 24 pieces Square baking tray: 30cm x 24cm 150ml organic extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. ground clove 1 tsp. nutmeg 100g brown sugar (or white, if you prefer) 750ml freshly squeezed orange juice Zest of 2 oranges 800g self raising flour 200g sultanas 1 Tbsp [...]
Serves 6-8 Suitable for vegetarians and vegans 1/2kg medium beans 1 cup organic extra virgin olive oil 1 tin tomatoes 1-2 fresh tomatoes 1 onion 2 carrots 2 celery sticks Unrefined sea salt Black pepper Soak the beans overnight in water and a small teaspoon baking soda. The next day remove the beans [...]
80g feta cheese 100g organic extra virgin olive oil 1 bay leaf Wild thyme Rosemary Black pepper Cut the feta cheese in cubes and place it in a jar with the herbs and pepper. Then pour the olive oil, until the cheese is completely covered. Close the jar and allow it to infuse, it [...]
Serves 4 Suitable for vegetarians and vegans (leaving out the cheese) 350g Arborio rice or Carolina rice 150ml white wine 1.2lt water 25g dried porcini mushrooms 10 chestnut mushrooms Organic extra virgin olive oil 1 onion 2 garlic cloves Unrefined sea salt Black pepper Parsley Parmesan (or kefalotyri) Soak the porcini mushrooms in [...]
Makes about 40 cookies Syrup 7 cups sugar 8 cups water 2 cups honey 2 cinnamon sticks 2 wide strips of orange peel Dough 6 -6 1/2 cups pastry flour 1 1/2 cups fine semolina flour 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 113g unsalted butter (room temperature) 1/2 cup brandy (Metaxa) 2 Tbsp honey [...]
This is a great recipe showing how creative one can be in his/her cooking; mixing old and new, modern and traditional... For this recipe we have used mixed berries spoon sweet, though really you can use any spoon sweet or marmalade you like. One thing to keep in mind is to try to go for [...]
1.3kg lamb (in pieces) 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves 2 onions 1kg fresh tomatoes (or 3 tins/ jars of tomatoes) 200ml white wine 2 Tbsp pure grape syrup Unrefined sea salt Black pepper 500g Hylopites (traditional Greek square egg noodles) Clean the meat well and boil in a pot with [...]
