This dish contains a lot of my favourite summertime ingredients. I was brought up on summertime barbecues but now I live in a first floor flat barbecues at pretty much off the menu. However grilling remains one of my favourite ways to cook a quick summertime meal, especially with my favourite kitchen gadget which is…
Category: greek
Lamb Kebabs with Mint
Inspired by my recent trip to Suvlaki, I decided to make some meaty skewers of my own. Quick kebabs are a favourite midweek meal of mine. They’re insanely easy to assemble, quick to cook and easy to spice up by just throwing on any herbs and spices you have knocking about in the cupboard. I…
Suvlaki, Soho
In my family, we have a slight obsession with Greek food. I grew up with Greek-Cypriot neighbours who basically became extended family and the culture/food therefore played quite a big role in mine and my sister’s upbringing. We’re always pretty excited about trying new Greek restaurants. When we heard about Suvlaki, we got there as soon…
Moussaka
Now that summer is definitely very much over I find myself craving some proper home comfort foods and winter warmers. Bring on the pies, casseroles and hot pots! One of my favourite comfort food dishes is Moussaka, a Greek classic that I guess is sort of the Greek equivalent of a shepherd’s pie. Whilst similar…
Lamb Koftas
We all have those recipes that we make over and over so often that they become family staples and lamb koftas are one of mine. They come out at barbecues, dinner parties, midweek dinners, all sorts in my family. It’s something my Mum has handed down and both my sister and I are pretty fond…
Turkey Meatballs with Greek Linguine
Today I’m posting a bit of a thrifty recipe as I re-used the leftover mixture from another recipe to develop this one. You may have seen my previous Greek Style Turkey Burgers post and these meatballs follow exactly the same recipe as those burger patties. This came about as I was just cooking for myself for a…
Greek Style Turkey Burgers
It’s summer, which means barbecue season (when it’s not raining) which, in turn, means burgers! Ok, so some of you may be a bit burgered out by now. Just how many quarter pounders can one manage in a single summer?! But just because you’re having burgers every weekend at various barbecue gatherings doesn’t mean you…
Tried & Tested: Jamie’s Gorgeous Greek Chicken with Herby Vegetable Cous Cous
Time for another one of my tried and tested recipes and it’s another Jamie special. I can’t help it, I just love both 15 minute meals and 30 minute meals. Definitely two of my all time favourite cook books. I think the reason I love them so much is that the recipes are just so…
A Birthday Feast… Rachael’s Recipes – Slow Roast Mediterranean Lamb
This time of year Christmas isn’t the only occasion being celebrated by my family. Just a few days before is my Dad’s birthday and tradition has it that while my parents are in charge of Christmas dinner, I’m in charge of Dad’s birthday dinner. This year he requested a Greek mezze. I slow roasted a…
Mediterranean Café, Soho
Finding somewhere good to eat in Soho is not difficult, but what is difficult is finding somewhere where the food is excellent, reasonably priced and you can actually get a table without queuing for an hour or putting your name on a waiting list. You’d be forgiven for thinking such a place doesn’t exist, but…
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