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Continue readingOhhhh, I miss Greece too much! I have wonderful memories of this beautiful country. The delicious cuisine tantalizes my taste buds, but it’s the warm and welcoming culture that fills my heart with joy. Each visit brings me immense happiness. For me, Greece means family meals full of laughter and love around a table filles with colourful, mouthwatering dishes. The legendary hospitality turns every moment into something special, allowing us to focus on what truly matters: creating lasting memories away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Each Greek island has its own unique charm. Take Santorini, for example,…
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Continue readingReady for a Sunny Getaway? Let’s head to the Mediterranean with this delightful recipe for courgette fritters, known as “Kolokithokeftedes.” This Greek specialty, which I had the pleasure to taste during my trip to Naxos, is a celebration of the Greek summer. I can vividly picture myself in Eliniko with my family, savoring life and relishing an enchanting summer filled with memories. These courgette fritters, shaped into lovely quenelles, showcase the best of local Greek ingredients, making every bite an explosion of flavor. Imagine the perfect combination of fresh courgettes, aromatic herbs, and feta, all enveloped in a golden, crispy…
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Continue readingWhat is chermoula? How do you prepare it? How do you store it? And most importantly, what can you do with it? I’ve been wanting to write an article about this Moroccan marinade made from fresh herbs, spices, and a lot of olive oil for a while now. Chermoula is widely used in Moroccan cuisine and is essential for many fish dishes, such as “sardine and smoked eggplant balls,” “quinoa and shrimp stuffed calamari,” “traditional rice calamari,” and “baked fish.” It’s also the base for the famous “djaj mchermel” tagine, which simply means chicken with chermoula. Today, I’m sharing five…
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Continue readingNo comment, honestly these spinach & lime butter pancakes that Ottolenghi calls “green pancakes” are sooo good.And as the end-of-year holidays approach, you can make them like blinis and serve them with smoked salmon, a small quenelle of sour cream or not, “red caviar” salmon eggs and to finish with a green touch add dill leaves. Trust me, it will look like an aperitif coming from a luxurious restaurant .You can prepare the pancake batter the day before without the egg whites. The next day, whisk the egg white to soft peaks, then gently add it to the pancake batter…
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Continue readingAubergine or eggplant caviars are very popular in the Middle East, North Africa and some European countries. Among the most popular Baba Ghanoush and moutabel from the Levant, Greece and Cyprus “melitzanosalata”, “ajvar” from the Balkans and “zaalouk” the Moroccan version prepared with aubergine / eggplant, tomatoes and Chermoula spices: garlic, cumin, paprika, parsley, coriander and lots of olive oil. Cooked salads are an integral part of Moroccan cuisine, you will rarely see a main dish served on its own. Aubergine / eggplant zaalouk is the most popular (at least for me) to accompany certain dishes such as grilled meats…
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Continue readingAnother recipe from my favorite chef Yotam Ottolenghi made with Ixta Belfrage and from their book « Flavour ». A book entirely devoted to vegetarian cuisine. this exceptional chef has always known how to enhance vegetables by combining them with spices and using different cooking techniques. Today I’m sharing with you his favorite recipe: spicy mushroom lasagne which is just crazy delicious. I’m sure you’ll like it whether you are vegetarian or not. In this recipe, Ottolenghi uses very simple ingredients but a cooking technique that amplifies the aroma and taste of the mushrooms. He decides to roast chestnut mushrooms and oyster…
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Continue readingThis braised eggs with beef and smoked aubergine is a very comforting dish, rich in Middle Eastern flavors as tradition dictates with Yotam Ottolenghi. This recipe is quite surprising, it is an incredibly balanced mix of ingredients and flavors. Ottolenghi always knew how to enhance vegetables by highlighting the flavors of the Middle East. In this dish, the aubergine with its smoky flavour goes perfectly with all these spices: cinnamon, chili pepper, cumin, as well as sumac with its tangy taste which perfectly seasons the eggs with runny yolks. And of course the famous tahini sauce, an essential, it is…