Stuffed Pumpkin

As I ve mentioned this year I have a good stock of pumpkins and have prepared quite a few of pumpkin recipes. This one is inspired by my brother who made a stuffed pumpkin in a stone oven and was delicious. In Greece, we stuff peppers and tomatoes over the summer so I though why…

Oats porridge with aromatic herbs

One of my small pockets of joy that helped me survive last years’ lockdown was the fabulous herbal teas from www.tearoutes.gr. Just to clarify: this is not a paid ad. I genuinely love their herbal teas that’s why I wanted to share with you what helps me with my physical and emotional wellbeing.. and teas…

Pumpkin spice oat cake

This is a super aromatic pumpkin cake made with the pumpkin carving leftovers and a homemade blend of fall spices that will warm your house and soul. The home made pumpkin spice puree is made of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger, aniseed and all things nice and gives a lovely gooey texture to the cake that…

Pumpkin steaks with a harissa paste

his year I ve got a constant pumpkin supply as my brother cultivates them so I have quite a few pumpkin recipes coming up for Halloween. If you are also planning to curve a jack-o-latern you can keep the emptied pumpkin flesh in the freeze to make tasty pumpkin soups (they will come handy for…

Peas & Tarragon Hummus

A couple of weeks ago I visited Rakor restaurant in downtown Athens which served this delicious pea hummus, and thought I would try to recreate at home.

One pot sweet potato buckwheat noodles

Ι walked up this Sunday with a craving for a warm noodle bowl. Inspired by a recipe that caught my eye on Facebook, I made this super quick and easy one pot noodle bowl with all the veg I had in my fridge and wanted to stock out. I used the super delicious King…

Carrot cake bliss balls

If you follow my instagram stories you might have seen my story on the fabulous new yoga studio Avra Yoga, which my friend Maria opened at Melissia. Personally I feel excited to be prating again live in a real yoga studio with real people (and adjustments) and not online anymore, esp when is just round…

Alonissos tuna salad with beluga lentils and orange tarragon dressing

This is an idea for another salad, slightly different from my usual ones as it includes a specific variety of tuna, coming from the greek island of alonissos. If you can’t find Alonissos tuna you can skip the tuna, please don’t replace with canned tuna by no means, and stick to the salad with greens,…

Warm spicy lentil salad with fennel

This one is a superbly delicious recipe inspired by the conscientious cook, that I promise will make your lent fabulous. Though I have tagged it as a warm salad it can easily become the main course as the lentils, which are a good plant based protein source, gives the feeling of satiety. The veggies…

Green Antioxidant Soup

Following on with my soup series for this lockdown…. The frost has hit Greece as well this week, so everything is covered in white which is beautiful and makes me think of one thing only.. sipping to a hot, warming soup while I watch the white landscape from my window. This soup is full of…