At first glance, choosing a recipe from the 703 pages of Vefa’s Kitchen could seem a bit daunting, so here are a couple of my favourites – just click on the links to get all the details. Finding that Vefa had included a recipe for Marathópites (Cretan Fennel Pies) vindicated my decision to buy yet another…
Cooking My Books ‘Vefa’s Kitchen’
Some years back, after we’d moved house, I made myself a promise to stop buying cookbooks. It was brought on by the almost nauseous panic that set in when I started unpacking box after box of recipe books. Almost too many to count, they were also accompanied by several box files of newspaper and magazine…
New Year – New Beginning
2024 was quite a special year for Kouzina – a whole decade of me wittering on about Greek food! In that time, countless dishes have been cooked, eaten and photographed. Most importantly, I was lucky to meet some fascinating cooks and food producers, and to talk endlessly about Greek gastronomy with some extremely passionate ‘foodophiles’. …
Let’s go shopping! How to get Greek goodies in UK.
Recently, a real game-changer is the amount of online Greek supermarkets in the UK. I thought it might be useful to give a review of some of them.
An Island Lost (and ‘Proper Revithada’)
Last week, we lost ‘Isle of Olive’, one of the nicest Greek delis in London.
After 11 years of bringing the tastes of the Aegean to East London, they have had to throw in the towel….
Greek Easter – Cracked at last.
Try it out – there’s nothing better with your morning coffee at Easter – or any time of year !
Making Memories. Some recipes from the Thirties.
Old recipes are like messages from the past, jotted down and passed on with love, not just for that particular dish, but for the experience of something well-cooked and appreciated. They are doors into the past.
Love Island – More Tinos
Tinos is a real ‘love island’. You can feel that the people have a true love for the place, the traditions and a real love for doing things well.
A Taste of Tinos
The Greek island of Tinos may not be the obvious tourist destination, but it’s and incredibly special place.
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