This pan-seared red snapper recipe is a must-try! It's one of the best and easiest ways to cook whole snapper fish on the stovetop and keep it really juicy and tasty. In this whole red snapper recipe, you pan-fry the fish in a small amount of extra virgin olive oil. Then pour some water and lemon juice, and cook the fish for a few minutes. This keeps the fish very moist and tender. Plus you get to serve the fish with the delicious pan juices! [feast_advanced_jump_to] Ingredients Fresh fish doesn't need much seasoning. You have to enhance its flavor without covering it with strong flavorings ..read more

Baked artichokes with potatoes, zucchini, fennel fronds, extra virgin olive oil, and lemon. This baked artichoke and potato casserole is one of the best and easiest ways to cook fresh artichokes. Artichokes are a delicious and meaty vegetable you can cook into a filling and satisfying vegetarian dish like this baked artichoke recipe. Artichokes and potatoes baked in the oven with sweet baby zucchini and flavored with fennel fronds. [feast_advanced_jump_to] Fresh Fennel Fronds Fennel fronds are Greeks' favorite way to flavor an artichoke dish. They're the greens that look like dill and grow on ..read more

Creamy, tangy, and herby-fresh sauce coating these super tender and fluff lamb meatballs. Served with pita bread to dip in all of the creamy goodness of this dish! These Greek lamb meatballs or ground lamb balls taste so good! They're so soft and fluffy in texture because of the bread crumb they contain in their mixture. [feast_advanced_jump_to] And as for their flavor? It's so appetizing! The strong fatty flavor of lamb is so well-balanced in this recipe. Combined with flavors of fresh herbs like dill and spearmint (both herbs match perfectly with lamb). As well as, warming spices like cumin ..read more

Greek grilled octopus lightly charred and tender. Served with Ladolemono (olive oil and lemon dressing) and dried oregano. This is how you'd be served octopus in Greece! This Greek octopus dish is one you will find in most Greek Tavernas (traditional food restaurants in Greece). The grilled octopus appetizer is simple and full of flavor. [feast_advanced_jump_to] Grilling octopus brings out all of the flavor of this delicious seafood. That's why for me grilling is THE BEST way to cook octopus! How To Cook Tender Octopus How tender the octopus will be depends first and foremost on one thing. An ..read more

This flavorsome beer-battered cod recipe with Skordalia (garlic mashed potatoes) and beets is a traditional Greek dish served on the 25th of March (Greek Independence Day). This is one of the best, fried cod recipes. The beer batter forms a delicious deep golden crispy crust on the outside while the fish keeps soft on the inside. [feast_advanced_jump_to] In Greece, we call this dish Bakaliaros Skordalia. And if you think fried fish and chips is good, wait until you try this one! The soft garlicky mashed potatoes pair so well with this crispy fried cod. Salted Or Frozen Cod? Traditionally we m ..read more

Oven-roasted chicken quarters with delicious crispy skin and juicy tender meat on the inside. Here's the easiest and best way to roast chicken quarters! What's best about these crispy baked chicken leg quarters is three things. One is the delicious marinade which is a dry marinade (will explain below what's a dry marinade and why we are using it). Second, is the golden and perfectly crispy skin on top. And third, is the meat that keeps nice and juicy (following cooking times and temperatures as instructed below). [feast_advanced_jump_to] Baking Chicken Leg Quarters Chicken leg quarters are gr ..read more

Skioufichta or Skioufihta is a delicious homemade no-egg pasta with Mizithra cheese and brown butter. Simple and so flavorful! This traditional Cretan pasta is handmade and firm to the bite (al dente). It's a simple, flour-water pasta recipe made with durum wheat flour. This eggless pasta dough is so flavorful because of the type of flour being used, which adds both flavor and firmness to the dough. [feast_advanced_jump_to] The Durum Flour Durum wheat flour is called Horiatiko in Greece. It is used in making Greek bread, phyllo dough for pies, and other old-fashioned doughs like this one. Dur ..read more

Sauteed Lamb in olive oil and white wine that gets slowly cooked in its juices until perfectly soft and tender. Flavored minimally with dried oregano, garlic, and grated dried Mizithra cheese. This sauteed lamb stew, if I may call it such (it's not as saucy as a stew but it is cooked in the same fashion on the stovetop), is a traditional Greek dish from the island of Crete. In Greek, it is called Arni Tsigariasto which means sauteed lamb. Sauteed=Tsigariasto and Lamb=Arni. [feast_advanced_jump_to] It's a very simplistic dish that's very easy to make. The whole purpose of this dish is to pres ..read more

These old-fashioned Fried Pancakes are Greek Tiganites. A frugal sweet made of a flour and water batter that gets deep-fried in olive oil and served with honey, cinnamon, and sesame seeds. This is one of the easiest, quickest sweet treats you can make! In previous decades this was one of the most popular and loved homemade Greek desserts. During periods in time when people didn't have much available in their pantries this little treat was a real savior. Apart from being sweet and tasty, it's also very filling as well (something very important back then). [feast_advanced_jump_to] Ingredients Y ..read more

All the deliciousness of cabbage rolls in a soup! This cabbage meatball soup is an easy and quick alternative with all the flavors of this favorite dish! Unstuffed cabbage soup is a hearty and nutritious comfort food for the whole family to enjoy. It's one of those dishes that make you feel so cozy, that you're almost glad it's cold outside because you get to enjoy it even more! Especially if you add a pinch of cayenne pepper on top like I do! [feast_advanced_jump_to] Even though traditional Greek cabbage rolls are cooked in an egg-lemon sauce, when we cook cabbage in stews or soups in Greece ..read more