Recipes Index - page 2

Fraoules me Koniak: Brandied Strawberries with Yogurt
An easy, low-fat version of strawberries and cream, this is a simple recipe with few ingredients. Strawberries in brandy with low-fat or fat-free yogurt.

Glyko Karoto: Carrot Marmalade Recipe
Eaten in the same manner as a traditional spoon sweet (by the spoonful) or with breads, this taste treat is made with carrots and grated orange peel. Easy to make with few ingredients.

Kok: Coke Cream Filled Pastry (Cream Puffs)
In Greek, this is spelled with a "k" and pronounced "coke," and these are Greek cream puffs. A fabulous pastry cream filling and chocolate glaze make these bite-sized sweets a favorite.

Sarikopita: "Turban" Cheese Pie
These cheese pies contain no sugar, either in the filling or the dough (homemade phyllo or a heavier weight commercial phyllo) and are a good choice for diabetics (without the traditional dusting of confectioner's sugar).

Baklavas Rolo: Rolled Baklava
If you've been hesitant about trying a baklava recipe because you've never worked with phyllo dough, this might be for you. If you can make a jelly roll, you can make this delicious Greek dessert. Includes expanded directions.

Yiaourti me Glyko Koutaliou & Amygthala: Yogurt with Toasted Almonds & Preserves
This very simple dessert showcases thick creamy yogurt and spoon sweets (if you make them) or preserves. A sprinkle of toasted almonds on top completes this quick and easy dish.

Kataïfi: Almond & Walnut Pastry in Syrup
Kataïfi is a pastry that looks like it is wrapped in shredded wheat. It is a traditional pastry made with nuts on the inside and soaked in a sugar or honey syrup. This recipe is a rolled version, with shredded dough wrapped around an almond and walnut filling, and after cooking, the pastry is soaked in a sweet syrup.

Manouri me Kythoni: Fried Manouri Cheese with Quince Preserves
Manouri is a delightful, light, sweet goat cheese that lends itself wonderfully to a variety of dessert dishes. This version is for fried manouri garnished with delicious quince preserves, another Greek favorite.

Baklavas: Basic Baklava
Chopped walnuts and almonds, cinnamon, cloves, and phyllo dough combine to create this delicious Cretan variation of Greece's most famous pastry. The original, made with pepper and poppy seeds, was known as a Cretan sweet in Roman times.

Loukoumathes me Portokali: Orange Honey Puffs
These small puffs of dough are fried and soaked in a honey syrup flavored with orange, then sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.

Pagoto yia Paithia: Ice Cream for Kids (No-Cook)
An easy no-cook recipe for ice cream that's perfect for kids. Eat as is, or add pieces of favorite sweets, fruits, cereals, nuts, etc.

Kerasi Glyko tou Koutaliou: Cherry Spoon Sweet
Traditional Greek spoon sweet (preserves) made with fresh cherries. A delightful small sweet to offer guests. Serve with cold water.

Kythoni Xysto: Grated Quince Spoon Sweet
Quince is a favorite for making sweets. Its natural taste is astringent and not enjoyed by many. Like all Greek spoon sweets, this is more syrupy than many traditional preserves.

Yiaourti me Meli: Yogurt with Honey
Quick, easy, good for the digestive system, and the perfect end to a Greek meal (or, for Western tastes, a great breakfast dish?).

Fraoules meh Yiaourti: Strawberriy & Yogurt Parfait
Easy to prepare, this layered dessert is a light ending to great meals. Using mostly low-fat or fat-free yogurt, the calorie count stays down.

Touloubakia: Syrup-Dipped Fried Cakes
[i]Touloubakia[/i] are small capsule-shaped pieces of dough that are fried, then dipped in a sweet syrup.

Kythoni Polto: Quince Jelly
This jelly is a fabulous "side-effect" of the recipe for quince jam. Because quinces have a high content of pectin, there's no extra work to make this simple recipe for a jelly that tastes like roses.

Moustalevria: Grape Must Pudding
This delicious dish combines naturally sweet grape must and a little semolina flour to create a texture somewhere between a gelled dessert and a cream, with a unique taste.

Vyssino Glyko tou Koutaliou: Sour Cherry Spoon Sweet
Sour cherries are a favorite spoon sweet, made in early summer when the cherries are their best.

Granita Lemoni: Lemon Granita
Granitas are a favorite summer treat, and this recipe with lemon juice can be adapted to use your favorite juice, diluted syrup, or soft drink.

Manouri me Frouta: Manouri Cheese with Honey, Walnuts, and Fruit
Greek meals can be very filling, leaving little room for dessert. That's where this light combination of cheese, honey, walnuts, and fruit comes in, to provide a touch of sweetness that isn't heavy on the stomach.

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