A Taste of Greece! - Recipes by Rena Tis Ftelias

The award-winning Greek chef Irini Togia, our well-known and beloved "Rena Tis Ftelias", presents the best Greek traditional recipes in their most successful version. After 35 creative and successful years, Rena finally made her dream come true. She gathered 45 of the most popular and best loved recipes in a single book, and now "serves" us with their secrets.Table of ContentsMy childhood's gemista (stuffed peppers and tomatoes)!Salad with black-eyed beans, flavouring & olivesCrispy...
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The award-winning Greek chef Irini Togia, our well-known and beloved "Rena Tis Ftelias", presents the best Greek traditional recipes in their most successful version. After 35 creative and successful years, Rena finally made her dream come true. She gathered 45 of the most popular and best loved recipes in a single book, and now "serves" us with their secrets.Table of ContentsMy childhood's gemista (stuffed peppers and tomatoes)!Salad with black-eyed beans, flavouring & olivesCrispy domatokeftedes (tomato fritters) with lots of peppermintAromatic hortopita (vegetable and cheese pie) with homemade filo (dough)Octopus salad with multi-coloured peppers and lots of flavouringStuffed squidsColourful salad with potatoes and courgettesFried eggs and tomatoesCrispy kadaifi pastry stuffed with a variety of Greek cheesesStuffed beets with yoghurt and grated walnutsShrimps saganaki with fresh tomatoes, feta cheese and ouzoRena's p#65533;t#65533; with Greek smoked salmonVegetable garden... cooked in the ovenDolmades (stuffed grape leaves) with fresh leaves!Bean stew with potatoesSofrito (pan-fried veal with potatoes): the original recipe from Corfu!Chicken stew with okraStuffed aubergines (imam bayildi)Hearty fasolada (bean soup) with plenty of celery and sweet Florina peppers!Stuffed courgettes with minced beef and avgolemono (egg-lemon sauce)The traditional pastitsada... with cinnamon flavourStuffed meatloaves with omelette and gravieraBite-sized pieces of veal cooked in the pot with feta cheese and Kalamata olivesArtichokes with peas, potatoes and lots of lemonBraised chicken with chilopites (Greek noodles)The famous oven-baked lamb with lemon and oreganoGiouvetsi cooked in the pot (veal stew)Cod bites with skordalia (garlic dip)Perch bianco (white) stew with lemon juice and potatoesOur grandmother's giouvarlakia (meatball soup)Pork stew with leeks and celery...no further comment necessaryStuffed aubergines with feta sauceCuttlefish stew with flavouring and orzoCrispy, pan-fried meatballsCauliflower yiahni (stew)Oven-baked aromatic butter beans with herbsThe classic moussaka; aromatic and lightChicken bites with dill and courgettesPork stew with beansShrimp salad with rice; full of colours and aromatic!Bouillabaisse... fish soupLoukoumades with yoghurtSamali (semolina cake with syrup)Homemade jam of 3 kinds of peachesVissinada (sour cherry juice): offer it to your guests!