Pissaladiere with smoked herring

Pissaladiere is a pizza-like dish of the South of France. Its name comes from the word pissalat (“salted fish”). It

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Grey weakfish with summer vegetables

It is the time of the year for the wonderful grey weakfish (mylokopi in Greek) which has a whitish firm

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Steamed green beans with boiled grouper head and Greek Mayonnaise

A couple of months ago, I posted a recipe for boiled grouper head with salad and vegetables, served with Greek

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Its almost summertime and the living gets easier – Εσκασε μυτη το καλοκαιρακι και η ζωη γινεται ευκολωτερη

Late May in Greece and the continuum of space and time is broken. You go to the beach and although the

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Boiled Grouper Head with Greek Mayonnaise – Βραστο κεφαλι σφυριδας με ελληνικη μαγιονεζα

As always, cooking begins in the market place. I went to my fisherman and found a 6kg grouper resting on

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Bacalao forever! Bacalao Dishes to crave for (Updated March 2019)

The protagonist The protagonist of this post is bacalao, or cod. The trigger was the proximity of two important dates

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Melange with Anchovies – Συνθεση με γαυρο

Today I will cook a melange with one my favorite small fish, the anchovy (gavros in Greek). The idea of

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Dourambeis Fish Restaurant in Mikrolimano, near Piraeus, Greece – Δουραμπεης στο Μικρολιμανο

Σημερα θελω να παμε στο Δουραμπεη στο Μικρολιμανο για μεζεδακια και ψαρακια. Μια παραδοσιακη δυναμη καλου φαγητου, ο Δουραμπεης σημερα

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Spicy Patties with Anchovies (Gavros) – Καφτεροι Κεφτεδες με Γαυρο

Today’s menu has anchovies, one of my favourite small fishes, in spite of the fact that the archenemy of my

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Mother’s Day Reunion Lunch

My mother today has celebrated her day with her brother who lives in Chicago. This reunion in Athens, called for

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