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St. Thomas Agora, Under The Big Top Greek Festival
Cherry Hill, NJ – St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church will host its 42nd annual “Agora” Greek Festival from October 8 to 11, 2015. Come out to the area’s biggest Greek festival and share a shot…
St. Sophia, the home of the Grecian Festival
Valley Forge, PA – Hospitality is absolute at this Greek Festival. St. Sophia is known for its fellowship and warmth, true signs that Hellenism is alive and well at this parish. With a wonderful smile…
Greek Mountain Tea as a part of the healthful Mediterranean diet
With summer almost here, warm weather and outdoor festivities create the perfect occasion to cool off with a refreshing glass of iced tea. And, June is the time to celebrate iced tea, as it’s National…
The Basics of Greek Food: The Olive, Olive Oil and Bread
The olive – you’ve heard its health benefits, both from the fruit and its oil. Did you know where it came from? The olive is originally from the Mediterranean and it was there, particularly in…
Saint Basil’s Good Luck Bread
The holidays are in full swing, which means family dinners, lot’s of wine, wrapping presents and logically carbohydrate overload. potatoes, pastas, and so many side dishes. Over at Kuzina by Sofia, we are starting to…
Holiday Candy Bark with Belgian Chocolate
This is the absolute best and easiest dessert for any occasion. The definition of “Bark” is simply a sheet of chocolate that is usually covered with nuts, dried fruit, candies and even additional pieces of chocolate.…
Hearty Habanero Beef Chili
This particular Chili Recipe is a combination of my own original recipe and a very close friend’s recipe fused into one delicious hearty chili. I have exchanged the original ingredients of jalapeno peppers and a…
Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves: Dolmades
My recipe has two added ingredients which are fresh mint and feta. I only added the fresh mint to my friends recipe below, but try it with feta as well you will not be disappointed.…
Tri-Color Cherry Tomatoes with Sweet Peas, Mint and Lemon
This combination of flavors has a crunchy sweetness is tossed with Basil, Lemon and Mint. Roasting the Cherry Tomatoes and Peas in Olive Oil with the crumbled triscuits creates a flavor like no other. I made…
Greek Salad Stack with Fried Feta & Lemon Mint Vinaigrette
This recipe was inspired by a contest that I have entered with Dorothea Tsakiris-Pirpiris. It was the Triscuit Summer Snack Off with Martha Stewart. This challenge was to use Triscuits and Cherry Tomatoes in a…
Shrimp Santorini in a Feta & Greek Yogurt Cream Sauce
Shrimp is one of the most loved kinds of seafood around the world. It is prepared in countless ways and appears in dishes across many cultures. Yet a few classic shrimp dishes seem to keep…
Roasted Potato Salad with Pesto, Mint & Feta
Our vision of Summertime food seems to gravitate to cool, crisp, light and refreshing dishes. Although Potato Salad is not really a light dish, it is a favorite in the summer months. Potato Salads today…
