http://niammy.com/melinasdelightenhttps://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/greek-apricot-baba-1940https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/greek-apricot-baba-1940 a healthy dessert easy to make and with lots of taste.  when apricots are in  season around June , July in my country, Greece, small apricots are used for this desert, fun to have as a snack or a after dinner desert, out in our patio having good time  with friendsMon, 25 Jun 2018 08:15:27 +0000https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/all-natural-1029https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/all-natural-1029If you ever visited Greece during the summer time, one of the things that will impress you are the fresh fruits, especially if you happen to visit a open air fruit market you will have the chance to try all kinds of summer fruits.  One of the popular choices will be the little round melon, coming from the island of Crete, south Aegean sea.  From Macedonia, North part of Greece come the most tas...Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:14:18 +0000https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/pistachio-and-basil-cool-salad-999https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/pistachio-and-basil-cool-salad-999The other day with some friends we decided to travel on a day trip to a near by small pretty Greek island called  Aegina....this is an island that holds lots of our memories as children , since this was the place we will all go together as teenagers to swim , eat Greek meze , and return home just on time for dinner ....whenever we go to the Aegina  island we will come back bringing with us lots...Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:31:21 +0000https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/mediterranean-chicken-998https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/mediterranean-chicken-998Chicken is one of the Greeks favorite protein,but somehow we Greeks, are not very keen on dry pieces of cooked chicken, we love sauces and herbs too, when I invite friends over for a light dinner I always like to include this delicious recipe of mine....I got inspired in the earlier years from my mums similar dish and I turned this traditional recipe to a more modern and new way of cooking this...Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:00:31 +0000https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/its-fava-time-997https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/its-fava-time-997If you ever travel to Greece make sure when you visit a local taverna or restaurant to try a side dish called fava...and if you like it so much that you would like to make it at home I will give you all the necessary information to make this side dish unforgettable....fava is a dry lentil that comes from the island of Santirini, right in the middle on the Greek Aegean sea of the Mediterranean a...Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:02:51 +0000https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/greek-salad-on-a-bread-basket-996https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/greek-salad-on-a-bread-basket-996A salad is always welcome either as a side dish,  a main course , or even a starter...a Geek salad can be any of these...almost every Greek family , that loves healthy food will include this salad on their either lunch or dinner table...the recipe of the Greek salad which became very famous about 60 years ago , simply comes from the Greek -Americans , first and second generations, with the memo...Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:32:53 +0000https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/when-courgettes-come-a-round-994https://niammy.com/melinasdelight/recipe/when-courgettes-come-a-round-994This is a traditional Greek recipe that has traveled,  in 1922  all the way from the Black Sea area to Greece , carried by the Greeks who  came from Turkey back home....the recipe's name in Greek is gemista kolokithakia and if this is all Greek to you then  please, let me  translate ....stuffed courgettes .....their  original version was for the  long shape courgette but it has been a while tha...Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:36:13 +0000