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Plakias => Where to eat...or not! => Topic started by: ems on July 17, 2007, 06:43:03 PM

Title: recreating Cretan food at home!
Post by: ems on July 17, 2007, 06:43:03 PM

I would just like you all to know that I am in the process of making pastitio. I miss the greek food soooo much. I;ll let you know how it goes... anyone else got any authentic recipes?

Title: recreating Cretan food at home!
Post by: Rowena & Carl on July 20, 2007, 11:49:40 AM

Quote from: ems

I would just like you all to know that I am in the process of making pastitio. I miss the greek food soooo much. I;ll let you know how it goes... anyone else got any authentic recipes?

I make Shrimp Saganaki & despite getting the recipe from Manouli at Christos it doesn't taste the same even when I bring the Graveria back from Plakias!!

Rowena

Title: recreating Cretan food at home!
Post by: Susan K on July 20, 2007, 12:17:54 PM

1. Pork Souvlaki with Tzatsiki
2. Zucchini Balls
3. Greek Salad

Susan

Title: recreating Cretan food at home!
Post by: Tony and Sandra Smith on July 20, 2007, 04:19:53 PM

Try the recipes on
http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-diet-recipes.htm (http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-diet-recipes.htm)

Title: recreating Cretan food at home!
Post by: George on July 31, 2007, 01:32:06 PM

Tina made Kleftica once and it was excellant, foil bag, the smell of origami as you opened the package, it was absolutely perfect, except for one thing.
We weren't in Plakias, it just wasn't the same.  

george g...

Title: recreating Cretan food at home!
Post by: Mike from Sussex on July 31, 2007, 03:23:38 PM

 

Quote from: George

Tina made Kleftica once and it was excellant, foil bag, the smell of origami as you opened the package, it was absolutely perfect, except for one thing.
We weren't in Plakias, it just wasn't the same.  

george g...

I take it the foil was folded to perfection then.

Title: recreating Cretan food at home!
Post by: George on July 31, 2007, 03:40:13 PM

Quote from: Mike from Sussex

Quote from: George

Tina made Kleftica once and it was excellant, foil bag, the smell of origami as you opened the package, it was absolutely perfect, except for one thing.
We weren't in Plakias, it just wasn't the same.  

george g...

I take it the foil was folded to perfection then.

More like a Jamie Oliver Handbag  

It had to be carried outside onto the terrace under the grape vine covered pergola and we sat at the table behind the Tamarisk and the Loquat trees.
It was all washed down with ice cold retzina...

george g...

withdrawals are setting in... won't be long now!