Recipies

Gemista = Stuffed Vegetables Gemista recipe is actually one of the most popular Greek recipes. In Greece you will hear this dish as yemista, which is written as γεμιστά. Gemista is the Greek recipe for stuffed tomatoes and other vegetables. It is one of the most popular vegetarian dishes in the summer. Although the predominant English translation of gemista […]

  On New Year’s Day families cut the Basilopita to bless the house and bring good luck for the new year. This is usually done at the midnight of New Year’s Eve. A coin is hidden in the bread by slipping it into the dough before baking. At midnight the sign of the cross is […]

Bite-sized Christmas fruit cakes with a twist. Ingredients: 500g moist fruit cake 200g dark chocolate ±150g Golden Syrup ± quarter cup brandy… to taste! 100g white chocolate and red and green glaze cherries for decorating.   Method: Crumble the fruit cake into a bowl into roughly shaped chunks. Melt the 200g dark chocolate. When slightly […]

Welcome to BeHellenic’s Tasty Tuesday. Every Tuesday we will be posting a recipe from a community member for you to try out. If you have a delicious recipe or a special recipe from your yiayia that you’d like to share with us, we will gladly post it on our website. Email us at least two photos, the […]