Greek Holiday/Event Recipes

"This recipe was passed down to me from my Greek aunt. Traditionally the bread was made exclusively for Easter celebrations and had red-dyed hard boiled eggs nestled in the braids of the loaf. Nowadays the bread is popular at breakfast and is served all year round, without the hard boiled eggs."

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Ingredients: egg yolks, eggs, milk...

"Another Greek recipe for the Zaar World Tour. This is from Better Homes and Gardens. This is fast and easy."

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Ingredients: cracked black pepper, cucumbers...

"This is my sister's creation that she often brings to gatherings. (I took the liberty of naming it) It is always a crowd pleaser. Easy to prepare and produces a large quantity. I use my Penzey's Greek Seasoning to make up my dressing and switch up the pasta shape each time but otherwise stick to the recipe. A colorful salad the children like to eat."

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Ingredients: bow tie pasta, vinaigrette...

"A crusty Greek bread often found at delicatessens."

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Ingredients: fine semolina, oil, salt...

"This is a traditional Easter bread served in Greece to break the Lenten fast. It is traditionally braided, with a red-dyed*, hard-boiled egg inserted at one end, and then baked. Beautiful to look at - delicious to eat. Like many yeast breads, these loaves require two risings, so take that into consideration when timing to make them. I like to eat it..."

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Ingredients: oranges, zest of, egg yolks...

"This will be the only baklava recipe you will ever use! My dad is from Egypt and is a 5 star master chef and recreated this classic dessert in a simplified version. Super easy that even a beginner chef could try it out with success! You can make with walnuts or pecans (whatever your preference is). So good and can be frozen and enjoyed for months..."

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Ingredients: cloves, coconut, lemon juice...

"This is a robust, full bodied soup that can stand on its own as a meal. From the cookbook Caprial Cafe Favorites. Caprial is a restaurant owner, television chef and a mother of two small children."

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, fresh basil...

"Taken from "The Foods of The Greek Islands" written by Aglaia Kremezi. This is most always served with lamb or roasted chicken. Use small potatoes for this if you can, quarter or half them and leave the peel on, they absorb more flavor when they are cut and cooked in the juices. This lemon potato dish has extreme flavor, and the recipe can..."

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Ingredients: dried oregano, fresh lemon juice...