Sitemap - 2025 - my little expat kitchen
Greek boiled zucchini with olive oil and lemon
Greek green beans with tomato and garlic
Thai turmeric-marinated roasted chicken drumsticks with lime-flavored Jasmine rice
Mascarpone and nutella ice cream with hazelnut praline
Fig and Muscat wine ice cream with salted pistachio praline
Banana ice cream with chocolate chunks
Fig and mascarpone bruschetta with ham and honey
Pistachio, buckwheat and lemon cake with honeyed plums (GF)
Greek olive oil-braised peas with potatoes and dill
Deep-fried sweet corn fritters
Vegetarian Greek souvlaki with beetroot, feta and hummus
Nectarine jam and semolina biscuit slice
Orange, mango, banana and ginger smoothie
White chocolate ice cream with a caramel-Kahlua Sauce
Heirloom tomato salad with mint oil, feta and Kalamata olives
White chocolate cups filled with a mascarpone and chocolate cream
Tagliatelle with fresh figs, goat's cheese and prosciutto
Penne with mascarpone, walnuts and parmesan
Tomato galette with spelt pastry
Smoked salmon linguine with crème fraîche and lime
Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate-crème fraîche frosting
Fresh chamomile cupcakes with honey glaze
Vanilla bean cupcakes with speculoos-mascarpone frosting
Sparkling wine & vanilla cupcakes with sparkling wine buttercream frosting
Greek fried calamari with a homemade saffron mayonnaise
Tomato, nectarine and parsley salad with a date syrup and sumac dressing
Mouclade - French steamed mussels in a curry cream sauce
Honey, lemon and lavender marinated roasted chicken
Tartines with pasta elias (Greek olive paste), tomato and feta
Tartines of grilled peaches, beetroot and blue cheese with a walnut and garlic spread
Green lasagna with spinach, rocket and herbs
Poached eggs on buttered toast
Baked Parmesan French toast with poached eggs, prosciutto and rocket salad
Greek barley bread with avocado and boiled egg
Tomato, yoghurt and harissa tartine + Cucumber, yoghurt and dill-oil tartine
Pan-seared scallops with bacon, coriander seeds and guacamole on toast
Spinach and feta tartines + Broccolini and parmesan tartines
Moroccan chicken, olive and preserved lemon tagine with almond couscous
Sourdough bruschetta with cherries, ricotta, seeds, nuts and a miso dressing
Lemon, polenta and yoghurt cake with poached apricots
Summer green salad with cherries, jamón Serrano and goat's cheese
Young swiss-chard and mint salad with cherries, olives and feta
Cherry and apricot almond crisp
Cherry and almond cake with amaretto glaze
Frozen chocolate-dipped bananas with desiccated coconut, pistachio or sprinkles
Jumbo pasta shells filled with spinach, feta and ricotta, baked in a tomato sauce
Pasta with roasted Romanesco, sourdough croutons, Kalamata olives and sun-dried tomatoes
Kolokythokeftedes – Greek zucchini fritters
Garlicky roasted tomatoes, with feta on sourdough toast
Tortiglioni with broccolini, ricotta and lemon zest
Rigatoni with white wine-braised artichokes and peas, with capers and lemon
Greek beetroot purée with potatoes and walnuts
Caramelized apples with golden raisins, maple syrup and Greek yoghurt
Grilled halloumi with a tomato, fresh cherry and pomegranate molasses salsa
Sourdough panini with dark chocolate and fresh raspberries
Baked salmon with pomegranate molasses glaze
Spicy red-lentil and butternut squash dahl with basmati rice and sheep’s milk yoghurt
Warm Puy lentil salad with smoked trout, ricotta cheese and grapefruit
Chocolate dulce de leche bars with shortbread crust and Fleur de Sel
Pan-fried sea bass fillets with vanilla butter
Pan-fried duck breast with a warm salad of Beluga lentils, spinach and cranberries
Fudgy chocolate brownies with white chocolate chips
Oven-baked Spetzofai - Greek country sausages and peppers in a tomato sauce
Goat's cheese and Greek yoghurt tart with Greek wild thyme honey and a pistachio crust
Strawberry and raspberry galette
Strawberry tartlets, with strawberry crème légère
Homemade French Petit Beurre biscuits with strawberry buttercream filling
Quick-and-easy whole-wheat bread rolls
Tarte Flambée - Alsatian red onion, crème fraîche and bacon tart with Reblochon cheese
Prosciutto and taleggio tart with a polenta and Parmigiano crust
Savory muffins with Gruyère, dried figs, rosemary and thyme
Phyllo tartlets with homemade caramelized onions, leeks and Roquefort cheese
Thai coconut milk and red lentil soup with homemade crispy fried shallots
Stuffed meatloaf with quails' eggs, dried apricots and walnuts
Spiced chicken patties souvlakia with a cumin and sultana yoghurt sauce
No churn vanilla ice cream with chocolate swirl and pistachio paste
Double chocolate no churn ice cream
Chocolate, hazelnut and crushed meringue ice cream terrine
Persimmon salad with prosciutto, fennel and white balsamic vinaigrette
Persimmon and blackberry frangipane gallete with rye pastry
Elderflower cordial / concentrate
Pistachio and cocoa nib cookies with salted butter
Sautéed asparagus and spring onions with fried quails’ eggs
Coffee ice cream with hazelnut and orange biscotti
Buckwheat and hazelnut granola with millet, dried currants and seeds
Quick and Easy Tyropita (Greek cheese pie) with a yoghurt and whole-wheat flour dough
Tsoureki bread-and-butter pudding with strawberries, vanilla and dried currants
White asparagus and ricotta bruschetta
Spelt and roasted asparagus salad with radishes and goat’s cheese
Quick strawberry and rosewater ice cream
Strawberry ice cream without eggs
Meringues with strawberries, crème fraîche and chamomile syrup
Honey and milk ice cream with Pasteli (Greek honey and sesame seed bars)
Green asparagus tarts with puff pastry
Wild asparagus omelette with ricotta and pea shoots
Wild asparagus tagliatelle with lemon, olive oil and garlic
Wild asparagus, yoghurt and ricotta galette with whole-wheat pastry
Green asparagus with lemon sabayon
Roasted green asparagus salad with a Rooibos tea and orange dressing
Marinated roast chicken with tomatoes, olives, lemon and herbs
Greek fried zucchini with fresh mint and sesame seeds and a yoghurt dip with ground coriander
Tsoureki (traditional Greek Easter sweet bread) with grape molasses and tahini
Horiatiki salata - Greek Salad / Peasant Salad
Feta Saganaki - Greek fried Feta cheese
Politiko Saganaki - Greek Saganaki with eggs, tomato, feta and soutzouki
Saganaki me Kefalotyri - Greek Saganaki with Kefalotyri cheese (Greek fried cheese)
Pan-fried salmon fillets with sautéed fennel and Ouzo
Pan-fried salmon with green asparagus pesto
Grilled tuna steaks with Chimichurri sauce and mixed greens
Spiced pumpkin cake with walnuts and a vanilla cream cheese frosting
Creamy pumpkin soup with toasted pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries
Two-layer chocolate Easter egg-nest cake with chocolate truffle eggs
Deviled eggs with avocado, crème fraîche and salmon roe
Saragli - Greek individual baklava rolls
Bergamot and almond bundt cake with bergamot glaze
Chocolate and almond marble bundt cake
Chilli and ginger-marinated beef stir-fry with Savoy cabbage and cashews
Indonesian vegetable salad with a spicy coconut and fresh chilli dressing
Easy puff pastry tart with mascarpone cream and strawberries
Puff pastry tart with vanilla mascarpone, crushed hazelnut praline and melted chocolate
Fresh berry tart with puff pastry
Puffed quinoa granola bars with dark chocolate ganache and coconut flakes
Beijinhos de coco – Brazilian coconut balls
Cucumber, blueberry and feta salad with lettuce, almonds and a honey vinaigrette
Appelflappen (Dutch apple turnovers) with whiskey chantilly cream
Blondies with walnuts and dark and white chocolate chunks
Carrot cake cookies with dates and coconut flour
Puy lentils with wild garlic pesto, Greek anthotyro cheese and date molasses dressing
Spicy fasolia gigantes plaki - Greek baked giant beans with peppers and chilli
Paschalina Koulourakia with mahlepi and mastiha - Greek Easter Cookies with mahleb and mastic
Paschalina Koulourakia - Traditional Greek Easter Cookies
Rhubarb and almond cake with rye flour and coconut sugar
Rhubarb and Ginger-crumble ice cream
Vanilla roasted rhubarb and ricotta cream with Greek honey on toasted bread
Pan-fried mackerel with rosemary and capers, and roasted rhubarb
Oven-braised duck legs with green olives
Kouneli kokkinisto me hilopites - Greek braised rabbit with prunes and Greek hilopites pasta
Portokalopita – Greek orange pie/cake with blood oranges
Hot chocolate with homemade nutella and whipped cream
Caramelized fennel, pear and blue cheese pizza with a walnut, garlic and parmesan spread
Peinirli - Greek canoe-shaped yeasted bread stuffed with cheese, pastourma or soutzouki
Chocolate fudge layered cake with mascarpone-cream filling and dark chocolate fudge frosting
Tyropitakia and Kreatopitakia - Greek Individual Cheese Pies and Meat Pies
Pork stew with dried fruit and dark beer
Chocolate-chunk cookie-muffins with Fleur de Sel
Chestnut flour crêpes with creamy wild mushrooms
Grilled langoustines with olive oil, lemon and chilli
Chocolate mousse with coconut milk
Coffee granita with Coconut whipped cream
Broccolini with wild garlic and miso dressing
Banana cake with ground hazelnuts and milk chocolate chunks
Creamy broccoli soup with Greek Kefalotyri cheese toasts
Chioggia beet salad with goat’s cheese and pistachios
Moustokouloura - Greek cookies with petimezi (grape molasses) and spices
Purslane salad with cucumbers, red onion and feta
Pitakia me elies kalamon (Eliopitakia) - Greek individual pie rolls with Kalamata olives
Chole Bhature - Indian spicy chickpea stew and Indian puffed fried bread
Spaghetti alle vongole in bianco
Roasted carrot soup with Puy lentils
Tas Kebap - Greek veal stew in a tomato sauce
Sautéed shrimp with tahini and garlic sauce, and a sumac, cumin seed and pistachio dukkah
No-knead whole-wheat Greek Lagana with tahini and honey
Fakes soupa - Traditional Greek lentil soup
Politikos Halvas - Greek semolina halva with cinnamon and blanched almonds
Spaghettini with mushrooms, olive oil and garlic
Chickpea soup with fennel and leek
Chocolate Mousse (Chocolat Chantilly)
Greek Lagana sandwich with harissa, salami and burrata
Feta and pistachio pesto babka
Individual apple galettes flavored with mahlepi and cardamom
Rigatoni with a rich cherry tomato sauce and spinach
Politiko Tsoureki - Greek Easter sweet bread
Homemade Chèvre - Goat’s cheese
Osso buco kokkinisto krasato - Greek braised veal shanks in a thick tomato and red wine sauce
Grilled lamb chops with herb and garlic sauce, and a tomato and onion salad
Tyrokafteri kokkini - Greek spicy feta and red pepper dip
Melitzanosalata - Greek smoky eggplant dip
Taramosalata - Greek carp roe dip
Lagana - Greek lenten yeasted flatbread
Watermelon radish, fennel and avocado salad with whipped feta dressing and sumac
Pumpkin soup with parsnip, crème fraîche and walnuts
Two loaves: Plain rye bread and rye with walnuts and sun-dried tomatoes
Chicken and walnut stew with petimezi (grape molasses), and saffron basmati rice
Chicken and beetroot salad with orange, fennel and feta
Marides tiganites - Greek fried whitebait
Barbounia tiganita - Greek fried red mullet
Cold soba noodle salad with tobiko, shiso and pickled ginger
Spelt waffles with pistachios and a blood orange and orange-blossom water syrup
Blood orange granita with juniper berries and Dutch Jenever (Gin)
Blood orange, Campari and semolina syrup cake
Chewy meringues with Greek yoghurt, blood oranges & blood orange and orange-blossom water syrup
Chocolate-hazelnut spread/paste
Briam - Greek baked vegetables
No-bake date, almond and coconut cake with rosewater chocolate ganache
Pumpkin hummus with fresh chilli
Kounoupidi kapamas/yiahni (kokkinisto) - Greek tomato cauliflower stew with potatoes and carrots
Spetzofai - Greek peppers and spicy country sausages in a rich tomato sauce
Dark chocolate brownies with beetroot
Oven-baked sweet and spicy spare ribs
Spicy red kidney bean dip with za’atar
Cooking dried beans for dips, spreads, salads etc.
Fudgy cocoa and strawberry brownies
How to handle fresh hot chillies
Spanakopita - Greek spinach pie
Kale and fresh mint pesto fusilli
Chocolate and chestnut truffles and Chestnut cream truffles
Crème de marrons - Sweet chestnut cream
Strapatsada / Kagianas - Greek eggs with tomatoes
Kuku sabzi - Persian herb omelette, with feta
Hollandse appeltaart - Dutch apple pie
Egg-in-a-hole with charred red peppers and Parmigiano
Beetroot hummus with spicy, crunchy roasted chickpeas
Mango tiramisu with raspberry sauce
How to prep fresh mussels for cooking
Galatopita - Greek milk pie with phyllo
Working with ready-made phyllo dough
Chocolate Dutch stout cake with cream cheese and white chocolate frosting
Penne with sun-dried tomato, fresh chilli and walnut pesto, and burrata
Greek octopus with vinegar, olive oil and dried oregano
Brownies with homemade peanut butter and chocolate
Sikotaki Politiko - Greek fried calf’s liver with onion and parsley
Greek potato fries with feta and oregano
Tagliatelle with rainbow chard, pine nuts and Gruyère cheese
Greek baked whole tuna with Ladolemono (Greek olive oil and lemon sauce)
Greek baked mackerel (Kolios) with olive oil, lemon and parsley
Pizza muffins (for toddlers and adults alike)
Baked pasta with ham, cheese and béchamel sauce
Pastourmadopitakia - Greek individual pies with pastourma
Oven-baked marinated sardines with chermoula sauce
Potato and egg salad with carrots and spices
Greek marinated pork souvlaki with bulgur pilaf, charred peppers and tzatziki
Rich chocolate bundt cake with dark chocolate ganache
Velvety carrot soup with carrot-top pesto
Lemon cake with Greek wild thyme honey glaze and pistachios
Ginger and turmeric tea with spices
Gemista - Greek stuffed tomatoes and peppers with beef and rice
Roasted pumpkin with Greek manouri cream and olives
Greek beetroot salad with feta and fresh mint
Date, coconut, cacao and almond balls (truffles)
Persimmon and pomegranate salad with Greek manouri cheese
Coconut ice cream with chocolate magic shell
Roast chicken with harissa and couscous
Fasolakia ladera - Greek braised green beans in a fresh tomato sauce
Vegetable-packed tomato sauce (for children and adults alike)