Pizza

 What to have:

 Dough

 400gr all-purpose flour

 dry yeast (1 packet)

 1 glass of water

 1 teaspoon salt

 1 teaspoon sugar

 1 tablespoon olive oil

 some pepper

Toppings:

tomato sauce

oregano

gouda cheese

feta cheese

ham / turkey

onions

olives

peppers

How to do it:

1. You mix the yeast with the flour. 
2. Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
3. Start adding the water and mix with your hands, until you have a dough. If the dough sticks in your hands, add more flour.
4. Start massaging the dough. The more you massage it, the more fluffy the pizza dough will become.
5. Leave in the bowl and place it in the warmest spot in your house (cover first with a towel).
6. After 30-50 minutes, the dough will be almost double. 
7. Add some olive oil on a pan. Spread the dough with your hands or using a rolling pin. 
8. Add the tomato sauce and some oregano. 
9. Then add the ham / turkey or whatever meat you want. 
10. Cover with cheese. 
11. Add the vegetables and sprinkle with some oregano.
12. Bake it in 400K for 20-25 minutes.

Dough after massage

The dough is resting...

Dough after it has risen.

You can use a rolling pin to open the dough (optional)

Use your fingers to open the dough.

spread the tomato sauce + oregano

I had some extra dough and made a small pizzette :).

Pizzette with the toppings.

Baked pizzette

Baked pizza

                                      

Extra tips:

! After the dough has risen, you can use some part of the dough to bake a pizza and use the rest some other day! But be careful, place it in a plastic membrane straight to the freezer! Then just unfreeze, open it, add your toppings and straight to the oven!

Aromatic baked potatoes

What to have:

potatoes
olive oil
honey (1 tablespoon)
mustard (1-2 tablespoons)
salt
pepper
oregano
thyme (optional)
water






How to do it:

1. You wash the potatoes and cut them in half (you could peel them as well).
2. Place them in a pan and add some olive oil (1/4 cup). 
3. Add all the other ingredients mix well with your hands. 
4. Add some water in the corners of the pan (so that the spices stay on the potatoes).
5. Bake in 350K for 1h30.

Pasta (or greek "hilopites") with tomato sauce

What to have (3-4 servings)

pasta (I used hilopites -- handmade from my grandmother :))
grated cheese (I used mytzithra -- handmade from my other grandmother :))
Sauce:
tomato sauce (1/2 can)
some water (1/4 cup)
1/2 onion
olive oil
salt, pepper, peppercorrns
oregano, daphne


How to do it:

1. Chop the onions and saute them in some olive oil.
2. In the meanwhile, boil water for the past.
3. Pour the tomato sauce and add all the other ingredients. Mix well.
4. Let the sauce in medium to slow strength until the sauce thickens.
5. In the meanwhile, prepare the pasta. (Follow the instructions on the package or taste every 4-5 minutes to see when they are done.)
6. Serve with grated cheese. Enjoy!

chopped onions

Add some olive oil in a saucepan.

The water is boiling...

All the spices into the sauce!

Serve with cheese and some spearmint or basil!

Extra tips:

! Lid in the saucepan is not necessarily needed. But it will keep your kitchen clean :). 

If you see that it becomes too thick, then use the lid. 

Greek salad

What to have:

2 tomatoes
1 cucumber
1/2 onion
1/2 green pepper
some olives
feta cheese
olive oil
salt
oregano



How to do it:

1. You chop all the vegetables in small pieces 
2. Add the feta cheese and olives
3. Add some olive oil and then season with salt and oregano
4. Mix it with your hands, and it is ready!

Simple to make, but very healthy! 

Extra tips:

! It can accompany any dish you like, or it can be the main dish as well. 

! If you don't like any vegetables, you can skip adding them of course :).

Ntakos

What to have:

1-2 ntakos (or toasted bread)
1/2-1 tomato
some feta cheese
oregano
olives
olive oil






How to do it:

1. You wet the ntakos (or keep the toasted bread dry)
2. You chop the tomatoes above the ntakos / bread to make it more wet.
3. You chop the feta cheese
4. Add some olive oil and the olives
5. Add some oregano and ENJOY!

No extra tips required! It is the fastest dish ever! 

Zucchini-potatoes (Kolokythopatates)

Zucchini-potatoes 

What to have:


3-4 zucchinis
3-4 potatoes
3-4 tomatoes or tomato juice
3-4 garlic cloves
some parsley
some spearmint
olive oil
salt
pepper
water

How to do it:

1. Preheat the oven in 350F.
2. Cut the zucchinis and potatoes in thin slices 
3. Mince the garlic cloves, parsley and spearmint
4. Grate the tomatoes (use add the tomato juice)
5. Combine everything in a pan, add olive oil, salt, pepper and mix
6. Add some water and place into the oven for 1h30'. 
7. Serve with feta cheese and bread. 

Zucchinis in thin slices

Potatoes in thin slices

minced garlic cloves

chopped parsley

chopped spearmint 

Grated fresh tomato

The food with some water is in the oven! 

Extra tips:

! You can add oregano or replace the spearmint with mint.

! Stir the vegetables occassionally (every 30').
! Let it rest for 5-10 minutes outside the oven. (Do not eat it super hot!)