Beef Bone Soup (Sup Tulang)

  There was a sudden cold spell here in Athens recently. Although, cold for me means anything that goes below 10 degrees, and it did fall to about 8 degrees at night. I always crave for a hot bowl of noodle soup whenever it gets cold, and I was lucky to have bought some beef…

Meatball Soup (Giouvarlaki)

I love this soup! It’s quite hearty and refreshing at the same time. Its a great winter warmer dish, but surprisingly it goes down really well during cool summer nights. The egg-lemon sauce makes it fresh-tasting, and the meatballs are juicy and flavourful. The secret to this dish is the egg-lemon sauce (avgolemono). My mother-in-law…

Summer Bean Black-Eyed Peas Soup

Its summer, and you’re having soup? You’d be surprised, this is quite refreshing and its a favourite with George. You can prepare it beforehand, refrigerate and reheat it later, too. (which is what I usually do.) There are winter versions of this soup which is heavily flavoured with celeriac and carrots but this is a…