Chickpea and Quinoa Buddha Bowl with Tahini Dressing
Welcome to another recipe! Lovely Buddha Bowls The truth is that I love Buddha Bowls very much! In recent years I learned about their existence and started making them. I can say that it is a very convenient choice since they are straightforward to create, contain many ingredients, and have great nutritional value, while at the same time, the combinations are countless. This means that we can have different tastes and a new dish to try every day. At the…
The Ultimate Mediterranean Buddha Bowl
Welcome to another recipe! Greek Summer Mezes In the summer, most of us are looking for tasty, satisfying, and nutritious meals that don’t weigh us down because of the heat, which in many parts of the world is unbearable. So me too, during the summer months, I choose to create main dishes based on a lot of raw vegetables and, simultaneously, make sure to add my legumes to get the necessary amount of protein that my body needs. This way,…
Vegan Tofu Magiritsa (Greek Easter Soup)
How can I make vegan magiritsa? Do you think that it’s not possible to make vegan magiritsa? Of course, it is! We found the solution to enjoy our traditional soup on Holy Saturday night. Of course, we will enjoy in a healthier and more nutritious version in comparison with the classic one. Last year, at the same approximately time, I made fpr you a super delicious mushroom magiritsa, and this year I am back to create a totally new recipe…
Velvety Potato and Leek Soup
Are you a soup lover or not? When I was a kid, the truth is that I didn’t like soups very much. To be honest, I strongly avoided them. But a few years ago, when I started cooking and discovering different, new flavors and combinations, I changed my mind. I stay speechless every time I try a new velvet soup combination. I just love them! After all, they are so easy and fast to make, while vegetables give us so…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes
A Delicious and Colorful Salad for your menu I made this particular salad at a dinner with some friends on Christmas and it “disappeared” in a few minutes! I don’t know exactly how this happened, but I remember that when I tried to get some on my plate, there was no trace of it in the salad bowl, but only in my friends’ dishes. Okay, even though I was ready to grab it from their dishes, I controlled myself because…
Arugula Salad with Green Apple, Pecans and Raisins
2022’s First Recipe! I am very happy for the new year and I really wish it will be a year full of health and enlightenment for everyone! And this is the right time, I think, that I want to personally thank you for supporting and loving “When Helen Cooks” in 2021. It was the first year that my blog went online and I had a lot of fear, since I put in extra effort and much love. It was a…
Creamy Cauliflower Soup
How many things do you really know about cauliflower? Cauliflower is very important as it contains almost all the vitamins we need for our body. Vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and many more, are the elements that make cauliflower being on the top of the vegetables’ list. No, please don’t tell me about the strange -not particularly good- smell when we boil it. Let’s focus on the important functions it helps our body perform. This vegetable contains a lot…
Butternut Squash & Persimmon Soup
Do you love persimmons as much as I do? My first impression with persimmon was a few years ago, when some friends offered me persimmons they had brought from their village, which they had recently visited. I have to admit that my initial reaction wasn’t a positive one, since I decided to try them right away, without waiting for them to get ripe. That was the key, which I must emphasize at this point. If you don’t want to be…
Parsley Dip (Syros Island Parsley Dip)
Have you ever tried parsley dip? Parsley dip or parsley salad is a well-known side dish for ouzo and tsipouro on the island of Syros. The combination of parsley with garlic and onion gives aromas of Greece and puts this recipe among the top choices of all visitors of the Greek islands. This, of course, applies to me, since my first contact with this dip came during my trip to Santorini last summer, where I tried it in a tavern…
Velvety Broccoli Soup
Do you love or hate broccoli? So, which team are you in? On the one that loves it or on the one that hates it and they don’t even want to hear about it? In general, broccoli is a very misunderstood vegetable -I would say- in my opinion. Many people may judge it by its not so nice smell when we boil it, something that affected me a lot when I was a child. More specifically, I typically remember my…
