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Yiouverlakia avgolemono and tomato (Γιουβαρλάκια αυγολέμονο με ντομάτα)
Roast chicken and Greek-style potatoes (Κοτόπουλο λεμονάτο με πατάτες)
Eggs with loukaniko and potato (Ομελέτα με λουκάνικα και πατάτες)
Tsoureki and feta grilled cheese
Tsoureki bread pudding

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We love April. The beginning of spring, a time of renewal, snow melting and grass starting to grow. It's amazing. Except that this April, so far, has kind of sucked here in Montreal. Just today we experienced a tiny bit of sun, snow, hail and rain. What!? Well, we can't control the weather, but we can control how we deal with it! Days like today are meant for warm, comforting foods like this dish called yiouverlakia with avgolemono and tomato. Yiouverlakia are meatballs combined with rice which are served in a soup whose broth here is a lovely lemon and egg sauce mixed with a bit of tomato. Perfectly balanced in flavour, delicate and robust at the same time...this is a perfect meal for a winter day in April. Actually, this is a pretty great meal, regardless of the weather. So if you happen to be enjoying spring as it is meant to be, go ahead and try this recipe as well 🙂 Head on over to the blog for the complete recipe, some helpful hints and step by step photos. . . . . . Find the recipe <yiouverlakia avgolemono and tomato > on miakouppa.com and on profile #yiouvarlakia #soup #comfortfood . . #miakouppa #greekfood #greekcooking #greekrecipes #greek #fbcigers #foodbloggerpro #huffpostliving #huffposttaste #thekitchn #bhgfood #rslove #hocsupperclub #lifeandthyme #thekitchn #cuisinesworld #makeitdelicious #f52grams #eatgood #cookcl #foodwinewoman #shareyourtable #yahoofood #chatelainemag #imsomartha #tastingtable

Does Mia Kouppa roasted chicken and Greek style potatoes sound familiar? If so, it may be because this is one of our most popular recipes and posts; no surprise really since our parents chicken and potatoes are epic. Meals such as this one remind us that our parents are not only generous cooks, sharing their recipes with us...and then with all of you...but they are also exceptional home cooks. If you're not convinced, give this recipe a try 😁 Given the love that this post has received, we've decided to re-post it by also showing it some love. We've learned a lot since starting Mia Kouppa, including improving our photography skills, so our repost includes some new photos. Let us know what you think...about the recipe and the pictures ❤️ Hope you're all having a great week so far! Our has been pretty great...but cold. We are SO ready for spring weather! . . . . . Find the recipe <roast chicken and Greek style potatoes > on miakouppa.com #roastchicken #comfortfood #easycooking . . #miakouppa #greekfood #greekcooking #greekrecipes #greek #fbcigers #foodbloggerpro #huffpostliving #huffposttaste #thekitchn #bhgfood #rslove #hocsupperclub #lifeandthyme #thekitchn #cuisinesworld #makeitdelicious #f52grams #eatgood #cookcl #foodwinewoman #shareyourtable #yahoofood #chatelainemag #imsomartha #tastingtable

This dish represents our parents so well! Our folks are simple, hard working people who have devoted their lives to raising their family, helping others and serving their community. Despite all of their accomplishments, and sacrifices, they remain humble, honest and what you see, is what you get! Almost like this egg and sausage combination. Growing up, our parents worked hard to make sure that there was always a healthy, filling meal on the table. Often times, our lunch or supper would be something like this. No bells and whistles. No fancy sauces or spices. No exotic ingredients (although if you're not Greek you may consider Greek sausage, called loukaniko to be exotic!). Just simple ingredients which always seemed to be handy, handled with love. When we taste something like this simple dish coming out of our parents' kitchen, we are constantly amazed by how wonderful "simple" can taste. . . . . . Find the recipe <eggs with loukaniko and potato > on miakouppa.com #loukaniko #eggstravaganza #omeletta . . #miakouppa #greekfood #greekcooking #greekrecipes #greek #fbcigers #foodbloggerpro #huffpostliving #huffposttaste #thekitchn #bhgfood #rslove #hocsupperclub #lifeandthyme #thekitchn #cuisinesworld #makeitdelicious #f52grams #eatgood #cookcl #foodwinewoman #shareyourtable #yahoofood #gloobyfood #imsomartha #tastingtable

Well, we're a little late to the party, but it seems that yesterday was National Grilled Cheese Day! We always plan to keep on top of these things...but frankly, we've given up, because we never can. So, it's a pretty great coincidence that we were planning this post, our third to help address tsoureki overload, so close to this... holiday? national day? what are these days called? In any case, any day that celebrates melty gooey cheese and crispy grilled bread is a great day! And when this is achieved using some deliciously sweet tsoureki and Greek feta, along with some other special ingredients...well the day is the greatest! Head on over to our blog to learn what else goes into this Greek version of a classic sandwich, and to learn how we ensure that the tsoureki gets as deliciously crisp as possible. Have a great Friday everyone! Hope you all have something wonderful planned for the weekend! 🙂. . . . . . Find the recipe <tsoureki and feta grilled cheese > on miakouppa.com #nationalgrilledcheeseday #tsoureki #feta . . #miakouppa #greekfood #greekcooking #greekrecipes #greek #fbcigers #foodbloggerpro #huffpostliving #huffposttaste #thekitchn #bhgfood #rslove #hocsupperclub #lifeandthyme #thekitchn #cuisinesworld #makeitdelicious #f52grams #eatgood #cookcl #foodwinewoman #shareyourtable #yahoofood #gloobyfood #imsomartha #tastingtable

We've gifted it, frozen it, nibbled on it, biscotti-ed it, french toast-ed it...and yet, we still have tsoureki everywhere it seems. We are NOT complaining 🙂 If you find yourself nodding your head in agreement and murmuring "me too" while nibbling on your 4th piece of toasted and buttered tsoureki of the day...then you may want to give this bread pudding with a twist of Greek a try. Because tsoureki itself is traditionally flavoured with uniquely lovely things like mastiha and mahlepi, this bread pudding will be like nothing you've ever tried before. To make it even more special, that lovely sauce you see...well, it contains the Greek spirit, Metaxa...because it's delicious, and we like it! 😉 To learn more about mastiha, mahlepi, and to get the recipe for both the tsoureki and this bread pudding, head on over to our blog! . . . . . Find the recipe <tsoureki bread pudding> on miakouppa.com #tsoureki #lovebaking #breadpudding . . #miakouppa #greekfood #greekcooking #greekrecipes #greek #fbcigers #foodbloggerpro #huffpostliving #huffposttaste #thekitchn #bhgfood #rslove #hocsupperclub #lifeandthyme #thekitchn #cuisinesworld #makeitdelicious #f52grams #eatgood #cookcl #foodwinewoman #shareyourtable #yahoofood #gloobyfood #imsomartha #tastingtable

We are starting to feel like culinary environmentalists...seriously! With all of the leftovers from Easter, we've gotten pretty creative in using it all up so that nothing goes to waste. . . Of course, one of the things we have loads of is tsoureki, the traditional Greek Easter bread. This deliciously sweet and fragrant bread is usually shaped in a braid to symbolize the Holy Trinity and is baked with a red dyed egg embedded within it, to symbolize the blood of Christ. It seems like Orthodox Greeks everywhere are baking tsourekia, and gifting them to one another, which usually means that once Easter has come and gone, you've got a pile of tsourekia in your kitchen (we are NOT complaining). . . Although they freeze really well, tsoureki also makes an incredible french toast. Dipped in a simple egg batter and topped with some pure maple sugar (preferably from Quebec...because we're biased) and fruit, it is a breakfast so good, you can even pass it off as dessert. Stay tuned tomorrow, when we share yet another tsoureki transformation! Have a sweet evening everyone! You can find the recipe for both our tsoureki and the tsoureki french toast on the blog! . . . . . Find the recipe < tsoureki French toast > on miakouppa.com #tsoureki #frenchtoast #easterbread . . #miakouppa #greekfood #greekcooking #greekrecipes #greek #fbcigers #foodbloggerpro #huffpostliving #huffposttaste #thekitchn #bhgfood #rslove #hocsupperclub #lifeandthyme #thekitchn #cuisinesworld #makeitdelicious #f52grams #eatgood #cookcl #foodwinewoman #shareyourtable #yahoofood #gloobyfood #imsomartha #tastingtable

It's National Sibling Day! And so...here we are!! If you are lucky enough to have a sibling, we hope you enjoy each other's company as much as we do! 😊😊 #nationalsiblingday #miakouppa #sisters #brotherlylove

If you have been following our stories and posts recently, you may have gathered that we just celebrated Pascha (or Orthodox Easter)...a very important and special holiday for us, and many Greeks. Now that the holiday is over, we are dealing with leftovers 🙂 ...and in particular, loads and loads of eggs which have been hard boiled and dyed. Our parents were never ones to make egg salad or devilled eggs; instead they would serve up these! Talk about hard boiled eggs, Greek-style. These eggs are topped with all things delicious: lemon juice, olive oil, feta and oregano. They are so delicious, that if you don't happen to have hard boiled eggs at the ready, you should still take the time to make this dish! . . . . . Find the recipe < Greek style hard boiled eggs > on miakouppa.com #hardboiledeggs #pascha #onmyplate . . #miakouppa #greekfood #greekcooking #greekrecipes #greek #fbcigers #foodbloggerpro #huffpostliving #huffposttaste #thekitchn #bhgfood #rslove #hocsupperclub #lifeandthyme #thekitchn #cuisinesworld #makeitdelicious #f52grams #eatgood #cookcl #foodwinewoman #shareyourtable #yahoofood #gloobyfood #imsomartha #tastingtable

This has been a super busy week for us...the Holy week before Pascha always is. Between egg dying, Easter baking, menu planning, and church services all week long...we are pretty...no, beautifully exhausted! So tonight, we re-post one of our favourite (meaning simplest) posts...a tahini salad dressing. This dressing is just perfect. It fits the bill on so many levels: it's tasty, easy, nutritious, and vegan (aka lenten). Because there is no additional oil, it's perfect for anyone keeping even the strictest fast. Lovely! We hope you've all had an amazing week so far! Can't wait to share some of our Pascha celebrations in our stories! . . . . . Find the recipe < tahini salad dressing > on miakouppa.com #tahini #salads #nistisima . . #miakouppa #greekfood #greekcooking #greekrecipes #greek #fbcigers #foodbloggerpro #huffpostliving #huffposttaste #thekitchn #bhgfood #rslove #hocsupperclub #lifeandthyme #thekitchn #cuisinesworld #makeitdelicious #f52grams #eatgood #cookcl #foodwinewoman #shareyourtable #yahoofood #gloobyfood #imsomartha #tastingtable

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