This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
Fava beans or Olive breadBaked lamb or Traditional pie with wild leafy herbs (such as amaranth, dock weed and dandelion) Fish with herbs and pine nuts or Stuffed zucchini flowers with bulgur.Pomegranate gelee or Fig strudel in red wine sauce served with Greek yogurtCoffee and homemade loukoumi (traditional sweets made from flour and sugar) Erna and her husband, Thanos, live in a seaside village, Epanomi, outside of Thessaloniki and both share a common passion for food and hospitality. Erna is a native Austrian and has been living in Greece, where she moved after marrying Thanos, for the past 30 years. Erna first learned to cook in school, where cooking classes were part of the curriculum, and she developed a passion that started in the classroom and traveled home, where she fondly remembers recreating dishes learned at school for her family. Erna's in-laws were both professional cooks and she learned traditional Greek cooking from them. She knew she couldn’t compete with their professional cooking skills, so she started to innovate and create her own dishes, which are traditional Greek recipes with an Austrian twist!
From Erna, “We like to please people through their taste buds which always leads to interesting conversations, sharing a good glass of wine and having a good time.”
