Lalagia served on a plate with powdered sugar, honey, and cinnamon.
3, Dec 2025
Maniati Food Week : Lakonian Lalagia Recipe

How’s it going? I can’t believe we’re already in December! It’s been tough adjusting back to California time again, but I think I’m finally getting back on track. Alright—time for our next Maniati recipe. As some of you may already know, this recipe is quite popular in my second cookbook,…

Tsouchti Pasta dish from Mani.
1, Dec 2025
Maniati Foods (Tsouchti) Pasta with Eggs

Kalo Mina! Hello December! About Mani I’m so happy I get to introduce my family’s own region of Greek food: Mani! Located in the southern part of the Peloponnese, roughly three hours south of Athens, it’s a place unlike any other. Mani is full of beautiful stone homes, historic towers,…

lemon chicken orzo soup
11, Oct 2025
Fall Soups: Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup Recipe

Happy weekend to you! For those of you catching up here on Kouzounas Kitchen blog — we’re in Greece! We’ve finally made it a bit closer to the Mani region, but currently, we’re in Isthmia near the Corinthos Canal. Long story short… the short version is that rental cars in…