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More than just Greek Food

The Journey with FAYI – It’s Greek For Food

September 6, 2021 by Chrystalla Tzaneros Leave a Comment

FAYI is the Greek word for food. It's what its all about here at FAYI – FOOD! If you didn't know, I'm Chrystalla, the author and creator at FAYI. You may be new around here or a long time follower but I thought it would be nice to take you back with me on my journey in FAYI. Hopefully it will let you know a bit more about what and why I do what I do. 

Chrystalla Tzaneros

I have a strong belief that so much of our life is impacted by food. I don't just mean health as in our weight but our mental health, connection with others and our own independent journey. 

You see, being Greek, every event and occasion is surrounded by food. We go to someones house and we will be served a coffee and cake. Or we have friends over, most likely it will end up being a souvla (barbecue) that lasts long into the night. As you can see in the photo, every time we gather as a family, it will be over food.

food with family

This is where the FAYI story began. With our strong belief about food and what it does for us. It connects us with our friends and family. It brings comfort, love, joy and so much more. 

However, my thoughts watching the older generation was that we were loosing many of the traditions and cultural behaviours because of the loss of recipes. For example, a lot of my generation no longer gifted plates of food out over Easter because they no longer made all the traditional dishes during that time. It was time to change that and get cooking with the ones that do it best. Yiayia, grandma, aunties and many others.

MEZZE – Small Plates To Share

This is how the creation of my first cookbook Mezze – small plates to share was created. I wanted dishes that we could enjoy together. Traditional ones so we could keep those memories alive and then ones that had been altered so those with dietary requirements were always included. It always has and will be about you, the stories, food and traditions to pass onto your children and what that will bring for the generations to come. 

MEZZE (Print + Ebook)

MEZZE (Print + Ebook)

MEZZE is a collection of over 40 traditional, Greek & Cypriot recipes that have been converted for your Thermomix.

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  • MEZZE – a print copy of the hardcover cookbook.
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Christmas and Easter Collection

Further into the FAYI journey, we brought you a Christmas and Easter ebook. Recipes that were traditionally cooked on those days but also throughout the year for dinners, barbecues and special occasions. 

In these books we shared our famous béchamel sauce that goes in our pastitsio (Greek pasta bake/lasagna).

The delicious souvla marinade that is perfect for all your barbecue affairs.

An avgolemono that I think should be on every house hold menu to nourish the soul.

Of course, who could forget our award winning baklava (sweet pastry with honey and nuts) and galaktoboureko (custard pie) recipes just to finish the meal off with a bang.

Best Baklava Recipe Thermomix

These are the recipes to enjoy with your family, share with your friends and for you to gift and enjoy with new friends. They are the recipes you will pass onto your children so they too will pass onto theirs.  

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Salad Collection

Finally, it was time to bring you the Salad Collection. What's a barbecue without some beautiful fresh salads. Inspired right from the home grown gardens of my family, to the salad my aunties are known for and then even to the modernised salad and dishes shared by my god brother and cousins.

Thermomix Greek Salad with Potato
Thermomix Rocket, Pear & Feta Salad
Thermomix Potato Salad

These are recipes I hope you will enjoy to add a bit of freshness, warmth and variation into your life. Help your children see the colour and beauty in what's been eaten for generations. Show them the ways it has been modernised with our Thermomix and dependent on what's in season and available.

Remember, what we choose to eat will reflect onto our children and what they will remember as they grow up. Choose to love on them with all the things that will bring them moments, experiences and much happiness. 

Salad Collection (Print + Ebook)

Salad Collection (Print + Ebook)

The Salad Collection by Chrystalla Tzaneros is the ultimate guide to salad preparation with over 40 delicious salad recipes and instructions for preparing vegetables, herbs and nuts in a Thermo Mixer.

YOU WILL RECEIVE:

  • Salad Collection – a print copy of the hardcover cookbook posted in July 2019
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I know there has and will be much more on this journey. For now, I leave you with this final ebook gift, in case you haven't grabbed it yet.

A collection of over 40 recipes to make in your Thermomix. I hope you downloaded it and have enjoyed cooking the recipes. I hope to see some of your photos shared in my private facebook group.

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  • Cornelia

    Love that theses recipes are all traditional and handed down from family. Great to be able to make them in the thermy.

  • Elke

    Highly recommend this fabulous cookbook. The recipes are easy to replicate, the depth of flavours (raspberry vinaigrette & balsamic reduction recipes are superb). The salad bowl reference guide is very helpful.

  • Jayne Martin

    Beautiful book with easy to follow recipes

  • Tina Johnson

    What a Beautiful Book! Thick glossy pages full of really useful everyday options. I’ll enjoy nourishing my family with these simple ideas.

  • Kate Win

    super quick with the E-book and great communication all the way through. Love the recipes. Thank you

  • Helen Koulinos

    Love the great dressings which are made from scratch and the wonderful salad and main meal recipes you have included along with your hints and tips

  • Kevin Crabtree

    What an amazing book, the recipes are amazing and so easy, Chrystalla is a fantastic business women who is available to help out with help you need or questioned about any of her amazing recipes from all of the cookbooks available. Highly recommend

  • Violet B

    Easy to order. Love the hard cover, photos of recipes are great quality, and amazing recipes

  • Merilyn

    Absolutely thrilled with my purchase. The books are well set out with great glossaries. Cannot wait to make my own Tahini and Greek yoghurt.

  • Judith Gordon

    Love the book and made my first Greek salad from it with the Greek dressing..loved it.

  • Sylvia

    Very excited to receive these cookbooks, making it easy, even for people with food intolerances while also honouring the Greek culture. This set is a treasure chest of beautiful recipes, made easier with the thermomix.

  • Leonie Hamilton

    It’s fabulous. Just fabulous.

  • Karin

    Love your books, can’t wait for the next one. I made some of the christmas collection for some Greek clients and got a great review. Thanks again for all the time and effort you put into your recipes. Looking forward to trying out the salads.

  • Stamatina Tabone

    Loveeeee this cookbook there BetterBusiness be another Greek one coming soon because I’ve already cooked a few things already

  • Sylvia

    I love the detailed instructions and tips as well as the beautiful photographs. Beautifully put together. I also love that the recipes are clearly marked in relation to food intolerances and substitutions are offered where appropriate.

  • Freya Hogg

    Great range of salads and so easy

  • Jan Stern

    Nice clear instructions for a beginner

  • Joanne

    I have now made miso salmon, ginger,garlic chilli chicken and pumpkin brocolini and partner has loved them both tonight I am doing tamari coleslaw and green beans with balsamic reduction which I made 2 days ago, also I have the raspberry vinegarette fermenting will finish it tomorrow to do sweet green salad thanks for the fabulous recipes

  • Anastasia

    Have all the eBooks now and absolutely love all of them. They have me feeling like a master in the kitchen. Hubby also has whipped up on many occasion Baklava and the Rizogalo.

    Only regret was not getting the hard copies.

  • Patsy Durack

    It’s given me the inspiration to try some different salads instead of turning out the same old ones. Thank you.

  • Ryan El-Fadle

    Love The posts on Facebook and the books from FAYI. Simple to make and taste great. I have the Salad book and the Mezi. Awesome recipes. Keep up the good work.

  • Steven Gavriel

    The recipes from the Ebook Salads,Greek Meze,Xmas, cooking the help and praise you get from the girls is absolutely amazing thank you very much so polite fantastic thanks again

  • Margie

    A great resource for both salads and dressings, beautifully presented.

  • Lucy Mathieson from Bake Play Smile

    Mezze is a beautiful cookbook filled with absolutely delicious recipes. Each and every recipe is designed to be shared and enjoyed with family and friends... which is of course, the best way to eat! This is definitely my favourite cookbook for entertaining!

  • Robyn Wellfare

    Truely a stunning book with the most beautiful recipes and charming family stories that shows the love that these generous women have for their family & culture.
    I feel honoured to be an early owner of their first foray into cookbook publishing “Mezze” and I feel (certainly hope) it won’t be their last. And an added bonus is that these beautiful recipes are written in an easy to follow format. Love your work Ladies

  • Keren Nicholaou

    An absolutely stunning collection of traditional recipes. Beautifully presented with precise attention to detail. All recipes are easy to follow even for beginners and taste amazing… A definite must buy…

  • Felicity

    Delicious authentic Greek food, that tastes great and is easy to make with the help of Thermie. Amazing photos of what the food looks like and the recipes are easy to follow. Highly recommend buying, a definite must for your library.

  • Kylie B

    Love love love this book. Have been using my bellini intelli and have made 4 recipes from it so far and they have all been amazing. Beautifully presented with wonderful helpful info and photos to help master the recipes. If you havent purchased it yet I would highly recommend you do.

  • Emma

    So overjoyed to have such beautiful recipes made easier to make using the thermomix! So gorgeously presented, you can feel the love of family oozing from between it’s pages, bringing a sense of home to each amazing recipe. Cannot recommend this book enough, a must have for anyone who loves Greek cuisine!!!

  • Angie Lin

    This brings back some wonderful childhood memories of family dinners and the mouth watering smells wafting through the house. Thank you for “Thermomixing” the recipes to make it easier to recreate them for my family. Well done girls!!!

  • Sarah

    I have made two items so far from the cook book. The traditional greek yogurt, so yummy and so easy. I was happy I could make it thicker than I usually buy it. I also made the rice pudding which was amazing and also very easy. I normally don’t like rice pudding so was very happy with the recipe. I’m looking forward to cooking all the other yummy recipes especially the cheeses and the souvlaki.

  • Bec & Joe The 4 Blades

    Amazingly, the girls were able to cater for us (with the weird and wonderful selection of foods that don’t work for us!) We felt like we had won the food lottery!

  • Marianne Baker

    I am so so excited to see a Greek cookbook coming out for the thermomix!!! Hoping I can wow my big Greek family with some of the recipes!!

  • Tess Hackett

    Your new book sounds AMAZING! Love that there's so much vegetarian!

  • Madeleine Lee

    Made the Halva Fourno recipe last night for the first time - delicious. Thank you so much!

  • Kerensa

    I'm so excited to be making Greek food from scratch! My first bosses were Greek, nearly 20 years ago, I still remember the flavours, scents and brilliance of their food as they cooked for the family.

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