My Story

Hi, my name is Deppy, I am Greek and I am the Cook behind Greek Cooking Made Easy (GCME). I've lived abroad most of my adult life but I always look forward to visiting Greece every year to see my family and friends and of course my beloved home country. I also love to travel and have done so extensively in most continents. I am happily married with 3 wonderful kids who are all grown up now!

Although I studied to be an Accountant and worked as such for some years, my passion has always been cooking and baking. With my family background from Athens, Asia Minor, Aegean Islands, Crete and Egypt, I have a plethora of recipes that belong to myself, my Mom, Mother in Law, Sister and Grandmothers!

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I started GCME as a YouTube channel in 2016. My idea was to post my recipes with detailed step-by-step instructions to help my kids learn how to cook, when they flew away from the nest for university and were missing their Mom's home cooking. My kids taught me how to edit and upload videos, take photos and post on social media.

They still help me today and are my most avid fans! I take great pride when they show me the final result after following one of my recipes. Then I know all my work is worth it!

For years, I have been welcoming you virtually in my home and my life, showing and sharing with you all, my everyday cooking and my love for my country Greece and its unique cuisine! You have seen me preparing from simple meals to whole spreads for holidays and family celebrations.

On my Website, except for my recipes, you will also find many historical facts about Greece, my own memories and stories from my country.

Thank you so much for reading my short story, visiting my website and for your continued interest in my recipes!

You can SUBSCRIBE to my Channel for free, to get notifications when a NEW Recipe is uploaded.

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ฮ— ฮ™ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฯฮฏฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ…

ฮ“ฮตฮนฮฌ ฯƒฮฑฯ‚, ฯ„ฮฟ ฯŒฮฝฮฟฮผฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน ฮฯ„ฮญฯ€ฮท, ฮตฮฏฮผฮฑฮน ฮ•ฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮฏฮดฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮตฮฏฮผฮฑฮน ฮท ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮฏฯฮนฯƒฯƒฮฑ ฯ€ฮฏฯƒฯ‰ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮฟ Greek Cooking Made Easy (GCME). ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮถฮฎฯƒฮตฮน ฮตฮบฯ„ฯŒฯ‚ ฮ•ฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑฯ‚ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฮตฮณฮฑฮปฯฯ„ฮตฯฮฟ ฮผฮญฯฮฟฯ‚ ฯ„ฮทฯ‚ ฮตฮฝฮฎฮปฮนฮบฮทฯ‚ ฮถฯ‰ฮฎฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ…, ฮฑฮปฮปฮฌ ฮฑฮฝฯ…ฯ€ฮฟฮผฮฟฮฝฯŽ ฮฝฮฑ ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮตฯ€ฮนฯƒฮบฮญฯ€ฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฑฮน ฮบฮฌฮธฮต ฯ‡ฯฯŒฮฝฮฟ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮฝฮฑ ฮดฯ‰ ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮฟฮนฮบฮฟฮณฮญฮฝฮตฮนฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ„ฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ ฯ†ฮฏฮปฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ†ฯ…ฯƒฮนฮบฮฌ ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮฑฮณฮฑฯ€ฮทฮผฮญฮฝฮท ฮผฮฟฯ… ฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฯฮฏฮดฮฑ. ฮœฮฟฯ… ฮฑฯฮญฯƒฮตฮน ฮตฯ€ฮฏฯƒฮทฯ‚ ฮฝฮฑ ฯ„ฮฑฮพฮนฮดฮตฯฯ‰ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ„ฮฟ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮน ฮตฮบฯ„ฮตฮฝฯŽฯ‚ ฯƒฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฯ€ฮตฯฮนฯƒฯƒฯŒฯ„ฮตฯฮตฯ‚ ฮทฯ€ฮตฮฏฯฮฟฯ…ฯ‚. ฮ•ฮฏฮผฮฑฮน ฯ€ฮฑฮฝฯ„ฯฮตฮผฮญฮฝฮท, ฯ€ฮฟฮปฯ ฮตฯ…ฯ„ฯ…ฯ‡ฮนฯƒฮผฮญฮฝฮท ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฮต 3 ฯ…ฯ€ฮญฯฮฟฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ€ฮฑฮนฮดฮนฮฌ ฯ€ฮฟฯ… ฮญฯ‡ฮฟฯ…ฮฝ ฯ€ฮนฮฑ ฮผฮตฮณฮฑฮปฯŽฯƒฮตฮน!

ฮ‘ฮฝ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯƒฯ€ฮฟฯฮดฮฑฯƒฮฑ ฮ›ฮฟฮณฮนฯƒฯ„ฮนฮบฮฌ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮตฯฮณฮฌฯƒฯ„ฮทฮบฮฑ ฯƒฮต ฮฑฯ…ฯ„ฯŒ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮบฮปฮฌฮดฮฟ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮผฮตฯฮนฮบฮฌ ฯ‡ฯฯŒฮฝฮนฮฑ, ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฮฌฮธฮฟฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮฎฯ„ฮฑฮฝ ฯ€ฮฌฮฝฯ„ฮฑ ฮท ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮนฮบฮฎ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮท ฮถฮฑฯ‡ฮฑฯฮฟฯ€ฮปฮฑฯƒฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ. ฮœฮต ฮฟฮนฮบฮฟฮณฮตฮฝฮตฮนฮฑฮบฮญฯ‚ ฯฮฏฮถฮตฯ‚ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ‘ฮธฮฎฮฝฮฑ, ฯ„ฮท ฮœฮนฮบฯฮฌ ฮ‘ฯƒฮฏฮฑ, ฯ„ฮฑ ฮฝฮทฯƒฮนฮฌ ฯ„ฮฟฯ… ฮ‘ฮนฮณฮฑฮฏฮฟฯ…, ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮšฯฮฎฯ„ฮท ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ‘ฮฏฮณฯ…ฯ€ฯ„ฮฟ, ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮผฮนฮฑ ฯ€ฮปฮทฮธฯŽฯฮฑ ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฯŽฮฝ ฯ€ฮฟฯ… ฮฑฮฝฮฎฮบฮฟฯ…ฮฝ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮตฮฑฯ…ฯ„ฯŒ ฮผฮฟฯ…, ฯ„ฮท ฮผฮฑฮผฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ…, ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฯ€ฮตฮธฮตฯฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ…, ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮฑฮดฮตฮปฯ†ฮฎ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฮณฮนฮฑฮณฮนฮฌฮดฮตฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ…!

ฮžฮตฮบฮฏฮฝฮทฯƒฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟ GCME ฮผฮต ฯ„ฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮฝฮฌฮปฮน ฮผฮฟฯ… ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ YouTube ฯ„ฮฟ 2016. ฮ— ฮนฮดฮญฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮฎฯ„ฮฑฮฝ ฮฝฮฑ ฯ€ฮฟฯƒฯ„ฮฌฯฯ‰ ฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฮญฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮผฮต ฮปฮตฯ€ฯ„ฮฟฮผฮตฯฮตฮฏฯ‚ ฮฟฮดฮทฮณฮฏฮตฯ‚ ฮฒฮฎฮผฮฑ ฯ€ฯฮฟฯ‚ ฮฒฮฎฮผฮฑ, ฯŽฯƒฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮฒฮฟฮทฮธฮฎฯƒฯ‰ ฯ„ฮฑ ฯ€ฮฑฮนฮดฮนฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮฌฮธฮฟฯ…ฮฝ ฯ€ฯŽฯ‚ ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮตฯฮฟฯ…ฮฝ, ฯŒฯ„ฮฑฮฝ ฯ€ฮญฯ„ฮฑฮพฮฑฮฝ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮท ฯ†ฯ‰ฮปฮนฮฌ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮฝฮฑ ฯ€ฮฌฮฝฮต ฯ€ฮฑฮฝฮตฯ€ฮนฯƒฯ„ฮฎฮผฮนฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ„ฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ ฮญฮปฮตฮนฯ€ฮต ฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ€ฮนฯ„ฮนฮบฯŒ ฯ†ฮฑฮณฮทฯ„ฯŒ ฯ„ฮทฯ‚ ฮผฮฑฮผฮฌฯ‚ ฯ„ฮฟฯ…ฯ‚. ฮคฮฑ ฯ€ฮฑฮนฮดฮนฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮผฮต ฮดฮฏฮดฮฑฮพฮฑฮฝ ฯ€ฯŽฯ‚ ฮฝฮฑ ฮตฯ€ฮตฮพฮตฯฮณฮฌฮถฮฟฮผฮฑฮน ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฮฑฮฝฮตฮฒฮฌฮถฯ‰ ฮฒฮฏฮฝฯ„ฮตฮฟ, ฮฝฮฑ ฯ„ฯฮฑฮฒฮฌฯ‰ ฯ†ฯ‰ฯ„ฮฟฮณฯฮฑฯ†ฮฏฮตฯ‚ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฮดฮทฮผฮฟฯƒฮนฮตฯฯ‰ ฯƒฯ„ฮฑ ฮšฮฟฮนฮฝฯ‰ฮฝฮนฮบฮฌ ฮดฮฏฮบฯ„ฯ…ฮฑ.

ฮœฮต ฮฒฮฟฮทฮธฮฟฯฮฝ ฮฑฮบฯŒฮผฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯƒฮฎฮผฮตฯฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน ฮฟฮน ฯ€ฮนฮฟ ฯ†ฮฑฮฝฮฑฯ„ฮนฮบฮฟฮฏ ฮธฮฑฯ…ฮผฮฑฯƒฯ„ฮญฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ…! ฮ•ฮฏฮผฮฑฮน ฯ€ฮฟฮปฯ ฯ€ฮตฯฮฎฯ†ฮฑฮฝฮท ฯŒฯ„ฮฑฮฝ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮดฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฝฮฟฯ…ฮฝ ฯŒฯ„ฮน ฮดฮฟฮบฮฏฮผฮฑฯƒฮฑฮฝ ฮผฮนฮฑ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฮญฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ…. ฮคฯŒฯ„ฮต ฮพฮญฯฯ‰ ฯŒฯ„ฮน ฮท ฮดฮฟฯ…ฮปฮตฮนฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮฑฮพฮฏฮถฮตฮน ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮบฯŒฯ€ฮฟ!

ฮ•ฮดฯŽ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ‡ฯฯŒฮฝฮนฮฑ, ฯƒฮฑฯ‚ ฮบฮฑฮปฯ‰ฯƒฮฟฯฮฏฮถฯ‰ ฮตฮนฮบฮฟฮฝฮนฮบฮฌ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ€ฮฏฯ„ฮน ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ„ฮท ฮถฯ‰ฮฎ ฮผฮฟฯ…, ฮดฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฝฮฟฮฝฯ„ฮฑฯ‚ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฮฟฮนฯฮฌฮถฮฟฮฝฯ„ฮฑฯ‚ ฮผฮฑฮถฮฏ ฯƒฮฑฯ‚ ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮบฮฑฮธฮทฮผฮตฯฮนฮฝฮฎ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮนฮบฮฎ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮฑฮณฮฌฯ€ฮท ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮท ฯ‡ฯŽฯฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ…, ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ•ฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ, ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ„ฮท ฮผฮฟฮฝฮฑฮดฮนฮบฮฎ ฮบฮฟฯ…ฮถฮฏฮฝฮฑ ฯ„ฮทฯ‚! ฮ˜ฮฑ ฮผฮต ฮดฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮตฯฯ‰ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮธฮทฮผฮตฯฮนฮฝฯŒ ฮผฮฑฯ‚ ฯ†ฮฑฮณฮทฯ„ฯŒ ฮผฮญฯ‡ฯฮน ฮฟฮปฯŒฮบฮปฮทฯฮฟ ฮณฮตฯฮผฮฑ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮบฮฌฯ€ฮฟฮนฮฑ ฮผฮนฮบฯฮฎ ฮฎ ฮผฮตฮณฮฌฮปฮท ฮฟฮนฮบฮฟฮณฮตฮฝฮตฮนฮฑฮบฮฎ ฮณฮนฮฟฯฯ„ฮฎ!

ฮฃฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ™ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฯƒฮตฮปฮฏฮดฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮตฮบฯ„ฯŒฯ‚ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฮญฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ…, ฮธฮฑ ฮฒฯฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฯ€ฮฟฮปฮปฮฌ ฮนฯƒฯ„ฮฟฯฮนฮบฮฌ ฮณฮตฮณฮฟฮฝฯŒฯ„ฮฑ ฯ„ฮทฯ‚ ฮ•ฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑฯ‚, ฯŒฯ€ฯ‰ฯ‚ ฮตฯ€ฮฏฯƒฮทฯ‚ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮดฮนฮบฮญฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮฑฮฝฮฑฮผฮฝฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮนฯƒฯ„ฮฟฯฮฏฮตฯ‚ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮท ฯ‡ฯŽฯฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ….

ฮฃฮฑฯ‚ ฮตฯ…ฯ‡ฮฑฯฮนฯƒฯ„ฯŽ ฯ€ฮฟฮปฯ ฯ€ฮฟฯ… ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฮฌฯƒฮฑฯ„ฮต ฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯฮฝฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฟ ฮฒฮนฮฟฮณฯฮฑฯ†ฮนฮบฯŒ ฮผฮฟฯ…, ฯ€ฮฟฯ… ฮตฯ€ฮนฯƒฮบฮตฯ†ฯ„ฮฎฮบฮฑฯ„ฮต ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ™ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฯƒฮตฮปฮฏฮดฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮบฮฑฮน ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฮตฯ‡ฮญฯ‚ ฮตฮฝฮดฮนฮฑฯ†ฮญฯฮฟฮฝ ฯƒฮฑฯ‚ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฮญฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ…!

ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮ•ฮณฮณฯฮฑฯ†ฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮดฯ‰ฯฮตฮฌฮฝ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ YouTube ฮบฮฑฮฝฮฌฮปฮน ฮผฮฟฯ… โ€œGreek Cooking Made Easyโ€ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮฝฮฑ ฯ€ฮฑฮฏฯฮฝฮตฯ„ฮต ฮตฮนฮดฮฟฯ€ฮฟฮฏฮทฯƒฮท ฯŒฯ„ฮฑฮฝ ฮฑฮฝฮตฮฒฮฌฮถฯ‰ ฮผฮนฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮนฮฝฮฟฯฯฮณฮนฮฑ ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฮฎ.

ฮ”ฮนฮฑฮฒฮฌฯƒฯ„ฮต & ฮผฮตฯฮนฮบฮฌ ฯƒฯ‡ฯŒฮปฮนฮฑ ฮฑฯ€ฮฟ ฯ„ฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ ฯ†ฮนฮปฮฟฯฯ‚ ฯ„ฮทฯ‚ ฯƒฮตฮปฮฏฮดฮฑฯ‚ ฮตฮดฯŽ!

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