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YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 17: Kataifi
Join Yiayiawatch as she reveals her recipe for Kataifi, a traditional Greek dessert that’s as delightful as it is unique. Follow along as she demonstrates each step to create this light, flaky pastry that’s a staple in Greek cuisine. Perfect for anyone eager to dive into the world of homemade Greek sweets. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more delicious recipes and cooking tips!
ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT follow it.
Recipe:
1lb Kataifi
3 Sticks of unsalted butter, melted
3/4 lb. walnuts, chopped
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
pinch of salt
Syrup:
3 1/2 c. sugar
2 1/2 c. water
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Brush some butter on bottom of 13 x 9- inch pan. Shred half of Kataifi and place on bottom of pan. Mix together walnuts with cinnamon and cloves and add a pitch of salt. Sprinkle nut mixture on Kataifi. Shred other half of Kataifi on top of nut mixture. Drizzle remaining butter on top. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, or until light brown. While Kataifi is baking, boil sugar and water for 10 minutes. Add lemon juice. Pour hot syrup over hot Kataifi. Let cool before cutting into squares. Kataifi can be bought online or ethnic grocery stores
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Music by:
GreekMusic
The Bachelors of Music - The ̶L̶o̶s̶t̶ FREE Tapes - Mediterranean C7
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What I Have to Deal With to Edit Yiayiawatch
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Ever wondered why it takes so long to create Yiayiawatch videos? In this behind-the-scenes look, I’m sharing a real example of the challenges and time involved in making quality content. From unexpected hurdles to meticulous editing, see what goes into bringing you each video. Your support and understanding means the world to Alex, and he hope this gives you a new appreciation for the process. ...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 16: Rizogalo
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Join Yiayiawatch as she shares her beloved recipe for traditional Greek Rice Pudding, known as Rizogalo. Watch as she guides you through each step to create this creamy, delicious dessert that’s a staple in Greek cuisine. Perfect for anyone looking to try their hand at making homemade Greek desserts. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more recipes and cooking tips! ATTENTION: The ...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 15: Greek Salsa
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YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make...Greek Salsa! ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT follow it. Recipe: 1 onion finely diced 1 cup olive oil 4 tablespoons butter 2 cans crushed tomatoes 2 cans tomato sauce 1 can tomato paste Salt and pepper to taste Add diced onions, butter and olive oil to a pot on...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 14: Fakes Soup
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In today's heartwarming episode, Yiayia shows us how to create the perfect bowl of Fakes for the last hours of Lent. Step into Yiayia's cozy kitchen as she shares her time-honored recipe, passed down through generations, filled with love, tradition, and the flavors of Greece. From selecting the finest lentils to infusing the soup with aromatic herbs and spices, Yiayia's expertise shines through...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 13: Tsoureki
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In today's heartwarming episode, Yiayia shares her beloved recipe for baking Tsoureki, a traditional Easter bread that's bursting with flavor and tradition. Join Yiayia in her cozy kitchen as she guides us through each step with love and expertise, revealing the secrets passed down through generations. From kneading the dough to the delightful aromas filling the air as it bakes to golden perfec...
YiayiaWatch Cooking: Series Episode 12 Avgolemono Soup
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Step into the warm embrace of tradition with Yiayiawatch, a captivating cooking channel that transports viewers to the heart of Greek culinary heritage. In this mouthwatering episode, Yiayia (Greek for grandmother) lovingly shares her recipe for Avgolemono Soup, a timeless classic that epitomizes comfort and flavor. What's your favorite memory associated with cooking or enjoying Avgolemono Soup...
YiayiaWatch Cooking: Series Episode 11 Yemista
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YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make...Yemista! Which is your favorite? Tomatoes or Peppers? Let Yiayia know in the comments! ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT follow it. Stuffed Peppers and Tomatoes Ingredients: 6 lg. Tomatoes 6 Green Peppers 2 lbs. Ground Beef 1/4 lb. Butter 3 Med. Onions, chopped ...
YiayiaWatch Cooking: Series Episode 10 Kourabiedes
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YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make...Kourabiedes! ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT follow it. Kourabiedes: 1 lb. sweet butter ¼ c. powdered sugar 6 c. sifted flour 3 tsp. baking powder 1 egg yolk 2 tsp. orange extract ½ tsp. almond extract ½ c. minced, flaked almonds Powdered sugar Kourabiedes Rec...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 9: Pastitsio
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YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make...Pastitsio! ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT follow it. Pastitsio: 1 (12x18x2 inch) Baking Pan 1lb. Macaroni (Elbow or long pieces) 2 lb. Ground Beef 1cup Chopped Onion 1/4lb. Butter or margarine 1tsp. all spice (ground) 1/2 cup Tomato paste 1/2 cup Water 2 cups...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 8: Keftedes
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YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make Meatballs or as we say it in Greek...Keftedes! ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT follow it. Recipe: 1lb. Ground Beef 1 Medium size Onion, chopped 2-3 Large Garlic cloves, chopped Fresh Parsley, chopped (1/2 bunch stems removed) Mint to taste (1-2 Tbsp.) 1 tsp. Dil...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 7: Baklava
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YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make the walnut honey goodness that is Baklava. ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT follow it. Recipe: 1lb. Chopped Walnuts (MIX 5 Tbsp. Sugar & 1 Tbsp. cinnamon) 1lb. Phyllo 1lb. Clarified Butter* Syrup: 3 cups Sugar Cinnamon Stick 1 cup Honey 3.5 cups Water Lemon Juice...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 6: Galatoboureko
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YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make Galactic Booty Call! I mean, Galatoboureko. ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT ALWAYS follow it. Recipe: Crema: 1/2 Gal. Milk 8 Eggs 2 Cups Sugar 2 Sticks Butter 2 Cups Semolina (Semolina is the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat) 1 Lb. Phyllo 1 tsp. A...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 5: Koulourakia
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YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make...Koulourakia! ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT always follow it. Recipe: 8 Eggs 1 Cup Orange Juice 3 Cups Sugar 1 TBSP Vanilla 1.5 TSP Baking Powder 1 TSP Baking Soda 1Lb Butter 5-6 Lbs Flour Cream the butter and the sugar. Add eggs one by one every 4 minutes. A...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 4: Moussaka
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YiayiaWatch shares her cooking recipes with the next generation. Come join us as we make...Moussaka! ATTENTION: The recipe Yiayia uses is posted below but Yiayia herself DOES NOT always follow it. Recipe: 4 large eggplants 1 cup chopped onions 2 pounds ground beef 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup tomato sauce Crema 1 stick butter 4 cups milk 4 eggs 4Tbs cornstarch 1 ...
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 3: Loukoumades
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YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 3: Loukoumades
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 2: Tourlou Tourlou
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YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 2: Tourlou Tourlou
YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 1: Diples
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YiayiaWatch Cooking Series Episode 1: Diples

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  • @slizzynguyenner6442
    @slizzynguyenner6442 6 годин тому

    Awww!! Making this now!

  • @chuckshightops
    @chuckshightops 5 днів тому

    Yiayia is the hero we don’t deserve but that we so desperately need!

  • @jessicacavanh9521
    @jessicacavanh9521 24 дні тому

    I am dating a Greek man and want to learn how to make Pastitsio & have watched sooo many videos… and I have never laughed so hard!!! The water and pasta boiling… 😂😂 You remind me of my grandma 🥹 ο θεός να σε έχει καλά 🙏🏼

  • @infinite_array
    @infinite_array Місяць тому

    Always happy to see more Yiayia! And my wife loves rice pudding, so I will try making this for her!

    • @YiayiaWatch
      @YiayiaWatch 29 днів тому

      @@infinite_array Yiayia says “Good luck, I hope she likes it”

  • @Sinatra1297
    @Sinatra1297 2 місяці тому

    Great to see yiayia doing well, keep it up!

  • @chuckshightops
    @chuckshightops 2 місяці тому

    I love these two together so much!

  • @dimpan8185
    @dimpan8185 2 місяці тому

    Γειά σού γιαγιά.... Μπράβο!!!!

  • @Sinatra1297
    @Sinatra1297 2 місяці тому

    Love the videos, your yiayia is a character, please tell her greetings from the Greeks in New Zealand!

  • @voulafountas3684
    @voulafountas3684 3 місяці тому

    Really do you call that PASTITSIO????????

  • @voulafountas3684
    @voulafountas3684 3 місяці тому

    You are boiling your mince;;

  • @ericmccann21
    @ericmccann21 3 місяці тому

    Man she is not skimping on the olive oil! I love this with stuffed pepper

  • @fodroumpouras4038
    @fodroumpouras4038 4 місяці тому

    Xristos Anesti 😊

  • @fodroumpouras4038
    @fodroumpouras4038 4 місяці тому

    Hello Yaya, i made your fakes. Thank you. Simple, Good and Delicious. Efxaristo and greetings from Belgium ❤

  • @dimpan8185
    @dimpan8185 5 місяців тому

    Hello Yiayia from Athens.....you are the sweetest Yiayia!!!❤❤

  • @MaggieLuds
    @MaggieLuds 5 місяців тому

    Yiayia making bread?! Count me in!

  • @kaziwatalaat8936
    @kaziwatalaat8936 5 місяців тому

    ❤😊😊

  • @karmendemirchyan3147
    @karmendemirchyan3147 5 місяців тому

    Thank you yaya. My yaya was making this , too ❤️

  • @elenamoschoviti
    @elenamoschoviti 5 місяців тому

    I'm Greek and I have cooked pastitsio a few times. I would say that too much butter has been used and more herbs could be used such as cinnamon, paprika, and nutmeg. But, in any case, I'll try to make your version and see how it tastes.

  • @micham6147
    @micham6147 5 місяців тому

    Hello from Germany. It Looks nice 👍. Kali orexi 😊. Xeretismata Michali

  • @infinite_array
    @infinite_array 6 місяців тому

    Yiayia's back! It's going to be a great year. 😊

  • @leannehutchinson1078
    @leannehutchinson1078 6 місяців тому

    Sooooo cute!. Reminds me of my mother in law. I have just come across your channel and am going to watch the rest of Yia Yias videos over the next day or so. Are you both going to do more videos? I noticed the last one was a year ago. Would love to see more of her. Best wishes from Sydney , Australia!!.🤗🤗🤗

  • @stephaniekaldes1547
    @stephaniekaldes1547 6 місяців тому

    She reminds me of my Yiayia. I smiled the whole time I watched her.

  • @marwahsultan1174
    @marwahsultan1174 6 місяців тому

    This how my Yiayia cooks ❤❤

  • @marwahsultan1174
    @marwahsultan1174 6 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @chuckshightops
    @chuckshightops 7 місяців тому

    Omg I love this relationship. They’re like an old married couple. That’s love.

  • @Alexandra-Lithia
    @Alexandra-Lithia 7 місяців тому

    Love her cooking style. Everything comes effortlessly and so natural. Lovely yiayia ❤😊

  • @codymcdonald01
    @codymcdonald01 7 місяців тому

    i just found your channel, i started tearing up a bit, made me remember my yiayia making baklava when i was super young. love the videos!

  • @alaeciasnowdon4925
    @alaeciasnowdon4925 8 місяців тому

    I like peppers better..yellow or red 😊

  • @marie-lisedespeghel5155
    @marie-lisedespeghel5155 8 місяців тому

    Hi Koukla

  • @marie-lisedespeghel5155
    @marie-lisedespeghel5155 8 місяців тому

    Nice

  • @YesuSira
    @YesuSira 9 місяців тому

    Love her😂

  • @chuckshightops
    @chuckshightops 9 місяців тому

    Yiayia is life.

  • @9AL2
    @9AL2 10 місяців тому

    Ohhhh my god is she sweet, she reminds me so much my mother, biiiig love

  • @drendee
    @drendee 10 місяців тому

    So cute !!! Please make more videos with Yiayia !!!!!

  • @drendee
    @drendee 10 місяців тому

    Love it !!!!!!

  • @drendee
    @drendee 10 місяців тому

    Love Yiayia :) I can't wait to see more recipes !!!!!

  • @maryannecba3889
    @maryannecba3889 11 місяців тому

    I didn't see her add any spices or herbs. I always put a little cinnamon, and a dash of cloves and nutmeg and some chopped parsley in mine. I also layer it. I have never seen it not layered.

  • @therockcasserole3563
    @therockcasserole3563 11 місяців тому

    i am sorry , but this woman is a rank amateur. awful. I had to turn this off.

  • @InsightWellnessCenter
    @InsightWellnessCenter 11 місяців тому

    Oh, I love her. I lover her GreEnglish! So cute, so calm , so sweet. Yummy recipe! One of my fav delicious .

  • @cecileauten8713
    @cecileauten8713 11 місяців тому

    Yiayia is so cute. I make pasta in a similar way. I boil the water, add the pasta and turn off the fire. Cover the pot and check the done status after 1 minute after the length of time recommended then add the number minutes based on the doness.

  • @creepyspookyicky
    @creepyspookyicky 11 місяців тому

    Came back to this today bc I'm making ketfthedes & just loling so hard over Yiayias TEN MINUTES LATER & The Keenan edits!! Yiayias may look different, sound different but there's something universal about a YIAYIA!! 🧿💙🤍🇬🇷🤍💙🧿

  • @Vampirinia
    @Vampirinia Рік тому

    Handmade Loukoumades. Grrrrrreat! Yassas to yiayia. :)

  • @user-gm6lt7jq7v
    @user-gm6lt7jq7v Рік тому

    Συμπαθέστατη κυρία άλλα αφήστε τη να μιλήσει ελληνικά είναι Ελληνίδα προφανώς κόρη εγγονή της θα είστε και εσείς να μιλάτε ελληνικα το παστίτσιο με το my god δεν είναι καθόλου νόστιμο πιστέψτε με.

    • @YiayiaWatch
      @YiayiaWatch Рік тому

      Η γιαγιά διδάσκει στη νεότερη αμερικανική γενιά πώς να μαγειρεύει παραδοσιακά ελληνικά γεύματα. Ζει στην Αμερική και μιλάει αγγλικά στη νύφη της. Όταν πρόκειται για φαγητό, στον καθένα το δικό του. Είστε πραγματικά κακοί με μια μικρή γριά γιαγιά στο Διαδίκτυο;

  • @gratzy1989
    @gratzy1989 Рік тому

    Efharisto

  • @gratzy1989
    @gratzy1989 Рік тому

    🤤

  • @cathyliberatore7793
    @cathyliberatore7793 Рік тому

    Omg I just found your channel and I love yiayia. You ladies make me laugh. Reminds me of my own yiayia. Cooking with no exact measurements. Little of this. More more more of that. Hahaha... and that's how I cook now. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 . Where abouts in Greece is yiayia from?

    • @YiayiaWatch
      @YiayiaWatch Рік тому

      Yiayia is from the western Islands. Lefkada and Corfu

  • @magnolia7490
    @magnolia7490 Рік тому

    Loukomades for breakfast?! I like her very much. HA!

    • @Vampirinia
      @Vampirinia Рік тому

      We had those for breakfast in a Greek hotel. I put cherries on it.. Best breakfast ever. 😍

  • @magnolia7490
    @magnolia7490 Рік тому

    She's hilarious.

  • @sandyk922
    @sandyk922 Рік тому

    Beautiful yiayia❤

  • @anikatasnim08
    @anikatasnim08 Рік тому

    What is the portion of yeast plz?