Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta until just cooked. Strain and return to the saucepan. Add about 1 cup of the béchamel to the pasta and mix through.

Place cut pasta on a floured surface and let dry slightly before cooking. The pasta can be cooked fresh or dried.

The delicious Greek cookies melomakarona and kourabiedes are two treats, which for Greeks, embody Christmas itself.

Tender pasta shells are bursting with flavor thanks to bottled Greek dressing, feta, kalamata olives, tomato, and cucumbers.