Have you ever thought about what makes you happy? A while ago my wonderful friend who I met on Instagram – Linda Hyldal – asked me if I would like to share on Instagram 10 things that make me happy. I have in all honesty taken forever to come up with a list. I think […]
Being wide awake at 2am because of jet lag is my current normal. For now my jet lag means a lot of “I-Love-Lucy-reruns” and that I look forward to starting “breakfast” at 5am. It is still totally pitch-black dark outside at 5am. But as soon as I put the “brike” on (the small pot in […]
I have never been particularly good at celebrating things. I usually respect important dates and events just by internally celebrating them or paying attention to them, but I rarely make a big deal of them otherwise. Perhaps it is pure laziness because I simply can’t be bothered to organise big parties or such, or just […]
Part of the fun of learning how to make traditional recipes from my aunt in Cyprus is that it is all done in a typical Mediterranean style*. (Read: *in a slightly chaotic style.) Learning to make orange blossom water was no different. I had arranged on Sunday that I would go to my aunt’s house […]
Cypriot coffee and “koulourakia” are like edible perfection. Koulourakia were made for dunking. They are a bit of a stealth cookie. The ingredients basic; the flavour subtle and yet you can find yourself sifting through an empty cookie box pretty fast. It’s a traditional cookie, though the recipes I found are each a little different. […]
“Kourabiedes” are another Christmas classic in a Cypriot kitchen. They make their appearance every December, and usually disappear within a week (at least when I am around). Even our childhood parrot would call “cookie” when he saw my mom making these cookies. The recipe is pretty straightforward. I have included lots of pictures below, partly […]
(Hi, I posted this recipe last year, but because it is Christmas and one of my favourites I thought I would re-share on the front page. So I’m wishing you a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. I’m back on the West Coast now, indulging in cooler weather and Christmas trees, long coastline drives […]
Cyprus Cuisine Thank you for your interest in my cookbook. The book is now available for purchase in Canada from Indigo/Chapters or Bolen Books, Munro’s Books or Amazon Canada. Elsewhere, the book is now available for pre-order and will be released on September 10 2021. If you are in the US you can now pre-order […]
In Cyprus, one day you wake up in November and it’s winter. The weather has gone cold. And suddenly everything goes from dry and dusty to gorgeous and green. This happened last week. (At least in my books.) At the same time, citrus season begins. Citrus is everywhere right now. We have heaps of lemons […]
I made “thaktila”, otherwise known as “ladies fingers” while I was in Canada. Post workshop, I also realise that I tend to jump around a lot in my posts – talking about a food photography workshop and then posting a random recipe for some strange Cypriot food that sounds more like a Halloween spoof-treat than […]
One thing that I really miss from North America is waking up to a moist, soft, sweet, bran muffin. I’m not sure if it was the tangible change in season in Cyprus or something else but I had a huge craving for some. My sister is visiting and so we have been spending a few […]
I really truly thought this would be the summer of “calm”. Nothing to do but lazy sea-side Mediterranean days, with a cold frappe and some light summer reading. Errrr. Nope. While entirely enjoyable, the summer is proving to be holy-cow busy. Basically I’ve been working, moved apartments (which always sort of does my head in) […]
“Cyprus Cuisine”, published by Whitecap Books in 2021, is now available for purchase. Christina Loucas shares over 80 recipes that showcase the very best of Cypriot cooking.
