[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] [/ezcol_1half_end] [ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] [/ezcol_1half_end] I am a big believer that there are so many ways to enjoy traditional Cypriot food. Don’t get me wrong – I love the traditional ways. But I also think that if there are new ways to combine flavours and ingredients that taste delicious, then I definitely want […]
It’s too hot to eat something hot. I feel I may actually be melting in my kitchen. This is the time of year when I break out the pasta salads. I’m craving something hearty, but I need it to be cool. Not hot. So I don’t melt in this 35C + heat that Cyprus has […]
It’s taken me longer than expected to post this recipe. For the last few weeks I have been curled on my couch feeling rather sorry for myself in a dizzy state of vertigo. Literally feeling as though I was watching the world go round and round. I am fortunately feeling better, forcing myself to get […]
I’ve made these scones a couple of times last year. Once for a magazine feature in Taste magazine, and another time for my friend’s kid’s birthday party. They are so easy to make for get togethers. They make for a good brunch or tea snack. I have played around with the recipe a little bit. […]
I made this soup with ingredients I bought at a local organic farm. This is a big deal for Cyprus. I recently spoke of this organic farm, which I couldn’t stop gushing about because it’s such a wonderful thing to see Cyprus finally starting to place emphasis on healthy organic produce. I hope this isn’t […]
My grandma used to sell halloumi. I was asking my aunt questions about this today, as I never really bothered to explore the topic until now. “How did grandma and grandpa – like – earn money?” Answer: “Grandma used to work in fields for other people to earn money and she sold her halloumi”. Whoa. […]
“Mom I’m hungry”. I used to say this relentlessly when I was a kid. I don’t know how my mom put up with it. Truth is that there was always, ALWAYS, amazing food in our house. I am not sure why I didn’t realise it then. I used to groan, open the kitchen door 20 […]
This is a combination of Cyprus flavour with an English tradition, the scone. The end result: halloumi & mint scones. It is a twist on the traditional, and more dense, “halloumopitta” (recipe coming soon). The combination of mint and halloumi is, of course, delicious. The scones are light, soft and savoury on the inside. They […]
Cyprus Easter Cheese Bread, (“Flaounes”) play an incredibly important role in Cypriot cuisine. Since I was a little girl I remember my mom’s best friend and my mom getting together once a year to make heaps of “flaounes”. I remember the labour of love that would go into making “flaounes”. How the preparations started the […]
Hello again. Thank you for being patient with me as it’s been awhile since I wrote here, or posted on social media at all. It’s been busy and I should really be promoting things that are about to happen out there, but I haven’t really felt like doing so as of late. I’ve caught a […]
For a moment, I thought I had run out of Cypriot Christmas dishes to make. A Cyprus Christmas – for me – involves almond shortbread “kourabiedes“, honey spice cookies “melomakarona“, and apricot-jam & brandy cookies “pasta flora“. And also a type of Cyprus stuffing, which involves liver and rice, but this never seems to go […]
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 […]
“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.
