Baklava
Top 5 Tips To Making Perfect BaklavaDoes anyone else think that baklava sounds like balaclava? yes, yes?? OK it doesn’t matter. Today we are tal...
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Pomegranate Pavlova
Welcome autumn 2013. Pomegranates are beginning to ripen everywhere. The groceries are full of them, and we seem to have an endless supply in the vill...
Passion Fruit Ice Cream
It’s passion fruit season in September. And my friend had a “whole bag” of them, given to him as a gift by one of his mom’s fr...
Classic Apple Pie (American Milopitta)
It’s the first day of fall. Do you know what that means? Well, lots of things, but for the purpose of this blog the most important fact is that ...
Sweet Grape Jelly (Palouze)
“Palouze”, or Cyprus grape jelly, is in my opinion most delicious when served warm. It has a jello-like texture with a hint of orange-blos...
Cyprus Almond Macaroons (Ergolavi)
Cyprus Macaroons (“ergolavi”) are traditionally given as “kerastika”. There is no English word for this, but I think it is a v...
Cactus-Pear Fruit Salad (Papoutsosiko)
I have always had a love-hate relationship with cactus pear. I love the way they taste. I hate the fact that they are so hard to clean. Not knowing th...
Chocolate Ice Cream
It’s 2 September. Officially the end of summer. But I am living in end-of-summer denial. I love spring. Summer is fantastic. Even the winter per...
Easter Orange Bread (Tsoureki) French Toast
Now that Easter is over, I have some “tsoureki” (Cyprus orange Easter bread) leftover, and it has begun to go hard. Not hard enough to be thrown a...
Nuts Dipped In Sweet Grape Jelly (Soujoukkos)
“Soujoukkos” is literally nuts, mostly almonds or walnuts, dipped in “palouze” a form of Cyprus grape jelly. In order to make ...
Walnut Sweets (Karidaki Glyko)
I have developed a new-found respect for people who make “karidaki glyko”. I really thought it would only take a few days at most. Cue my ...
Blueberry Pancakes with Carob Syrup
It’s the height of summer. And I am back in Canada for a month. There is a gentle warmness about the weather. And the days are long, so plenty...
