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...
All Desserts
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 ...
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 ...
Cyprus Butter Cookies (Koulourakia)
Cypriot coffee and “koulourakia” are like edible perfection. Koulourakia were made for dunking. They are a bit of a stealth cookie. ...
Anari & Maple Syrup
This week my aunt went away on holiday and gave me some fresh “anari” cheese. I know people enjoy “anari” with honey and carob...
