Cypriot Honey Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona)
“Baby, it’s colllld ouuuutside…” Do you listen to Christmas music while you bake in December? I do. And my favourite thing to ...
“Baby, it’s colllld ouuuutside…” Do you listen to Christmas music while you bake in December? I do. And my favourite thing to ...
I came to Cyprus from Canada in the hopes that I would bask in sunshine, get a tan, and stock up on my Vitamin D. Instead, I have been (pleasantly, be...
I have always been a bit nervous about cooking with mussels. But I love to eat them. So I decided to make a recipe that included them. Foodsaver Store...
I like this recipe because it combines the goodness, healthiness and tastiness of a Greek salad with the filling nature of a pasta – namely orzo...
One of my memories from growing up as a daughter of a restaurateur, are the meals that I used to enjoy with my father during the day, when the restaur...
I am back in Victoria. As I write this, I have a fire on and am looking outside the window and the pouring rain. It is most definitely fall. In fact, ...
What do you think – is it the end of summer? For me, all I know, is that as far as food is concerned, I am still in full on summer mode. And wil...
A carrot cake should fulfill two criteria in my books: it should be moist and have a great cream cheese topping. This one is both of those. It also is...
One of the things I love about Foodsaver is their incredible selection of seafood. This month, I decided to really celebrate that selection, and made ...
So, orzo pasta is typically used in Cypriot cooking to make a dish called “kritharaki” — in Greek I think it is called “yuvets...
Roast Turkey dinners for large groups are one of my favourite meals to prepare. I admit it can be a bit daunting to make a roast turkey dinner for a l...
It’s November 26. Less than a month away from Christmas. Autumn slumber is making way for holiday excitement. Frost has made its first appearanc...
“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.