All Soups, Salads & Snacks

Halloumi & Roasted Tomato Tricolore Pasta Salad

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...

Purslane & Mint Salad ("Glistirida" Salad)

Auntie Evri's Halloumi Mint Bundt Cake (Halloumopita)

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...

Fennel, Orange & Pecan Bulgur Salad

This time of year in Cyprus is special. It’s supposedly “winter” but it’s hard to tell because it’s still 20-something d...

Halloumi-Mint Scones

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&...

Butternut Squash Soup with Carrot, Ginger, Sour Apple and Halloumi

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 coul...

West Coast Adventures: Photography Workshop & Ladies Fingers

I made “thaktila”, otherwise known as “ladies fingers” while I was in Canada. Post workshop, I also realise that I tend to jum...

Carob-Honey Bran Muffins

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...

Deconstructed Organic Tomato & Feta Salad

Firstly, I have to apologize for the half eaten photos of this salad. It was that good that I basically forgot to take a picture at the beginning and ...