Octopus Stew with Mrs Aggela (Oxtapodi Stifado)
I have my grandma’s hands. I can tell because they are very small and the wrinkles show more. I remember noticing that about her hands when I wa...
All Traditional
No-Fail Modern Cyprus Easter Bread (Flaouna)
Cyprus Easter Cheese Bread, (“Flaounes”) play an incredibly important role in Cypriot cuisine. Since I was a little girl I remember my mom...
Stewed Chickpeas (Revithkia)
In Cyprus, we call this dish “revithkia”. It is a dish that my family makes all the time (too often according to the younger ones in the...
Olive Bread (Eliopita)
I love olives. The Cypriot “eliopita”, or olive bread, is a famous bread that many people love. You can find large “eliopittes”...
Orange Easter Bread (Tsoureki)
How can you tell that it is spring where you are? In Cyprus, this is how I can tell it is most definitely spring:I walked by the Mediterranean Sea and...
Stuffed Zucchini Flowers (Spicy Anthous)
In Cyprus, from about June onwards my cravings for stuffed zucchini flowers or “anthous”, as they are known in Cyprus, begin. These are a pretty u...
Sweet Tahini Pies (Tahinopittes)
I decided to highlight this post from 2013 as it’s one of my favourites. It’s all about how to make tahinopittes, which I think a lot of p...
Cypriot Lasagne (Pastitsio)
This year I spent Easter in my mom’s village. It’s a village with very few permanent residents – about 100 – but all the child...
Syrupy Rosewater Semolina Cake (Kalo Prama)
Doesn’t it feel like summer has started? When I was little I remember finishing school and being so excited for the summer. It began the moment ...
Egg Lemon Soup (Avgolemono)
“Avgolemono” or egg-lemon soup in English is something that every Cypriot household makes. It’s nothing fancy, but it’s a soup...
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 ...
Cyprus Almond Shortbread (Kourabiedes)
“Kourabiedes” are another Christmas classic in a Cypriot kitchen. They make their appearance every December, and usually disappear within a week (...
