Ivy Liacopoulou

Ivy Liacopoulou grew up in Limassol, Cyprus, a beautiful island in the eastern Mediterranean, where her passion for cooking began as a child, helping her mother in the kitchen. Ivy belongs to a new generation of home cooks who loves to experiment and create new recipes of her own. She is the author of two cookbooks and she owns and manages Cooking Classes, in Nafplio, Peloponnese.

My Cookbook Mint, Cinnamon & Blossom Water, Flavours of Cyprus, Kopiaste, has finally been translated into Greek and published on Smashwords. The Greek title of my cookbook is “Kopiaste stin Kouzina mou”, which means Welcome to my Kitchen. If you can read Greek or have Greek friends who would like to win it, please leave your comment on …

I wish to apologize for not posting as often as I would like but I hope to compensate you with this delicious Mascarpone Black Forest Cake by showing you how to do it step by step.

Summer is officially over, although yesterday there were people still swimming at Assini Beach. Today it is dull, cloudy and it rained for a few minutes in the morning. The temperature has dropped so we will be staying more hours at home, which means that now I have more time for some work to be …

If you would like to make something different for Thanksgiving, you should try this Greek Kolokythopita (Pumpkin or Butternut Squash Pie). It may be different from what you are used to but it’s so delicious you will love it. Pumpkin is not as easy to find in Greece as butternut squash, so you can use whichever you prefer.

Indulge in the delightful fusion of flavours with our Butternut Squash Chocolate Chip Muffins topped with rich Chocolate Carob Syrup Buttercream Frosting. Perfectly moist and subtly sweet, these muffins are a deliciously healthy treat that everyone will love!

What do you do when you have a huge butternut squash around 8 kilos? One of the recipes I made was this Savoury Cornmeal Crumble with Butternut Squash, Spinach and Feta is healthy and delicious!

Pollo alla cacciatora is a classic Italian dish made with chicken braised in a tomato-based sauce with onions, garlic, and various herbs, such as basil and oregano.

Hello from Athens again. I’ve been trying to write a blog post when I was in Assini for over a week unsuccessfully and I haven’t been visiting my friends’ blogs for quite a long time. Please forgive me but there are a lot of distractions in the countryside. You can read a post on our …

Mpamies me Mpakaliaro is Greek stewed okra dish cooked on the stove top until tender and then the fish is cooked in the stew.

A delicious Peach Pavlova, which is guilt free, with less calories, as Greek yoghurt is mixed in the whipped cream, making it lighter but even more delicious! The meringues or mpezedes, as we call them in Greek, which were flavoured with citrus essence, are very aromatic and melt in your mouth, making this dessert exceptional.