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.

I am really sorry if I have not visited most of you this past week but as I have already told you my sister is staying with us and I have been working on this post for a whole week, mostly early in the morning, in order to be able to post it. I prepared …

Kollyva, is a sweet dish prepared with boiled wheat berries, nuts, raisins, pomegranate and spices, which is taken to church to commemorate our deceased during funerals or memorials.

Fun Faces Today I wanted to post something easy as my sister has come from Cyprus and will be staying with me for a week, so I don’t have much time to visit your blogs and spend a lot of time on the computer. I have being doing a lot of cooking and my recipes …

A few months ago, when I was hosting one of the Events for the World food Programme – Time to be Thankful, Lisa, of Lisa’s Vegetarian Kitchen, participated with a lovely recipe of Black-eyed pea Patties. I bookmarked the recipe and decided to give it a try some weeks ago, adding a few ingredients …

Glyko Milo is a Greek fruit preserve made with a Greek variety of apples called Firiki (Pijrus Malus ή Malus Communis), which are very aromatic.

I made these marinated Pork Chops with ingredients I had at home. The marinade tenderized the pork chops, while making them extra juicy, infusing them with a sweet and sour flavour. I have been watching my diet for some time now, so I try and cook lighter but without counting calories. Mostly I cook some …

This Diet Caesar’s Chicken Salad is much healthier than the classic recipe but without compromising on the taste.

This Fettuccine with Chicken and Chocolaty, Mastic gum Sauce recipe was inspired when we visited France. One day I tried a Mexican dish called Pollo con Mole Negro, that is chicken with a black chocolate hot sauce. I still remember how much I liked that dish and decided to make something that would remind me of that recipe.

Ginger salmon and spice rubbed salmon are two recipes I recently made, both with excellent flavours. They are so simple to throw together, yet they taste like eating salmon in an expensive restaurant.

Whether you are making Sweet or Savoury fillings for your vols au vent, these elegant vols au vent will surely impress your guests!