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.

Cranberries are native to North American, so we don’t have them in Greece. They are often referred to as a “super food” because they are packed with nutrients, especially antioxidants. This morning I thought I had finished with all the events I had committed to post in order to post some seasonal recipes but I can’t …

To highlight World Food Day in my own small way I am co-hosting a World Food Day event with my good blogging friend and adopted sister Val, of More than Burnt Toast. We are bringing the world a little closer together with us blogging on opposite sides of the world…Val from British Columbia, Canada and …

Olive oil is the heart of many traditional Greek cookies. Long before butter became common in baking, olive oil was the base of countless sweet treats prepared for fasting periods and everyday enjoyment alike. From the syrup-soaked melomakarona to fragrant moustokouloura, sesame-studded sousamokouloura, wine-scented krasokouloura and simple ladokouloura, each variety has its own character shaped …

This Linguine with Calamari dish is delicious and full of Greek flavours.

Μy friend Nuria, of Spanish recipes, posted this recipe which I really liked, so a couple of days later I decided to make it. I have not changed anything to this recipe and I must say it was just as Nuria described it in her post. Best of all were the croquettes and I was …

Pâte Brisée (pronounced paht bree-ZAY), is the French version of classic pie or tart pastry dough. You can see it mentioned as pie dough or savoury shortcrust dough.

When I made the fig jam at the beginning of this month, I began thinking what to do with it. I remembered when I was still in Cyprus (that’s 27 years ago) we used to buy some biscuits full of fig jam in them and they were my favourite. I used to eat the whole …

Homemade Marshmallows are so easy to make and they taste amazing. A crowd pleaser not only for children but for everyone!

Revani or Ravani is one of the best Greek desserts called syropiasta. It is a cake made with flour or semolina and Greek yoghurt. When baked it is bathed in syrup.

Badjina is a Greek regional pie made mainly in the region of Thessaly, which consists of a batter made with milk, olive oil, eggs, goat cheese and corn meal, in which pumpkin is mixed in.