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.

It’s been a while now that I wanted to sign up in the Adopt a Blogger program. I had seen some of my friends blogging about their adopting a new blogger but at the time I had found my way around the blogging world. It wasn’t easy at the beginning but I managed by myself, …

Pilafi Pourgouri (bulgur wheat pilaf), like most Cypriot recipes, are considered to be a “poor man’s dish” as people were poor and made delicious dishes out of simple ingredients they had in their pantry. It is not only cheap and easy to make but it is also a healthy meal.

A colorful and savoury Festive Cypriot rice pilaf with vermicelli pasta, pine nuts and raisins.

Tyropita Kourou is a cheese pie made with a type of phyllo which I would describe somewhat like tart dough.

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.