Homemade applesauce – jam is delicious and easy to make. You can enjoy it as a simple snack, in desserts or in savory dishes.
Jams and marmalades
Quince Jam (Marmelada Kydoni)
A traditional Greek Quince Jam or Jelly (Marmelada Kydoni), using arbaroriza (fragrant geraniums) to flavour it.
Bergamot Marmalade from Leftovers
Bergamot marmalade is the best of all citrus marmalades. It is precious as it has the most aromatic flavour that you can ever imagine. In this recipe it is made with the leftover fruit mixed with some bergamot peel.
Mulberry Lavender Jam with Honey
Mulberry Lavender Jam with Honey is not only a very healthy combination of ingredients, which marry perfectly together but also one of the most aromatic and delicious jams I have ever made.
Mandarin (Tangerine) Marmalade
Mandarin Marmalade is one of the most delicious and aromatic citrus marmalades. It’s delicious on toasted bread for breakfast but also between cake layers or with other desserts.
Fragrant Loquat Jam
Loquat Jam is easy to make, with a sweet and tart taste, slightly floral from the fragrant geraniums and absolutely delicious.
Fig Newtons Pasta Frolla (or Pasta Flora)
Pasta Frolla is an Italian shortbread pastry tart, similar to the one we call Pasta Flora, in Greece made with Pâte brisée and topped with Jam. The word “pasta” means dough and “frolla”, as explained to me by my friend Simona, means tender in Italian, as it is a very flaky dough.
Birewegge – Pear and Dried Fruit Tart and Welcome to Lucerne
“Härzlech willkomme in Lozärn” and welcome to the World Culinary ABC event. We have enjoyed seeing bloggers hosting and participating in this event where food bloggers virtually travel around the globe in search of recipes to cook for the country or town they are hosting. Today, the town I am featuring and hosting is Lucerne, in Switzerland….
Four Citrus Marmalade
It’s citrus season again and since we have a lot of mandarins and Seville oranges in our garden in Assini, I add a few lemons and oranges and make this mixed citrus marmalade every year. One of my favourite marmalades is the one with mixed citrus. You can make the marmalade using any combination of…
Jam filled Chocolate Tarts
Happy Anniversary to us. Today is our 34th Wedding anniversary. I am not going to write much this year, as I have already written in previous anniversaries. I will leave it until next year since my wedding album is in Athens and I’ll have to remember to scan and post pictures of our wedding next year!…
