I always start the first post of the year with something symbolic, which should be sweet so that the New Year will also bring sweet memories the next year to come. My first dessert of the year is not only sweet but also peppery which makes it even more interesting as they will be lively and …
Desserts
Gkioulpassi is a Greek dish which comes from Asia Minor. It is usually made with lamb but it is also often made with lamb, pork and veal.
Psaropita, from the Greek words “psari” (fish) and “pita” (pie),(pronounced psah-RHO-pee-tah), is a traditional Greek fish pie.
These aromatic traditional Kourabiedes are Greek cookies, similar to shortbread cookies, coated with icing sugar and flavoured with vanilla or masticha (mastic resin) and a well known brand of Greek brandy is also added.
Mandarin Melomakarona are Greek honey cookies, made with olive oil, flavoured with mandarin and drenched in a honey syrup, with lots of walnuts on top.
Pannacotta is an Italian dessert made with heavy cream. “Panna” means cream and and “cotta” means cooked. In panna cotta heavy cream is sweetened with sugar and thickened with gelatine.
My best Apple crumble is a delightful dessert that perfectly balances the sweetness of ripe apples with the crunchiness of the crumbly topping.
Today’s recipe has a weird name and many of you may be wondering what stiftaria or casarecce, spirulina and kritamo may be. When I added the picture on Facebook, even Greeks did not know what this was about. Casarecce is a short, slightly tubular pasta, about one inch long, with a wonderful trench for …
This Chocolate Lemon Posset with Savoyard biscuits is a rich and creamy no-bake dessert made with dark chocolate, lemon, condensed milk, and liqueur-soaked ladyfingers.
These Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Quince Glazing and Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips, are quick and easy to make and a great way to use up ripe bananas.