It’s been a while since I posted a dessert, not that I don’t have any recipes to post but subconsciously I want to avoid them as much as possible, as I am trying to keep away from them 🙂 I have been eating healthier and lighter for the past month, not following any diet …
Desserts
Mangoes are not cultivated in Greece but we only have imported ones and only in the past years they have started to become more popular. Since they are imported they are much more expensive than the fruit produced locally, which can be found in abundance, they are delicious and of course much cheaper. As I …
This no machine ice cream is based this recipe on an ice cream I made last year. It was mere coincidence that I made Dulce de Leche a few days before as well as the Cherry Compote.
As I already told you I have some guests staying with us, as well as our son who came from Switzerland again, as he had to be interviewed for his Master Degree, which he will start after September. The candidates are many and only a few will be accepted but the interview went well and …
When my son visited us early May, just a few days before he came, it was his birthday, so we surprised him with a White Chocolate and Strawberry Mousse Birthday cake.
Halvas is one of my favourite desserts which I always make during Lent. I am giving you the basic recipe which was given to me by my sister, who serves this in their restaurant, but I would like to tell you how I made some changes. Halvas Nistisimos – Basic Recipe Serves: 12 Ingredients: 1 …
Daktyla, also called daktyla kyrion (meaning ladies fingers) is the most popular Cypriot dessert made with phyllo which is very crisp and very juicy, filled with almonds, cinnamon and sugar. They are fried and then drenched in syrup, scented with anthonero (orange blossom water), which make them irresistible.
Whether you are making Sweet or Savoury fillings for your vols au vent, these elegant vols au vent will surely impress your guests!
Last week when my sister visited me from Cyprus, I wanted to make a dessert but since I’ve been trying to eat lighter, I decided to make something, not so “sinful”. I also wanted to use mastic gum, since I am hosting this month’s event Think Spice.. Think Twice: Fennel Seeds and Mastic Gum …
Why would I by posting a Nectarine Cake in the middle of winter? Nectarine is a medium-sized stone fruit – a variety of peaches or a mutation of the peach bearing fruit – (Prunus persica) with a smooth red and yellow skin, firm yellowish-pink flesh and a peachy flavour with undertones of almond. Commonly showcased …