Mahalebi is a cream we make in Cyprus like pudding. The traditional way of flavouring this cream is with rose water, rose syrup and orange blossom water. Back at home my mom served it with spoon sweets and a little syrup on top and my favourite would be with bitter orange spoon sweet. For a …
Fruit
Poached fruit, especially grapes, become delicately ambrosial when poached in a sweet, Cypriot wine called Commandaria. They are perfect on puddings, with Greek yogurt or even in salads.
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 …
Kydoni (quince) is known from ancient years and its cultivation is said to have preceded that of the apple culture. Many references to «apples», in the ancient years may have been to a quince.
Weekend Herb Blogging, originally created by Kalyn, of Kalyn’s Kitchen, has now passed on to Haalo, of Cook (almost) Anything at least once, is now celebrating its three years anniversary and through this event we come to learn more things about herbs, vegetables, plants, edible flowers and fruit around the world. All the entries that …
If your luxury car needed high octane fuel, would you fill the tank with alternative cheaper fuel? I am sure the answer is no, even if fuel prices are rising day by day. God created us and gave us a mouth where we should put high quality fuel in it so that we can …