Tahinopita is a Cypriot bread filled with tahini, sugar and cinnamon. It is shaped into a coil, fattened and baked. The traditional Cypriot Tahinopita is amazing but can ...
Lenten Recipes
Penne Skordalia with Courgettes and Olives
This recipe is one of those recipes where it will leave you wondering "why didn't I think of this before?". During the fasting period of Lent, I get very creative when ...
Three Recipes with Thrapsala (Short-fin Squid)
Thrapsala (Illex coindetti or shortfin squid) are of the same family as calamari but much more cheaper, at least here in Greece, but equally delicious. As I do not ...
Vegan Coconut Mandarin Samali (Semolina Cake) and How to Make Vegan Whipped Cream
Samali is a traditional Greek semolina dessert, flavoured with mastic and drenched in syrup. Some blanched almonds are used to decorate the cake on top. This Lenten ...
Octopus (Htapodi) with Mushrooms and Homemade Hilopites
Fresh octopus (htapodi) is one of the most popular appetizers served in Greek tavernas. However at home we cook it in many other ways and is one of our ...
Krema Karpouziou me Ryzalevro (Watermelon Rice Pudding)
I love to make fruit preserves and at the end when we eat the fruit there's always some leftover delicious syrup, which has absorbed the flavour of the fruit but also ...
Lentil and Bulgur Spicy Salad
This Lentil and bulgur Spicy salad is not Cypriot dish but some of its ingredients are much closer to Cypriot cuisine, as I was inspired to make it by a Bulgur Pilaf we ...
Anginares à la Polita (Vegan Artichokes)
Anginares or agginares à la polita is a dish originating from Constantinople, in Greek Constantinoupolis, also called "Polis" meaning the city of Constantine. Therefore ...
Creative Concoctions #2 Round-up
Welcome to the second edition of Creative Concoctions. I am really very happy that again we have some very talented bloggers who responded to my call to create vegan or Lenten ...
Lagana Flatbread with Olives & Rosemary
Lagana is a delicious flatbread which is usually baked on the first day of Lent of the Orthodox Easter. This year I wanted to make something different from the classic Lagana ...
