Cypriot
I know that I said that I will be on hiatus for a short while and I will still continue for a short while but whenever I can, I want to post a few recipes which are suitable for Easter Lent. This recipe is based on a traditional Cypriot Olive Bread. I have made a [...]
Continue reading about Eliopsomo me Dendrolivano (Olive Bread with Rosemary)
Kotopita is one of many types of meat pites. This particular pie is made with a horiatiko (village) phyllo pastry crust, which is very easy to handle and roll. I make kotopita with different kinds of fillings and two similar recipes are included in Volume 2 of my e-cookbook. You can serve this Kotopita during [...]
Continue reading about Video with easy way to roll out Phyllo and make Kotopita (Chicken Galette)
It’s been a while since my last post and I just wanted to keep you updated as I will continue my break indefinitely, until I am ready to come back. I hope that you have missed me as much as I have missed all of you. I am really sorry I haven’t been visiting your [...]
Last Saturday 40 Greek Food Bloggers were invited to the Factory of Elais for a tour and familiarization regarding the production and qualities of good olive oil. Arriving there we were pleasantly surprised by the graffiti on the exterior walls which depicted scenes of olive oil production. We passed inside the factory.. .. and [...]
Continue reading about Greek Olive Oil Tasting and Vegan Savoury Olives Cake with Olive Oil
Xerotigana, freely translated as simple fries, is mentioned in my cookbook together with the recipe for loukoumades. Loukoumades is more complicated to make but so long as you have yeast this is a very simple recipe which is so easy to make. I used fresh yeast but you can also use dried instant yeast (9 [...]
Continue reading about Xerotigana my way (deep fried yeast dough)
In Greece the only time we Roast a Turkey is either on Christmas day or during the New Year. I always cook it on Christmas Day, so I make all the preparation on Christmas Eve and while everyone is still asleep on Christmas day I roast it in the oven for 3 – 4 hours, [...]
Kifylla is a sweet bread, filled with raisins and glazed with sugar on top and it used to be sold in Cyprus in the central streets, in wheeled carts. Kifylla is one of the recipes included in the cookbook and in the pdf I had uploaded on Createspace for the members to take a look inside. [...]
Continue reading about Kifylla: Voting for the winner of Cooking from Kopiaste Cookbook
The first dusting of snow arrived this morning and it’s windy and cold outside. The temperature suddenly dropped from 22 degrees C yesterday to 4 degrees C today. I hope that this will not last for long as I don’t like cold weather. Yesterday we went to Nafplion. You can see a video I took [...]
Continue reading about Two Giveaways of Kopiaste Cookbook and more to follow
I finally made it and finished my first cookbook! I submitted the pdf last night and keep my fingers crossed that there will be no technical glitches. If everything is in order then hopefully it will be ready for sale sometime in December. I shall keep you posted. After almost one year of hard work, [...]
I know I said in the last post that I would concentrate on the book but I didn’t want to leave this seasonal recipe until next year. This time of the year the grapes are very cheap so apart from making moustalevria, you can make it into fruit preserve and use it in lots of [...]
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