Hope you all had lovely Holidays. I cannot say the same, as we had to spend a whole day in hospital on Wednesday, after my son had a stomach virus and then on Christmas day my husband caught it as well but thank God it only lasted for a few days and they are beginning [...]
In Cyprus it is traditional to offer these treats after the wedding, instead of bombonieres (favours), which are offered in Greece. After the church ceremony the couple and the parents of the bride and groom line up for congratulations and one of these wedding cakes are offered to the guests, neatly folded in cellophane [...]
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Most of us have a hard time deciding what to cook for the holidays.
Here are a few ideas and hope this will help a few of you.
Psaronefri with prune sauce
Stuffed Turkey Roulade
Stuffed Turkey (Cypriot recipe)
Cottage pie with your leftovers
Roasted lamb or goat
Beef in Dark Beer and Pumpkin Sweet and Sour Sauce
Pork Loin Stuffed and [...]
I made these cookies last June when my son was still living in Switzerland and came to visit us for a few days. I made them the day before he left so that he could take some with him and share them with his room mates, but by the next day the three of them [...]
This time of the year I don’t feel like posting any other recipes than cookies or cakes so I’ve opened my file and found lots of recipes I made throughout the year and I think this would be the best time to post them.
I am starting with one recipe which I made last [...]
A couple of my readers have been asking me for a recipe for Pastichia, a Cypriot recipe for a type of cookie which is crunchy outside, soft inside and chewy. I have searched the internet but unfortunately I have not found anything regarding this recipe. When I need a Cypriot recipe I always ask my [...]
Kourabiedes, as most of you, who follow my blog, must know by now, are the Greek shortbread cookies which are coated with icing sugar. I have been making kourabiedes for many years and a very significant factor to have tasty kourabiedes lies mainly in the quality of butter used.
This year I made them with a [...]
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Each year I have been making the same Christmas Cake year after year after year and I still love it and will be making it again some time in the future.
However, I still want to experiment with new things and this year I am making a Christmas Cake based on the older recipe but I [...]
Theofania: The celebrations throughout the Twelve days of Christmas, called Dodekaimera, period until Epiphany, (6th January), end on Epiphany day where Greek Christmas celebrations conclude with the feast called «Ta Phota» meaning «The Lights».
