Cypriot Cookbook
Kourabies (pl. kourabiedes), as most of you, who follow my blog, must know by now, are the Greek shortbread cookies made during Christmas. In the older times, before the use of the mixer, these cookies needed elaborate preparation and that was done by hand, so these were made for special occasions such as weddings, christenings [...]
I don’t cook soup very often as the winters in Greece are quite mild and cook some , maybe three of four times during the whole winter. On such occasions there are so many different soups to chose from, like trahanas, avgolemono, giouvarlakia, kreatosoupa (meat soup with beef and vegetables) or psarosoupa same as kreatosoupa [...]
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 was thinking of making a coffee liqueur with the Espresso Natalia gave me and I google searched to see how it is made. I have made liqueurs in the past so I knew the procedure but still I wanted to see if there was something more to do. I found this recipe and since [...]
Continue reading about Espresso Cherry Liqueur in five minutes
Many people shudder at the thought of cooking or eating liver but in Greece we eat it a lot. I love liver, especially, chicken livers, however, I don’t cook it very often as chicken giblets are high in cholesterol and only cook it two or three times a year, mostly during Easter. Before cooking it, [...]
Continue reading about Sykotakia me Lahanika (Braised Chicken Livers with Poached Grapes)
Gyristarkes, from the Greek verb γυρίζω = turn, now commonly known as glystarkes or glistarkes, is a kind of grid-like crusty, sesame rusks. The bread sticks are dipped into sesame seeds and then they are shaped beginning with a cross (as it had a religious meaning as well) and then other bread sticks are added [...]
Continue reading about Glystarkes (Cypriot crusty, sesame rusks)
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. I have participated at this event last year as well and I shall continue to support it because every woman must be aware of this silent killer. Michelle of Bleeding Espresso and Sara of Ms Adventures in Italy are sponsoring an O Foods Contest. Please see below for the [...]
Fava beans, in Greek Φούλια (foulia) is a legume similar to broad beans (ficia fava) in ancient Greek named κύαμος (κyamos) and in modern Greek κουκιά (koukia) and was one of the species of beans than existed in the ancient world. Fava beans are mentioned by Homer (8th to 9th century B.C.). Greeks [...]
Now that it’s summer and very hot, it’s hard to stay at home, so I have been away during the weekend and we came back last evening. I’ve had too many other things to do, so I haven’t had time to visit friends but hope to do this soon. After the Beef and Pork Galette, [...]
Continue reading about Tyropita me Maratho and Halloumi Watermelon Salad
As with tyropita (cheese pie), there are many types of spanakopita -spinach pie – in Greece, as well as a combination of both called Spanakotyropita, or when there is less spinach (or none at all) and more greens, it is called hortopita. These kind of foods are staples in Greek cooking so every now and [...]
