Halloumi
Before giving you the recipe for this salad which I made last month, I would like to thank all of you who voted for me in the first and second challenges of Project Food Blog, of Foodbuzz. I did not advance to the third challenge but I wish to congratulate all my friends who did [...]
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Hi everyone. I am back from Cyprus, after visiting my family for a few days. Although the weather was not very good, mostly cloudy and cold, I had a great time. The days passed so quickly and all the days were full, visiting most of my relatives and of course, eating and eating (and again [...]
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Insalata Caprese, which means Salad made in Capri, the region of Campania, in Italy, is a simple salad using plum tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil and seasoning. I made a twist on this salad using halloumi and mint as well, both in the form of pesto and fresh mint. I wanted to share this salad [...]
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I think a Greek blog would be incomplete without introducing some of the Greek cheeses. I have written about some of these cheeses in the past but I thought that it would be a good idea to put them all in one post with some recipes. In the future I shall be updating this post [...]
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, [...]
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Saganotyri Saganaki is one of the best Greek mezedes. By now I am sure that you all, my friends, know what mezes (plural mezedes) is. For other readers who are new to this blog, mezes is an appetizer served with wine, ouzo or tsikoudia. There is a lot of false information given on the internet [...]
08.08.08 8hrs 8min p.m. (Athens time) Olympic Games ANTHEM OF THE GAMES (literal translation) Ancient immortal Spirit, pure father of beauty, of greatness and of truth, descend, reveal yourself as lightning here within the glory of your own earth and sky. At running and wrestling and at throwing illuminate in the noble Games’ momentum, and [...]
Halloumi is indigenous to Cyprus and is one of a few cheeses made in Cyprus. Halloumi has been made in Cyprus for hundreds, not to say thousands of years and the recipe was given from mother to daughter as traditionally this was a woman’s job to do. The man of the family usually looked after [...]
Can you think of a better way to start your breakfast? I am sure you can, but here’s a kind of breakfast we have in Cyprus. It’s a a Halloumi cake, with lots and lots and lots and lots of mint. It’s so easy to make and yet you just can’t have enough of it. [...]
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Ravioles is a Cypriot pasta dish, similar to ravioli, having its roots probably from the Venetian times. In Cyprus this pasta dish is filled with aged halloumi and the pasta is cooked in chicken broth. A few days ago my son came back from Crete and some friends from Crete, Sophia and her family, from [...]
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