Jams And Preserves
A few weeks ago I was talking to my son, who is in England, on Skype and I cannot remember how but we started talking about Jaffa Cakes. These are like biscuits (but are actually cakes), the first layer being an airy sponge cake, an orange jelly in the middle and covered with chocolate on [...]
Looking through my recipes I found a Cherry Black Forest Cake which I did not manage to post last year, so I thought I should share it with you now that the cherry season is here. I have posted similar recipes in the past, so I am just going to give you the links. Cherry [...]
Continue reading about Black Forest with Caramelized Rum Cherries
The strawberry season is almost ending and now you can get them quite cheap. If you like having strawberries, year round (not that they’ll last so long) you can preserve them. Imagine eating your ice cream with strawberries and strawberry syrup in August, or making strawberry panna cotta in winter. The leftover syrup is a [...]
I suppose most of you will be surprised seeing eggplants served as a sweet. I know that my Greek friends have eaten or heard of melitzanaki glyko. I had to share with you a twist I made to this traditional recipe, in which I added grenadine, not only for the lovely taste, but also to [...]
Continue reading about Glyko Melitzanaki me Grenadini (Eggplant with Grenadine Spoon Sweet)
It’s been a while since I posted a dessert, not that I don’t have any recipes to post but subconsciously I want to avoid them as much as possible, as I am trying to keep away from them I have been eating healthier and lighter for the past month, not following any diet but I [...]
Continue reading about Mpezedes and Apricot Compote = Apricot Meringue Dessert
I am on a cherry kick right now and try to make some desserts while there are cherries. I just made my first cherry compote and look at it, I just love that deep burgundy color of cherries. So what’s the difference between spoon sweets or fruit spreads? To begin with spoon sweets are whole [...]
We left quite unexpectedly for a long weekend and went to a nearby island. It was a decision we took on Friday afternoon and we left early on Saturday morning and came back yesterday. We are having really high temperatures here in Athens and until we leave on vacation in August, we shall be doing [...]
I know that I said last night that I would be posting all the recipes I make in a day but what was I thinking? It’s impossible to follow this idea as If I were to post the pie I made yesterday, how could I explain how I made this new kind of phyllo, when [...]
Continue reading about Strawberry Cheesecake with Greek Yoghurt
I have been preserving beets in vinegar (ξύδι = pronounced ksydi = xydata (in vinegar)) for many years but I have never blogged about it. In most of my recipes with beets, I usually roast or boil more so that I can preserve them and I have used these preserves in a lot of my [...]
Continue reading about Pantzaria xydata (Cypriot Beet Preserve) and Beetroot Salad with Oranges
I love making spoon sweets and every time I write about one I end up saying that it is my favourite. Each one has a different taste and when raw even if it is bitter like the walnuts or citrus or tasteless like water melon rind, when it is done it is transformed into something [...]
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