Lenten
Traditional Greek Macedonian Halvas, is one of the main Lenten sweets. It’s main ingredient is sesame, which is turned into tahini and used to be sweetened originally with threpsini, which is a natural sweetener produced from raisins. During the War, when the Germans had confiscated all the production of raisins in Greece, other sweeteners were [...]
Daktyla kyrion (meaning ladies fingers) is one of the most known Cypriot pastry desserts and a speciality offered during the pre-lenten period called «Sikoses» in Cyprus. Pounded almonds are mixed with cinnamon, sugar and blossom water and the filling is wrapped in thin phyllo. It is then fried and bathed in an aromatic syrup [...]
The period of the Great Lent started yesterday and this is called Saracosti. During the period of Saracosti the faithful fast for a period of 48 days and not 40, as it is usually said: the six weeks of Lent and Holy Week. This year the Orthodox Easter is on the 19th April and fasting [...]
Continue reading about Nistisimes Syntages – Food for the Soul (Lenten Recipes)
Αncient Greeks colonized Southern Italy and Sicily between 800 to 500 b.C. and then in 146 b.C. the Romans conquered Greece. During these years the Romans were influenced by the Greek civilization, culture and among other things food. Until today in some parts of Southern Italy they still speak a Greek ancient dialect and [...]
Continue reading about Lagana and Focaccia style Lagana with Kalamata Olives and Sun-dried Tomatoes
It’s been like crazy the last few days. I’ve had too many things to do and so little time. Today I was out all morning and I’ve been cooking and baking since noon. We started fasting and they wanted something to eat. I made this cake today and it is very easy to make. You [...]
At the beginning of Greek Orthodox Lent, Kathara Deftera or Clean Monday, I prepared several dishes and told you that I was going to post them during this period of lent. However, due to all the events and other things popping up I have delayed. Shall try and post the other recipes within the next [...]
I shall try in the next few days to write some of my Lenten recipes, which were prepared on Kathara Deftera but have not managed to post them yet. I shall start with one of my favourite Lenten desserts, Halvas Katsarolas, which means Pot halva to distinguish from the one we bake in the oven. [...]
Continue reading about Halvas Nistisimos with Fruit and Almonds
For those who are fasting for Greek lent a variety of different food is necessary. Do you know what they used to have for breakfast some generations back? Bread and olives and that kept them strong and healthy to work all day in the fields. However, how tasteful the olives may be we never eat [...]
Continue reading about Eliotes or Eliopitakia (Cypriot olive pies)
What better than a nice hot soup on a cold day like today? When Lisa from Lisa’s Kitchen and Holler from Tinned Tomatoes asked us to prepare a Vegetarian soup, to be frank I did not have a recipe. The only vegetarian soups I make are houmous chickpea soup and lentils soup and that I [...]
Whilst preparing papoutsakia I kept thinking what should I do with all this eggplant flesh I was scooping out of the eggplant? Shall I make melitzanosalata (meaning eggplant salad but it is actually a dip). I was skeptical as I knew that to make melizanosalata, the eggplants should be pierced with a fork and baked [...]
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