Masticha
When I like something very much, I usually get obsessed and want to make it again but I don’t like making it exactly the same. As I don’t find much time to blog, I am posting all three variations I made to this banana bread. It all started when I had lots of ripe [...]
Continue reading about Greek inspired Banana Bread and Cupcakes with Masticha Cream Cheese Frosting
I was not going to post this recipe today but some time after Easter, as I wanted to focus on strictly Lenten recipes. Those who read my blog regularly know that I have been fasting since Clean Monday that is since 2nd March and I have been posting only nistisima, which are vegetarian and vegan [...]
Continue reading about Garides Saganaki me Masticha (shrimp saganaki)
I have the pleasure to announce that I am going to be this month’s host of Think Spice, created by Sunita, of Sunita’s World. When I contacted Sunita way back in May, last year, asking if I could host one of the events, Sunita gladly replied to me that I would host in February. [...]
Continue reading about Think Spice.. Think Twice: Masticha (Mastic Gum) or Fennel Seeds
I based this dessert, on a cream my mother used to make in Cyprus called Paris on Ice, which was flavoured with masticha (mastic resin). For those of you who are not familiar with the mastic resin, it is an evergreen shrub or small tree of the Pistacio family growing up to 4 m (13 [...]
Continue reading about Paris on Ice Masticha Yoghurt Dessert
