Kaltsounia or Kalitsounia, is probably the most known Cretan recipe. Remember my post on Calzone where I mentioned the connection of the two names?
Kaltsounia can be either with a sweet or savory filling and the pastry shell differs in each case. Savory Kaltsounia use a pastry phyllo in which they add raki and for filling [...]
Continue reading about Limoncello Kaltsounia or Lychnarakia, another twist
As I said in my previous post I will be having guests for the next two weeks and whenever time allows, I shall try and visit a few friends each day. I usually get up early in the morning when everybody else is fast asleep so that’s the time I will be probably visiting and [...]
Most of the times I never plan ahead what to make and when I’m in the mood of making something, I look into my pantry and get ideas what I can make with ingredients I already have at hand.
I made this tart more than a month ago. I prepared a tart shell which I [...]
After making my first tart recipe with peaches I read more recipes about making tarts and since this one worked fine for me I decided to post the tart shell separately as I will be using it a lot in the future. My Savory Pies event is half way through, deadline 30th September, so [...]
Sometimes when I go to the farmers’ market I get carried away and buy more things that we can eat and this is why I wanted to make a tart, as I had a lot of peaches to use.
Would you believe that this is the first time I am making a tart? I was [...]






