The Therapeutic Power of Greek Cuisine
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Ekmek Kataifi: A Greek Dessert to Savor When I was a little girl growing up in Cyprus, kataifi held a special place in my heart. Every week, a man with a van full of homemade syrupy desserts would drive through our neighborhood. My dad, an ardent lover of syrupy treats, was his best customer. I’d …
I am sure you know so far that I have spent three great years in the Middle East. I especially loved Abu Dhabi mainly because of it’s beautiful and really welcoming people! I found that for me, it was the only place I could call home when indeed I was away from home. There is …
There is a little boy in Dubai who this week turned one. His name is Yousif and I have never met him. I know his mum though Hala and his dad Taher and his big sister Alana! Alana is my daughter’s first friend and his mum used to be my ”village”. You know when new …
This recipe is vegetarian, is super healthy and super easy to make! Eliopitakia or individual olive pies are traditional to Cyprus and are usually served for breakfast or as a snack with the afternoon coffee. They are very popular also during lent because they are filling, healthy and the recipe requires no dairy or eggs! …
Look at these beauties!! Can you fault them? I surely can’t and boy oh boy they taste even better!! As with most of my recipes, this is another easy one and so child friendly! I never expected my kids to like these but they do!! They are moist, they hold their shape well and can …
Over the Christmas holidays we invited some friends over for a Christmas brunch. Let me be honest here, I don’t personally understand brunch-or at least my brain doesn’t- because you don’t have breakfast in order to have brunch but then when you finish brunching you brain doesn’t register that you had breakfast and lunch together …
Galaktoboureko is a relatively easy dessert to make that everyone loves. I know a lot of people who are too scared to try making it so let me help you out with this short but sweet tutorial on making one killer galaktoboureko! Galaktoboureko is basically a semolina custard pie wrapped in filo pastry which is …