The Therapeutic Power of Greek Cuisine
I have both the girls home this week as it’s half term! The weather has been awful though so we are struggling to find places to visit and have fun (sad face). This means that we have to spend more time at home which only means that I have to cook more than usual (sad …
Yesterday, I celebrated my 33rd birthday! Not only did I have a great, fantastic, beautiful time with the girls and Kostas but I OVERINDULGED in food too! We went for breakfast where I had french toast with bacon and maple syrup -I didn’t used to like maple syrup but I do now! If only there …
Greek pies are super easy to make – if you are using shop bought pastry, of course!- and they are super tasty, they last for days and can be enjoyed for breakfast, as a snack, as lunch or as dinner! They are so versatile and the flavour combinations are quite inventive! However, if we were …
I love lasagna, I really do but sometimes I find that I want to cook for my family dishes that are meatless. Not in the sense that I would like us to have a vegetarian diet but to avoid meat instead. I know that meat is good for us and I am not a pro …
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 …
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 …
Low fat snowball cookies I hear you say? But of course! These snowballs are low in saturated fat and are unbelievably scrumptious! Once you taste them you will never try a different recipe for snowball cookies EVER again! These cookies are also the traditional ‘kourabiethes’ we make back home during Christmas BUT this recipe is …