The Therapeutic Power of Greek Cuisine
Like so many other Greek specialities, bougatsa has a long history, and particularly this one stretches all the way back to Byzantine times. Bougatsa is traditionally a breakfast pie with a filo pastry made of flour, softened butter and oil that requires a great deal of skill to prepare. The bakers have to roll out …
When I was growing up in Cyprus, the government used to offer free morning snacks to all primary school students. One of my favourites was tahinopita -tahini paste swirl-. It was sooo yummy and sooo fitting after struggling with maths and the multiplication table!Those swirls were comfort food for me but I think they were …
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 …
If you are like me and you have minimal time in the morning to enjoy a filling, healthy breakfast then don’t worry I have you covered! This recipe is super easy to prepare and once everything is cooked and tossed together it can sit in the fridge for a week or so for you to …
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 …