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 …
When I was a little girl back in Cyprus, I had a great fondness for kataifi, not ekmek just simple old plain kataifi. The reason was that once a week, a man with a van filled with homemade syrupy desserts used to drive around neighbourhoods and sell these desserts by the piece. It was such …
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 …