The Therapeutic Power of Greek Cuisine
This is the recipe for Cypriot flaouna and let me tell you, they are the queen of cheese pies. They are individual cheese pies filled with cheese and raisins and flavored with mastic and mahlep. We usually bake them for Easter, and baking them involves the whole family! The Flaouna Competition Many women around the …
We didn’t really have peynirli in Cyprus growing up and I mostly learned about it from my husband who comes from Tripoli in the Peloponnese. Peynirli is traditionally a Turkish boat shaped pastry filled with primarily cheese and then anything your heart desires. Fillings vary from minced meat, salami or ham, vegetables and eggs. My …