Greek Cypriot recipes and other family food inspirations
Pikelets (pronounced as paik-let) are basically mini fluffy pancakes! And kids love them! Even more so when they add a few extra toppings like ice cream and their favourite fruit. The pikelets are a great breakfast option as they are quick and easy to do. …
The lemon thyme yoghurt cake celebrates all the ingredients I grew up with! Lemon, yoghurt, extra virgin olive oil and this super aromatic herb, thyme! The cake turns out super moist and flavourful with a good balance between sour and sweet. It is the citrus …
Fig with balsamic glaze cake born out of necessity When you are given 3kg of homegrown figs there is so much you can eat raw! So out of the need to find a way to use up these beautiful juicy figs, without wasting them, the …
No bake chocolate biscuit cake is otherwise called “doukissa” in Cyprus. My aunties would often make this when we were visiting or even at birthday parties. It is very easy and quick to put together once you get the analogies right. The only thing is …
The ricotta and fig jam phyllo cups are a great individual dessert. There are so many textures in a biteful! The crispy phyllo is complimented well with the creamy ricotta but also the crunchiness of the almonds and the fig jam that is stirred through. …
Stop what you are doing! Go get the ingredients for this no churn rose cordial ice cream and make it! You will be forever hooked on this simple process with the creamiest ever result and an ice cream that is as good, if not better …
The recipe for the baklava cheesecake below is one my brother in law Stavro shared with me. He has been in the hospitality business for years as a café/restaurant owner with a big interest in cooking himself. We made this baklava cheesecake together for his …
Recently I had the amazing opportunity to make diples with giagia Kostoula, who is my cousin’s grandmother. Not directly related to me but I’ve always felt that she was like my own grandmother with her warm welcoming and open heart every time she saw me. …
