Greek Cypriot recipes and other family food inspirations
Sharing the recipe for these halloumi bread rolls with yoghurt to kickstart the #FEBulousCypriotFood campaign with the first week’s theme being “All things halloumi”. I started the campaign three years ago to raise awareness of the Cypriot cuisine across the world and help continue our …
Zucchini and asparagus fritters with feta are a seasonal twist on the well-known Greek dish “kolokithokeftedes”, zucchini patties. Essentially the Greek mezze dish is a fried mixture of grated zucchini, herbs, feta, eggs and flour. You will fall in love with this recipe as fritters …
Cypriot kolokotes are traditional pastries enjoyed usually as a snack with a Cypriot coffee or even for breakfast. It is very common to make this kolokotes recipe during the fasting period especially before Christmas and Easter, since they are vegan. They are a turnover style …
These egg free savoury muffins are ideal for a snack, lunch boxes or even breakfast. My youngest daughter especially thoroughly enjoys them at any time of the day and always asks for more. The sweetness of the spinach with the tangy feta works so well. …
As I am writing the post for this spanakopita (spinach pies) triangles and pin wheels, my daughter is going through her primary school orientation! I’ve had to start thinking about what to prepare for her lunch boxes as of next year. So more school friendly …
The spinach and cheese open pita (spanakopita in Greek) is easy to put together and it has a wow factor about it. Typically when making any Greek pita (pie) the filling is either placed between the phyllo layers or it is rolled inside and then …
Simple and easy to make This Cypriot olive cake is the easiest recipe to put together! Simply chop up the ingredients and mix them all together! A fantastic snack to enjoy for breakfast with your coffee, a 3pm pick up, as well as for the …
Cypriot tomatoes with eggs scrambled (ntomates me avga) is a popular summer dish called pomilorotigania. Kagianas aka strapatsada is what the Greeks call their version. Us Cypriots decide to go with the longer word that I’m pretty sure has Italian roots as “pomodoro” means tomato …