Greek Cypriot recipes and other family food inspirations
Mexican flavours For the Mexican flavoured pulled pork the spices used are essential to get the aroma and the required flavour. The combination of spices I used in this recipe I actually adapted from my other Mexican flavoured dish – Mexican chicken and rice tray …
The ingredients used Beef green beans stew requires some simple and everyday ingredients. That includes the meat and vegetables such as potatoes and carrots. For the tomato sauce to make the beef green beans stew I used a whole jar of vegetable pasta sauce. There …
Pork is a typical type of meat consumed most in Cyprus and Greece when making skewers. In Cyprus you will see skewers called “souvlakia” or “kalamakia” in Greece. Pork neck is one of the tenderest pieces to use, especially because the cooking time is short. …
Green beans stew is such a popular way of preparing round green beans in the Greek and Cypriot community. We call them «γιαχνί» (yiahni) or «κοκκινιστά» (kokkinista) as they are cooked in a tomato sauce. So many delicious meals can be prepared with veggies by …
Hummus soup is a Cypriot soup my ‘pappou’ (grandfather) used to make for us. You know when certain family members are known to make specific dishes? Well this hummus soup was definitely my grandfather’s when we were living in Cyprus. I would watch him methodically …
Vegetable soup with tortellini is one of my sister’s favourite soup as it combines a lot of vegetables and the tortellini pasta is a delightful twist to make it even more substantial. You may add tortellini filled with spinach and cheese to keep it vegetarian …
I first experimented with this one pot pumpkin coconut pasta during the Lent period, where we had to fast and essentially follow a vegan diet. I ended up having the ingredients and then I was trying to think of how I can make them work. …
Sheftalies are a traditional Cypriot sausage made with simple ingredients and cooked over the charcoal. This recipe is very special to me as it was shown to me by my dear friend Vasiliki, passed to her by her mum Eleni who lives in Cyprus. I …