Greek Cypriot recipes and other family food inspirations
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 …
Packed with flavour! Spiced chickpeas with spinach is one way I like to prepare my chickpeas as it gives them a very delicious, sweet and aromatic flavour! The spices used include: cumin and cinnamon and coriander as the main herb. I developed this particular recipe …
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 …
Braised lentils with risoni is a meal my daughter absolutely loves since she was younger! The lentil soup is one of her favourites as well. The braised lentils with risoni however, is more sought out and I think the addition of the pasta might be …
To get this crispy fried calamari ready firstly decide which type of calamari you’ll be using, fresh or frozen. Either way you will get a crispy coating and you’ll be completely addicted! Each time I’ve prepared this for the family it is completely polished off! …
