Greek Cypriot recipes and other family food inspirations
Happy world feta day! On the 14th of June the traditional Greek cheese, feta, is celebrated and it’s an opportunity for us food bloggers to create dishes with it to share. My contribution this year is my baked feta with capsicum two ways. Both options …
Spanakorizo with tomatoes (Σπανακόρυζο με ντομάτες) is a favourite meal to serve especially during Lent, the fasting period of Orthodox Easter. Filling and nutritious it is a complete meal in itself. The word spanakorizo basically translates to spinach rice. In Cyprus and Greece this meal …
Part of the Australian themed recipes I wanted to release, were sausage rolls. Sausage rolls might not have originated in Australia, they are of British origin but they are definitely a popular food item among all Aussies. A typical snack choice, addition to any bakery …
Rocky road with macadamia and cherry ripe! To kick off this year’s Aussie theme recipes in the lead up to Australia Day I wanted to share with you a classic. It combines native Australian macadamia and the much favourite unique to Australia, Cherry Ripe chocolate. …
Loukoumades are puffed up crispy, fried, leavened dough balls drenched in an aromatic syrup! Most commonly seen at festivals in Greece and Cyprus they have now become mainstream in Australia with numerous sweet shops selling them. And the toppings they have… so indulgent and delicious! …
The savoiardi biscuit no bake dessert is a recipe passed on to me by my step mum, who frequently makes it for our gatherings. It is a spin off I’d say to the Italian tiramisu but with some key differences. The spongy biscuits combined with …
Origins of fanouropita Fanouropita (pronounced Fa-nu-ró-peeh-ta) is a vegan spiced orange cake that is made in honour of St Fanourios, the Saint of all things lost, on the 27th of August. When translated, his name means “to reveal”. So as tradition states on the 26th …
Meatloaf is a kind of meal that is synonymous to comfort, family food and all together a complete dish. The basis of this recipe is similar to what I use for my beef patties with one of the biggest changes being that this meatloaf is …
