Greek Cypriot recipes and other family food inspirations
Coconut rice pudding where have been all my life? This is such a creamy and flavoursome dessert that all the family will love! I started playing around with different ingredients and measurements for this recipe during lent. I was craving for something sweet and in particular …
Lentils and halloumi – crunchy and chewy I am forever creating new salad combinations using ingredients I love and this lentils and halloumi salad is no different! It is the perfect salad if you like eating salads with different textures and a sour/tangy dressing …
Sesame crusted salmon – the new prawn toast! Salmon is one of the type of fish that we often have for dinner as it is so quick to cook and has great nutritional benefits. It is quite an oily fish so you don’t need …
Kolokasi – Cypriot comfort food This taro stew or better known as kolokasi is the ultimate Cypriot comfort dish, a meal made with taro and pork in a tomato based sauce.The pork can be easily substituted with chicken, I usually use skinless chicken cutlets if …
Quick, sweet and delicious This purple sweet potato crumble was one of my ultimate accidental recipe discoveries. The purple sweet potato actually has a white skin. Hence, for the purpose of this post I will refer to it as purple sweet potato rather than …
A bulgur pilaf flavoured simply with tomatoes and cumin. If you are looking for an easy meal with minimum ingredients but full of flavour then this is it! Bulgur pilaf is one of my favourite sides for a meat dish but it can also …
Afelia – A typical Cypriot pork dish Afelia are one of my favourite Cypriot dishes growing up. I remember going to numerous taverns and this was always part of the menu. It was the first dish I would devour! The pork is marinated in red …
Kritharaki is a typical dish made in Cyprus and Greece, that can be eaten on it’s own as a main meal with just a side of salad and yoghurt. Otherwise it can be the ideal side to any meat dish. It requires minimum ingredients and …
