Greek Cypriot recipes and other family food inspirations
When you need a nourishing, lemony and warm dish this silverbeet spinach and lentil soup is definitely one to try. Very easy to make with just some preparation ahead of time to soak the dried pulses and barley. It’s very filling and makes for a …
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 …
Package vs homemade trahana Hands down this creamy trahana soup with chicken tastes amazing and even more so because it is made with homemade trahana. You can find the recipe for that here. The recipe can be adapted using trahana from a package but I …
Do you want to make trahana from scratch? Easy!! Read along as I answer as many questions as you may have in relation to the process. If you still have questions please leave a comment or email me 🙂 Trahana is a type of sour …
Avgolemoni – the soup to cure it all Avgolemoni is one of the most popular Greek soups. It is very high up the list together with lentil soup, youvarlakia with avgolemono (meatball soup) and psarosoupa (fish soup). The name essentially translates to “egg and lemon”. …
An all year round lentil soup – not just for winter! This lentil soup is on high rotation during the cold and hot months in our house. It is a family favourite, my eldest daughter absolutely loves it. She always asks for seconds although i …
A citrus and filling soup A traditional Cypriot soup using yellow split peas and rice essentially. The lemon juice used gives it a nice taste of acidity and adds to the Vitamin C boost we all need in the winter. You can make this soup …
