When I posted this recipe on instagram, I honestly didn’t expect the popularity it would get. I mean, I have posted decadent chocolate cakes, donuts, ice creams but this simple, healthy loaf climbed up the popularity chart in no time. So it earned its place on the blog. Continue reading
I can’t tell you enough about this cake. I am usually very reluctant to make cakes using only olive oil. Always concerned there will be a “smell” or aftertaste. But THIS! This is the ultimate orange cake and it’s done using a whole cup of olive oil. Continue reading
Back in the 60’s and 70’s no ladies’ afternoon tea gathering was complete without one “Sharlotta” on the sweets table. Not a traditional Cypriot sweet but adapted to Cypriot ingredients. Continue reading
“Yiouvetsi” in Greek, is my hubby’s favorite dish and it tops my comfort food list. There are a few versions of this dish I Cyprus. I cook it the way my mother in law used to make it. Beef shin pieces braised in a rich wine and tomato sauce for hours until meltingly soft. Continue reading
I found this recipe in one of my mom’s forgotten recipe notebooks. I love everything apple, so finding this recipe gave me goosebumps! It’s a cake from my childhood, one that brings back memories of kitchen gatherings at our house. My sister, mom and I, drinking coffee and talking about food, over a slice of this moist apple cake. Continue reading
I was saying to a foodie friend the other day, that I used to be so dismissive of the so called “fridge cakes”. I used to think they were the easy way out. That they lacked imagination and depth. I mean, what’s so special about a stack of vanilla cookies with some cream in the middle? Well, after trying a few recipes myself, I realized that fridge cakes are absolutely stunning and delicious and that the combinations are endless. Continue reading
One of my most cherished childhood memories is my father cutting the “Vasilopita” in the dining room after new year’s lunch. I remember all the anticipation of who would get the lucky piece of cake, which held the future of my happiness and prosperity for the year to come. Continue reading
