Traditional Easter recipes from Cyprus, Greece & around the Mediterranean
Category: Easter

Two Kind Roast Lamb with Green Homemade dipping Sauce
Greeks love Lamb. Baby lamb, whole lamb, lamb chops or Arnaki ston Fourno, ( lamb in the oven) is only some of the ideas of cooking lamb, almost on everyday basis, and this post is no exception. Lamb …

Flaounas | A Cypriot Easter Traditional Sweet & Savoury Cheese-filled Pastry for the Whole Family!
Tradition, tradition, tradition, is a word you will come across many times in this blog since tradition is part of our Greek culture, life and mentality. Flaounas in not an exception, on the contrary is one of …

KOKORETSI; A Sunday Easter Tradition For Every Greek Household!
The Orthodox Easter is the biggest celebration in the Greek Orthodox religion. It is celebrated by millions of Christian Orthodox around the world, with Greeks, Cypriots and Russians to hold the majority and is usually a week …

Dye your Eggs this Easter with a twist; Organic Natural homemade Dyes for rich colours!
Ever thought of doing something different this Easter with your eggs? How about dying your Easter eggs with natural and organic ingredients for a surprisingly pleasant and artistic outcome. All you need to use is berries, onion …

Magiritsa | The Greek Easter Traditional Soup
Mageiritsa it’s a very easy-to-make soup, but you must have some cooking skills and patience, especially with the lamb offal (since I feel a bit weird when I wash them and prepare them) and I promise you that …

Flaounes | A Cypriot traditional Sweet & Savoury treat for Easter
Flaounes – The Cypriot Easter Tradition “PASKAZW” … Is a typical Cypriot word arising from Easter Sunday’s food that means we are very happy, from the fact that we have eaten all the treats linked to Easter.” Tradition, tradition, …

Leg of Lamb with herbs | A roasting pleasure for Easter Sunday
“The most popular Easter symbol throughout the world is the lamb. The reference to lamb in Christianity goes back to the book of Genesis, when Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son” Lamb is the meat synonymous to …

Roast Lamb slow cooked in Red wine
I LIVE FOR LAMB I live for lamb chops. Browned juicy tender well cooked browned fatty goodness of meat…oh my God that delicious sweet and crusty succulent lamb fat that melts in your mouth and takes you to …