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 …
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A trip to Munich & an Original German Pretzel Recipe
I always used to see pretzels here and there, in Instagram or magazines and always knew they were called pretzels, but, I never got the chance to try them until a few days ago when I spent …

Halloumi scones with dry mint & virgin olive oil | Autumn’s first recipe
September and October are those months in the calendar that I like the least, in my country. It’s not summer, is not winter and there is no sign of autumn anywhere around. And the weather is the worst …

BBC GOOD FOOD | Fresh Talents Award 2017 by Pink Lady | Finalist Photos by Athena Konstantinou
‘ I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart the Pink Lady Food photography Competition 2017 and the BBC Good Food Fresh Talent Awards for giving me this opportunity and being among the best …

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 …

Soupa Louvana me tiganisi | A gluten free & vegan Cypriot traditional soup!
I know that this is the second soup post in a row but in Cyprus the weather is changing rapidly and spring is around the corner, so I wanted to catch up with a few more winter recipes. …

KOLOKOTES | Traditional Cypriot Pumpkin pies | Grandma’s recipe
Kolokotes, is a traditional Cypriot recipe of Pumpkin pies. This recipe belongs to my grandma and I could have never, ever anticipated that being around her in my childhood, I would eventually “inherited” a legacy so rich, as …

Blackberries & Blueberries Pancakes with Maple Syrup
I know I sound cliché – not that it bothers me much – and I also know that we all made tones of pancakes, ate kilos of blackberries and blueberries and loved or hate maple syrup by now …

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, …