Gkioulpassi is a Greek dish which comes from Asia Minor. It is usually made with lamb but it is also often made with lamb, pork and veal.
Desserts
Psaropita, from the Greek words “psari” (fish) and “pita” (pie),(pronounced psah-RHO-pee-tah), is a traditional Greek fish pie.
Aromatic Kourabiedes are Greek cookies, similar to shortbread cookies, coated with icing sugar and flavoured with vanilla or masticha (mastic resin) and a well known brand of Greek brandy is also added.
Mandarin Melomakarona are Greek honey cookies, made with olive oil, flavoured with mandarin and drenched in a honey syrup, with lots of walnuts on top.
Pannacotta is an Italian dessert made with heavy cream. “Panna” means cream and and “cotta” means cooked. In panna cotta heavy cream is sweetened with sugar and thickened with gelatine.
My best Apple crumble is a delightful dessert that perfectly balances the sweetness of ripe apples with the crunchiness of the crumbly topping.
Today’s recipe has a weird name and many of you may be wondering what stiftaria or casarecce, spirulina and kritamo may be. When I added the picture on Facebook, even Greeks did not know what this was about. Casarecce is a short, slightly tubular pasta, about one inch long, with a wonderful trench for …
I am sorry it took me so long to post but there were some problems with my blog, which were finally resolved yesterday. Rather late than never, here is the recipe I was planning to post during the weekend. I hope I will make it up to you with this amazing recipe you may have not …
These Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Quince Glazing and Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips, are quick and easy to make and a great way to use up ripe bananas.
It’s been raining all day today. It’s cold, gloomy and dark. What better than a comforting “ryzogalo” (Greek rice pudding)? When you think that traditional recipes can’t get any better, this one will blow your mind! It all started yesterday when going to the small supermarket in the village where I live to buy …