Amygdalota, take their name from amygdala, which mean almonds in Greek and are no bake Greek cookies from the Greek islands made with blanched almonds and sugar. They are dipped in rose water and then coated with icing (confectioners’) sugar.
My recipes
Melomakarona with Pecans are one of our Christmas traditional cookies which are infused in honey. They have no butter, no eggs, nothing dairy but they are so tasty you cannot just eat one.
Can this gâteau get any more decadent? Well, never say no, because you never know. I was planning to make this gâteau or at least a similar one, last year but when I bought the chestnuts to make it I sprained my ankle so I never got to make it. When I bought the chestnuts …
When making these roulades I kept singing the nursery rhyme “Oranges and Lemons say the Bells of St. Clement’s” which we used to play in England at primary school:
Ever since the British occupation of Cyprus, Christmas cake has been a big part of our holiday celebrations. Many families have a traditional recipe for a Christmas Cake and ours is no exception.
This Pork tenderloin recipe is one of my favourites because it is filled with sauteed spinach, halloumi and bacon.
The Cuckoo’s Nest Cake is made with a moist chocolate sponge cake, filled with chocolate buttercream, topped with whipped cream and decorated with dark and white chocolates.
Aparna, of My Diverse Kitchen, has tagged me several days ago, to bake bread for The Worldwide Blogger Bake-Off Challenge. Like Aparna, I also enjoy baking bread and I also chose to make a different kind of bread rolls, with whole wheat flour. Breadline Africa is a charity based in South Africa and works towards …
One of the things Switzerland is famous of is Chocolates and of course I couldn’t resist buying a lot. I have been experimenting with making chocolates during the past months but I haven’t posted any recipe yet as I was planning to post them before Christmas.
Lahanosalata, is a festive, creamy Coleslaw salad, made with cabbage, celery, onion, pomegranate, nuts and raisins and dressed with a delicious mayonnaise salad dressing.