This recipe has been shared by Theodora @polly_forager for the Meri Month of May. Theodora shares it’s story here… “My Theia Eleni (Lenio) was very unique. Unfettered, chatty and extremely lively.I relished meeting up with her in our village, on late Summer afternoons on her balcony overlooking the Aliakmona river. Sipping Greek coffee with her whilst the […]
For this Meri Month of May recipe we visited our cousins in Cyprus and learned how to make sour trahana and also the much-loved Cypriot Sour Trahana Soup! The EVER-AMAZING Eleni Georges @myfamilysfooddiary takes us step-by-step through both processes, with handy hints along the way! It’s a gorgeous soup, it is reminiscent of a tangy avgolemo soup, […]
Pontian Barley & Yoghurt Soup –A recipe shared by Maria Tsalkos @magicalsunsettours Tanomenos Sourvas is a Pontian Yoghurt and Barley Soup. This family recipe comes from Maria Tsalkos @magicalsunsettours, whose maternal and paternal heritage is Pontian Greek.The first time Maria had this soup, was at the age of 6 years, in her maternal grandmother’s home in the village […]
Eleni from @myfamilysfooddiary has graciously shared her recipe for Anarotourta for Meri Month of May. A layered dessert of cinnamon-spiced, crispy, golden-brown fillo flakes that sandwich honey-sweetened ricotta. How tempting does that sound? This is a traditional Cypriot-Greek dessert and is one of Eleni’s favourite childhood sweets. As a young girl, whenever Eleni was invited to a […]
Mary’s aunt in Cyprus shared this recipe with her many years ago. Finding herself with more time at home, due to safe social spacing, Mary has been working through her recipe books bringing to life some of these buried treasures! All photographs supplied by @candlesbynikoletta Click here for “how to” on Instagram highlights. A deliciously moist orange […]
This recipe for Karpouzopita – Watermelon Pie comes from Vasiliki, from O Palaios, a renowned zaharoplasteio (patisserie) in the town of Plaka on the cycladic island of Milos. Vasikili makes and serves countless Karpouzopites, at her zaharoplasteio in Milos each summer, and she has beyond perfected it: sweet bursts of juicy, rosy watermelon; crunchy, nutty […]
This paspaliara – Greek polenta pie – originates from Thessalia, Greece. It is my mother’s recipe and it’s one of her favourite dishes too. It has a generous base of fine polenta and a delicious filling of spinach, spring onions, dill, sweet trahana, feta and eggs. It is then sprinkled with a layer of polenta […]
When I was 22 years of age, I went on an extended back-packing trip around the world. While I was away, Eugene (my mostly good man) asked my mum to teach him how to make fillo pasty. He was 23 years of age and already concerned that this skill would be lost to future generations […]
Kassiopita is a simple pie made from mostly pantry staples – flour, eggs, milk and feta. Prepare it for an easy lunch or light dinner, and serve it with a rustic Greek salad. Kassiopita is perfect for sopping up all the delicious salad juices!
Eleni’s love for yemista goes way back; back to her childhood. It was one of her absolute favourite dishes growing up (along with chicken soup with avgolemono). She loved yemista so much she wanted to learn how to make them, but she also needed to learn how to make them. Her parents worked long hours […]