Karydopita
Feeling a little nostalgic, I asked my mom to share her Karydopita recipe with me. Karydopita is a Greek walnut cake but the amazing thing about this dessert is that there’s no flour in it!
Amygdalota
Today is the Patron Saints’ Day for Constantine & Helen in the Greek-Orthodox calendar. For those of you who are Greek or those who are friends of Greeks, you’ll know that we have alot of Constantines and Helens out there. My brother plus three first cousins share being named after my maternal grandfather, Konstantinos. My […]
Mango and Berry Crisp
I must admit, when I heard of the ingredients to be used for the next Royal Foodie Joust, I was stumped with what to make. Dessert making is not my strong-suit and I have little cooking experience with cardamom. We have a challenge. To compound my challenge, I noticed some other entries already used up […]
Galaktoboureko (γαλακτομπούρεκο)
Can you believe I’m still tidying up after Easter Sunday? From all accounts, it was a pain in the ass but all was off-setted by the greattime my family and friends had for the whole day. The day was capped off by my mom’s Galaktoboureko…uncracked from the cherished tome of her recipes. Galaktoboureko is as […]
Chocolat Mousse
Here in Canada, we have our own Food Network. It has it’s own original name, “Food Network Canada” (how creative). Us Canadians are uptight about “foreign” influences and our government tries to protect our industries from foreign domination (US) and dually to promote Canadian content in literature, print media, television, radio, music and even commercials. […]
Semolina Halva (Χαλβας-σιμιγδαλι)
This dessert has to be one of my favourites of Greek cuisine. It’s one of my faves because it’s not “over the top” sweet, as many Greek desserts can be. Semolina Halva is also made in countries that surround the Mediterranean basin, the Balkans and as far east as India. There are many Greek recipes […]
Pomegranate Gelee
Ahhh, the super-fruit. I do love a ripe pomegranate. Thankfully, these fruits do ripen well in your fruit basket and living in Canada, we don’t have a pomegranate crop to pick fresh off a tree. Although I prefer to eat this fruit “as is”, I couldn’t resist trying this simple dessert. I found this idea […]
Fig Compote With Star Anise
To all those that have someone special in their life to share this day with, I wish you a fantastic Valentine’s Day. Do all those googly-oogly things couples do and try to add a little spice to your lives, inject some sponatanaeity and give each other little surprises to keep things interesting. If you’re going […]
Figs In Mavrodaphne With Manouri
Last year I found many recipes for this Greek dessert on the internet. I’ve patiently waited for the winter to come so that I may finally try this recipe. This post is a long time coming. I haven’t had a sweet fig since I got back from Greece in September of last year. I love […]
Poached Pears in Muscat
This dessert was inspired by a recipe I saw in the September issue of Olive Magazine (Greece version) and it’s a Greek dessert in that I’ve used wine from the island of Samos, pears, Greek honey, cloves, cinnamon and I made a pseudo Greek coffee. The island of Samos is in the Aegean and it’s […]