My aunt laughed at me when I asked her how to make this recipe for the first time. The reason being is that it really is as simple as it sounds. You boil chicken. Then you add pasta and cook it in the broth with a little salt. Then you serve it and squeeze A […]
In Cyprus, one day you wake up in November and it’s winter. The weather has gone cold. And suddenly everything goes from dry and dusty to gorgeous and green. This happened last week. (At least in my books.) At the same time, citrus season begins. Citrus is everywhere right now. We have heaps of lemons […]
This time of year in Cyprus is special. It’s supposedly “winter” but it’s hard to tell because it’s still 20-something degrees outside, which is tantamount to a warm summer’s day in Canada. People still swim in the sea. And you can still see people suntanning. For me it’s not so much the change in weather […]
Time seems to fly by when you are least paying attention to it. I can’t believe it’s almost a month away from Christmas. Things have started picking up pace despite my best efforts to slow everything right down. Tuesday is ceramics day in Pafos. Thursday is writing day. And I cook whenever I can on […]
Seriously, is it May already? It’s almost summer and I have decided to try and get in shape. Not just for summer. But kinda for summer. But part of that is me just trying to eat a bit healthier. Now that artichokes are in season in the village we have been chopping them every time […]
“Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” – Al Gore. True, eh? When I am flying I sometimes take my blanket and pull it over my head and create a little tent space. Yes, the surrounding passengers think I am a crazy person, but I swear it makes traveling […]
I have a confession. I don’t really understand how people can not like brussels sprouts. Since I was little I always thought of brussels sprouts as little mini cabbages. This little observation always made them taste great to me. As I got older, I was always waiting to tire of brussels sprouts. That it would […]
One of my favourite things to try when I visit people’s homes, are they dips they make. I like the different combinations of flavours and how people choose to present their snack food. At Christmas time I like to have a couple of dips in the fridge just in case visitors drop by. This dip […]
Time off around Christmas means it is the perfect time to indulge in making foods with family and friends that you wouldn’t ordinarily make, like home made ravioli. These ravioli are filled with feta and ricotta. Traditional Cypriot ravioli are made with halloumi. This recipe is just as delicious, especially when paired with Cyprus anari […]
Being wide awake at 2am because of jet lag is my current normal. For now my jet lag means a lot of “I-Love-Lucy-reruns” and that I look forward to starting “breakfast” at 5am. It is still totally pitch-black dark outside at 5am. But as soon as I put the “brike” on (the small pot in […]
Alphabetical & By Category TRADITIONAL CYPRUS RECIPES almond shortbread (“kourabiedes”) apricot jam cookies (“pasta flora”) arazole jelly (“mosphila” jelly) baklava butternut squash pies (“kolokotes”) coriander crushed olives (“elies tsakistes”) crushed wheat soup (making “trahana”) cyprus almond macaroons (“ervoglavi”) cyprus butter cookies (“koulourakia”) cyprus coffee cyprus easter bread (“flaounes”) cyprus lemonade (“lemonatha’) cyprus olive bread (“eliopittes”) […]
