A couple weeks ago I made “flaounes” with my mom. One of the advantages of making “flaounes” is that you can use the same dough to make “eliopitas” (olive bread). In Cyprus, a lot...
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Flaounes (Cyprus Easter Cheese Bread)
It’s April. I have begun noticing more cheese hanging in stockings outside my aunt’s house. Which means flaouna-making season is just around the corner. With my parents visiting at the moment we decided to...
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Crispy Kolokasi (Tarot Root) Chips with Lime-Chile Guacamole
My parents are visiting from Canada at the moment. On Tuesday they went shopping and I came home to find a lot of kolokasi (otherwise known as tarot root) sitting on my kitchen table....
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What I learned when making tahinopittes: 1. Do not overload a tahinopita with lots of tahini, no matter how much you like the sweet tahini mixture. You will end up making goo-balls. 2. For...
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Sometimes I miss England. So I thought I decided to combine a little Cyprus flavour with an English tradition. The end result: Halloumopitas meet English scones. Essentially, these are a savoury version of an...
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It’s December, and up until a few weeks ago I was still contemplating which bikini to wear on the beach – and that’s not because I’m Canadian! But this week brought some rains, and...
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