Hello. As I type this I am surrounded by over ten boxes. I am moving. And I think I may be a hoarder. Or at least that is what my boyfriend is telling me....
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“Katimeri” are traditional Cypriot pancake/crepe type sweets. They are still made on special occasions in our family. It is essentially a bread-like crepe cooked in a skillet and filled with homemade olive oil and...
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Halloumi is perhaps one of the most Cypriot of Cypriot foods. If there is one food that Cyprus is known for on an international level, I would say it would be halloumi. I was...
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As a Canadian born Cypriot, our summer trips to Cyprus were very special growing up. We would come for two months and it was literally some of the funnest, happiest times I have experienced....
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This week I dyed some eggs. It is a tradition for every Cypriot house to dye eggs and have an “egg-smashing” contest every Easter. Who ever has the “last-egg-standing” so to speak – the...
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This week we are making traditional orange blossom water. You will need a distiller. If you do not have one, you can contact me and I might be able to find one you can...
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Bougatsa (Lemon & Orange Blossom Custard in Filo)
“Bougatsa” is a Cypriot dessert (well, I think it’s originally Greek, but we make it in Cyprus too). It is an orange-blossom and lemon semolina custard encased in filo and dusted with cinnamon and...
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“Avgolemono” or egg-lemon soup in English is something that every Cypriot household makes. It’s nothing fancy, but it’s a soup well-loved by many. It’s a comforting soup. A soup made with a sort of...
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I am back in Cyprus now, but these pork “bourekia” were one of the last things I had before I left for Cyprus. There are a lot of different types of “bourekia” in Cyprus....
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“I’m still writing 1997 on my checks” – Sarah Silverman. That’s kinda how I feel. But it’s definitely 2014 because I have just eaten plate full of homemade loukoumades. Loukoumades are a New Year...
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In Cyprus, when the “New Year” arrives, it is tradition to cut a cake with a coin hidden inside. This cake is called a “vasilopita” and it is said that the person who finds...
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“Kourabiedes” are another Christmas classic in a Cypriot kitchen. They make their appearance every December, and usually disappear within a week (at least when I am around). Even our childhood parrot would call “cookie”...
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