What is “Kapari” & Health Benefits For those who don’t know what “kapari” is, they are baby caper stems pickled in red wine vinegar. They are different to pickled caper buds, which is what...
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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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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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how to make fresh olive oil I have been driving a lot lately. Back and forth between olive trees. Like others in Cyprus with olive trees, we have started picking the olives in order...
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I made “glyko” this week, which is not that hard to make, but it is very time consuming. For most readers glyko needs no introduction. It is an ubiquitous Cypriot dessert found in every...
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