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Aφrodite’s Kitchen

Part of a Cypriot and Proud’s job, apart from informing other Proud Cypriots on everything that is worth mentioning and anything important happening on our little island, is to explore our heritage. This includes of course, food, that instead of eating it at a restaurant you can make it yourself.

We are happy to featured Aφ rodite’s Kitchen here on Cypriot & Proud. Afrodite’s Kitchen is a website promoting Cypriot recipes, cooking and general Cyprus “food talk”. You can read more about Afrodite’s Kitchen, the photographer and chef here. Recipes showcased on Cypriot & Proud include:
– traditional Cypriot dishes
– Cypriot dishes with a bit of an international twist
– international dishes with a bit of a Cypriot twist
– our Cypriot heritage

For any contributions, additions, comments and tips feel free to comment below any recipe or any post! The help, advice and tips from any proud Cypriot chef are always appreciated. Kali Orexi!

about the Aφrodite’s kitchen author and cook

Recipe Index

Baked goodies

– Bougatsa (Lemon & Orange Blossom Custard in Filo)
– Pork Bourekyia
– Halloumi Muffins
– Melomakarona (Honey Spice Cookies)
– Tahinopittes
– Halloumi Parmigiano Reggiano Bread Twists
– Zucchini Spice Muffins
– Dried Fig Granola Bars
– Ergolavi (Cyprus macaroons)
– Pitita Cookes (Citron Blossom Cookies)
– Koulourakia (butter cookies): Recipe 1
– Tsoureki French Toast
– Eliopitas
– Tsoureki recipe by Kalopesas patisserie (Easter orange bread)
– Flaounes (Easter cheese bread)
– Cinnamon glazed tahinopittes
– Halloumi & mint scones
– Tiropittes (cheese pies)

Main dishes

– Louvana Salad
– Italian Cheese Cannelloni With Rich Tomato Sauce
– Traditional Avgolemono (Egg-Lemon Soup)
– Spicy Anthous (Spicy Stuffed Zucchini Flowers)
– Parmesan-Hiromeri Pasta bake
– Tomato and Onion gemista (Stuffed tomatos and onions)
– Crispy kolokasi (tarot chips) with lime-Chile guacamole
– Trahana with blue cheese
– Youvetsi (wined chicken with pasta)

Sweets

– Bougatsa (Lemon & Orange Blossom Custard in Filo)
– Mocha Truffles (With Cyprus Coffee)
– Carob-Chocolate Brownies
– Kitromila Marmalade (Bitter Orange Marmalade)
– Loukomades (Honey Doughnuts)
– Vasilopita (New Years’ Cake)
– Ginger Cardamon Snaps
– Kourabiedes (Christmas Shortcake Cookies)
– Melomakarona (Honey Spice Cookies)
– Tahinopittes
– Soutzoukos (almonds dipped in sweet grape jelly)
– Cyprus Grape Jelly (“Palouzes”)
– Pink Pomegranate Pavlova
– Classic Chocolate Ice-cream
– Fig Jam
– Ergolavi (Cyprus macaroons)
– Blueberry pancakes and carob syrup
– Pitita Cookes (Citron Blossom Cookie s)
– Karidaki Glyko (Walnut Sweets with sugar or agave syrup)
– Cyprus Artisan Popsicles
– Upside-down apricot flan
– Anari and maple syrup
– Tsoureki French Toast
– Sugar and cinnammon Cypriot crepe (Kattimerka)
– Ruby Tuesday strawbery jam
– Sunken apple cake with almond glyko
– Bergamot “glyko” with brown sugar
– Pasta flora (Cyprus jam cookies)
– Chocolate baklava
– Chocolate walnut brownies
– Classic baklava
– Zucchini Spice Muffins
– Dried Fig Granola Bars

Drinks
– Orange-Bergamot Soda

Cypriot heritage

– Melomakarona (Honey Spice Cookies)
– Tahinopittes
– Baklava
– Trahana (Crushed Wheat) Soup
– Elies Tsakistes (Crushed Olives)
– Soutzoukos (almonds dipped in sweet grape jelly)
– Cyprus Grape Jelly (“Palouzes”)
– Ergolavi (Cyprus macaroons)
– Spicy Anthous (Spicy Stuffed Zucchini Flowers)
– Pitita Cookes (Citron Blossom Cookies)
– Karidaki Glyko (Walnut Sweets) with Agave or Sugar syrup
– Kapari (Pickled baby caper stems)
– Fresh Olive Oil – Picking, Grinding and Eating
– Bergamot “glyko” with brown sugar