Mediterranean Desserts

Karithopita comes from the Greek word karithi which means walnut, and pita which means some sort of pie or…

So Greeks love olive oil and they use a lot of it, actually the most from any other country.…

Diples (pronounced thee-ples) are a traditional sweet that is served at weddings and baptisms but also during the Christmas…

As you may have noticed, I love cheese. Apart from feta which is pretty intense, there are also several…

Watermelon means summer almost anywhere you go. I love it, crisp cold watermelon is the ideal way to end…

These Greek fruit preserves are known as spoon sweets. Greeks do not spread these preserves on bread but serve…

The abundance of almonds on the Greek island lead to a number of desserts made with… what else? Almonds. If…

Last week we were invited to celebrate Tsiknopempti which is the equivalent to Fat Tuesday, but Greeks celebrate by…

These sesame bars known as pasteli in Greek are the original power bars. They actually go back to antiquity,…

The combination of cheese and fruit is a classic one and common in Greece as well. The most popular…