Melomakarona, the most popular Greek Christmas Cookie! Juicy aromatic cookies with a hint of cinnamon and orange drenched in…
December 3, 2021
The sweets made for Greek Easter are rich in butter, eggs and milk. In other words all those ingredients…
April 9, 2020
So Greeks love olive oil and they use a lot of it, actually the most from any other country.…
November 3, 2016
Diples (pronounced thee-ples) are a traditional sweet that is served at weddings and baptisms but also during the Christmas…
December 3, 2015
The abundance of almonds on the Greek island lead to a number of desserts made with… what else? Almonds. If…
June 3, 2015
These sesame bars known as pasteli in Greek are the original power bars. They actually go back to antiquity,…
December 18, 2014
I’ve been involved in a few projects lately and one of them was discussing the Greek Diet and Greek…
April 24, 2014
The season for sweet potatoes is finally here! We usually just prepare them roasted in the oven, but…
November 18, 2013
This recipe is from a Greek Monastery Cookbook, that I use often as it has a lot of vegetarian…
March 14, 2012
In Greece two of the most popular desserts that are made during the holiday season are kourabiedes and melomakarona.…
December 19, 2011
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