by Olympian | Nov 6, 2020 | Blog, Desserts, Oven Baked, Simple Tasty Treats |
Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα) are traditional Greek Christmas cookies, that are served during Christmas time throughout Greece. The word “melomakarona” is a combination of the two words “meli”, which means honey and “makarona”. “Makarona” comes from the ancient word...
by Olympian | May 20, 2020 | Blog, Desserts, Oven Baked, Recipes |
Olive oil cake is a classic throughout Greece and once you have a taste you’ll know why. Somehow it works…all the flavours sing in perfect harmony and the cake is extremely moist and, in this recipe, whipping the sugar with the whole eggs produces a fine and rather...
by Olympian | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog, Desserts, Easter, Oven Baked, Simple Tasty Treats |
Patouda or Greek honey and Date Pastries are sweet pillows of crisp pastry, filled with a moreish blend of honey, nuts, dates, seeds and spices and are a popular treat at Easter time on the Greek island of Crete. They’re normally served with a generous dusting of...
by Olympian | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Easter, Oven Baked, Simple Tasty Treats |
Ladopsomo is a type of Greek fry-bread that’s puffy, lent friendly, light and crisp and is the deliciously heavenly combination of warm bread and olive oil! The olive oil creates a protective crust around the bread and gives it a full, deep flavour that goes so...
by Olympian | Mar 2, 2020 | Desserts, Easter, Oven Baked |
Traditional sweet breads are an important part of Greek celebrations – Christmas, Easter and Nativity to name a few. Even though there are many recipes from different regions and islands, one recipe is made everywhere in Greek homes for one celebration – Tsoureki for...
by Olympian | Feb 20, 2020 | Blog, Easter, Oven Baked, Recipes |
There is nothing in this world that screams Easter to me than the beautiful aromas of sweet Easter bread baking! Greek Easter bread owes its full and rich flavour to the two aromatic spices used in this traditional Tsoureki recipe, mastiha and mahlepi, which give a...
