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Tastiest ever almond & raisin cookies
These crunchy tasty biscuits inspired by Italian cantucci or biscotti are easy to make and they can be stored for several weeks. You can...
Very Berry Muffins with Granola
Ingredients (12 muffins):
150 grams Lurpak unsalted butter
1 Tbs lemon zest*
190 grams granulated sugar Foodsaver
50 grams soft brown sugar*
1 tsp vanilla extract*
2 large eggs*
300 grams...
Chocolate Poke Cake
Ingredients for the cake
75 grams cocoa powder
1 Tbs instant coffee granules
125 ml hot water
200 grams sour cream
90 ml milk
95 grams unsalted butter
90 ml sunflower...
Mocha Semifreddo
Ingredients:
160 grams butter cookies
½ cup roasted almonds, coarsely ground
100 grams Philadelphia style cream cheese
400 grams sweetened condensed milk
3 Tbs instant coffee granules
3 Tbs hot...
Pop corn “cake”
Ingredients
For the white mixture:
1 microwavable pop corn sachet with butter flavor or only 6% fat
250 gr unsalted butter
20 large marshmallows white...
Tiramisu sponge fingers with banana ice cream
Ingredients
500 ml (2 cups) of cream
100 g (1 cl rather than 1 tablespoon) icing sugar
1 spoon (3 tablespoons) Amaretto liqueur
1...
Carrot-banana cake with almonds
Ingredients
225 g grated carrots
225 g (1 cup + 1 tablespoon) sugar
6 eggs separated
350 g ground almond (not greyish - about...
Pecan pie with chocolate glaze
By chef Louis Papageorgiou
Ingredients
200 g (1 cup) sugar
120 ml (1/2 cup) extra virgin olive oi
2 eggs
100 g (2/3 cups) flour for all uses
1 teaspoon...
Panna cotta with fruits
By chef Christos Christodoulou
Ingredients
½ cup milk
1 sachet of gelatin
½ litre (2 cups) of cream
1 strip of lemon peel (the yellow part only)
1 cinnamon stick
3...
Christmas cookies
By chef Christos Potsidis
Ingredients
200gr. flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
125gr. butter at room temperature
6 tablespoons of sugar
1 large egg (separate the egg...
Orange mousse
By chef Christos Christodoulou
Ingredients
1 cup (250 ml) of milk
1 cup (250 ml) of cream + 2 cups, additionally (for whipped cream)
4...
Puff pastry apple tart
By chef Marios Hadjiosif
Ingredients:
1 ready-made puff pastry leaf (with butter)
Flour
10 medium green apples, peeled and cut into very thin slices
16 tablespoons of sugar
60 g...
Yogurt cake with almonds and honey syrup
Ingredients:
250gr. unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 tbsps. Lemon juice & 3 tsps. Lemon zest
3 big eggs
200gr.strain yogurt
¾ cup ground almonds- slivered
2 ½ cup self-rising...
Sesame seed bars with chocolate
Ingredients:
1 ½ cup sesame
1 ½ cup unsalted, raw peanuts
1 cup sugar
3 tbsps. honey
1 tbsp. carob
2 tbsps. water
1 handful of chocolate chips
Method:
Step 1
Bake sesame for...
Crepes with carob syrup
Ingredients:
3 cups oil
1 cup carob
1 cup sugar
½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
3 tsps. baking powder
1 kg of farina flour...
Fanouropita
St Fanourios’ cake is a Lenten cake made on the Saint’s feast day (27/08) and is traditionally offered to the faithful as a blessing....
Halva with semolina
Ingredients:
1 cup oil (sunflower or corn)
1 cup almond slices
3 cups semolina
For the syrup:
6 cups water
2 cups sugar
3-4 cinnamon sticks
4 tbsps rose water
Directions:
Prepare the...
Yeast traditional biscuits
Ingredients:
1kg. village flour
½ cup olive oil
½ cup yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tsp mastic
1 tsp mahleb
1 pinch nutmeg
2 1/3 cup water
Sesame
Method:
Step 1:
In a bowl, put 2...
Lemon marmalade
Ingredients:
1 kg big lemons (approximately 7 lemons)
1 ½ kg hot sugar
7 cups (1 3/4 litres) water
1 small square (or rectangular) piece of gauze (approximately...
Halva with lemon (semolina pudding with lemon)
Try this more exotic version of traditional halva!
Ingredients
-3 cups of milk (full fat)
-2 stripes of lemon peel (the yellow part only)
-1 cinnamon stick
-½...
Phiniotika Loukoumia
Phini's visitor usually waves goodbye to the village with a box of "loukoumia" (Turkish Delights) in his/her hand. He/she wants to keep something out...
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World
PM Mitsotakis: Greece-Egypt’s agreement on maritime zones a national success
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Cyprus’ President calls on Cypriots to donate food for Lebanon
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Cyprus rescue teams begin operations in Beirut
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Toddler almost drowned in Paralimni
A 14-month-old girl almost drowned on Friday morning at Paralimni.
According to police, it was around 8:30 am when the baby girl who resides in...
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Municipalities in partial suspension of payments
The chairman of the Union of Municipalities Andreas Vyras, revealed the dire financial situation in which the municipalities find themselves due to reduced revenues...
Taste
Local Food
Octopus ‘Kathisto’ (or Octopus braised in Wine)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Greek extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped fine
1 large octopus, about 2kg (cleaned and kept whole)
3/4 cup dry red wine
1/3 cup...
Local Food
Homemade lemonade
Ingredients:
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup sugar
Method:
Thoroughly wash the lemons with soap and warm water. Roll each lemon with the palm of your hand, pressing...
Local Food
‘Striftaria’ mini cheese pies
Ingredients
1 ½ cup milk
2 tbsps. flour
4 tsps. of butter
3 eggs, slightly beaten + 1 extra with 1 tbs. of milk for spreading
1 pack of...
Local Food
Mini potato canapes baked on salt
Ingredients
Serves: 12
1kg small Cypriot potatoes
rock salt, as needed
250g salted butter
300ml full fat cremé frâiche
1 pot cod or salmon roe
Method
Prep:20min › Cook:35min › Ready in:55min
Take...