Panna Cotta With Greek Yogurt and Mastiha
This past week, I was in New Jersey to cook a couple of Greek dinners, one was in Montclair and the other was in Little Falls. The dinner in Little Falls was hosted by a company called Pecinka-Ferri – they provide restaurant equipment and solutions and they had invited their clients (folks who design and […]
Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta With Apricot Preserve
The yogurt has just set, made another batch of this Greek style panna cotta – Greek style in that Greek yogurt is the twist to this easy Italian dessert. Panna cotta means cooked cream and the Greek yogurt gives in a light tangy flavour that I think all of you will enjoy. The other Greek […]
Sesame Halva Balls
In Greece, we love our Halvah but the definition can be a little confusing, as there are a few different varieties. One kind of halva is made from semolina and it’s often made into a dessert with nuts and fruit. The next halva is made of caramelized sugar, butter and corn starch and it’s a […]
Easy Banana Ice Cream
Sometimes, simplicity triumphs – especially when the flavour is so damn good! Here, I’ve recreated an ice cream I had years ago at a parlour and I found myself craving it. It was a banana and marshmallow flavour and to this day, I’ve yet to see it reappear in ice cream shops. They call it […]
Recipe for Copenhagen Dessert
The dessert you see here has nothing to do with the Danish capital and surprisingly, mention of Copenhagen and many Greeks do not even know it exists in the Greek repetoire of desserts. Copenhagen is a syruped dessert that looks like a Baklava on the surface but once you cut into it you see that […]
Sticky Apple & Walnut Pudding in a Coffee Mug
For the past while, the food trend that refuses to go away are desserts in a glass or Mason jar. It was stylish for a week but some people like to hold on to ideas. Moving on. Another trend, something more recent is the making of desserts using a microwave and a coffee mug. I […]
Trigona Panoramatos
Ever wondered where the origin of some words come from? Try Panorama…yep that’s Greek (formed from Greek πᾶν “all” + ὅραμα “sight”) and it’s also a suburb that overlooks the entire span of Thessaloniki from what used to be Esso Papas from the west to Makedonia Airport to the east. Panorama is known for it’s […]
Strawberry Sorbet
Strawberry goodness. There was a glut of California strawberries when you have an abundance of something, you may either eat it until you get sick and then you risk hating that food. The option is to preserve that food item and enjoy it another time, in another form. That’s what I did. The no churn […]
No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream
Earlier this week I shared a wonderful recipe for strawberry liqueur. After the liqueur was made I was left with the strawberries that were macerated in vodka, sugar and lemon peel. The strawberries with quite tasty, none too boozy and having a hint of lemon. I don’t like throwing stuff out and using the macerated […]
Frozen Greek Yogurt With Baklava Topping
Fact: I’ve eaten Greek style yogurt as far back as I can remember things from my childhood (I remember things from when I was two years old). Fact, Greeks have eaten yogurt products for ages and we will continue to do so. Fact, Greek style yogurts have become the darling product of the decade. Some […]
