Category Archives: Recipe

About the New Year’s Tradition of Vasilopita

On New Year’s Eve, housewives make a festive bread, a “pitta” dedicated to the feast of Saint Basil, called Vasilopitta. Vasilopita is sourdough pitta and is prepared with wheat flour, warm water, salt and flavored with anise, cinnamon and mastic. Vasilopita must be kneaded very well and is given a round shape and patinated, creating […]

Grape Harvest in the Wine Villages of Cyprus

Autumn months, especially September and October, are the traditional months of the grape harvest from the vineyards covering the rolling slopes of Cyprus. The wine history of Cyprus dates back thousands of years, and harvesting is closely linked to traditions, rituals and fun filled festivals. When it’s time to harvest, families gather and the process […]

Goat Tajine with Seasonal Vegetables (Tajine de Vivande de Chevreau)

Ingredients : 750g kid meat 250 g green beans 250g Zucchini 250g Potatoes 250g Carrots 100 g Red pepper 100g onion Parsley 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric 1/2 teaspoon salt Pepper powder Olive oil This tagine can be served with: Seasonal salad: Tomato Onion Lettuce ½ spoonful of olive oil ½ spoonful of lemon juice Bread […]

Acquasale

A traditional dish from Southern Italy, the name literally means – water and salt. Recipes vary but it is typically made with stale bread and tomatoes.  This recipe comes from the tradition of fishermen who, in the past, while going at sea for days, had to carry ingredients that could last for a long period […]

Collard* Stew with Beans and Asparagus

Ingredients homemade (pork) sausage spring onions wild onions garlic parsley tomato puree fava beans asparagus collard (leaves and stalks) red beans spices Preparation Sauté spring and wild onions, garlic and parsley in olive oil, add sausage but in small pieces, fava beans and asparagus stalks. Cut the collard into pieces and blanch in hot water. […]

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